P004 - MEISSEN FIGURE OF A “SCOWLING HARLEQUIN”
Circa 1738, modeled by J. J. Kändler
Modeled standing in his traditional colorful attire
(restored at back hem of jacket and right side of hat brim, restuck through the neck and raised upper arm, front portion of his slapstick lacking, the back portion restored)
7 1/2 in. (18.9 cm) high
LITERATURE
Cleo M. and G. Ryland Scott Jr., Antique Porcelain Digest, Newport, England, 1961, pp. 34; 148-149, no. 13.
13. MEISSEN. GRIMACING HARLEQUIN. Modeled by Kandler, one of his best. Twelve in this series, consisting of 11 men and one woman. 1738. 7-1/2' h.
EXIBITION
On display in the Scott-Allen Collection at The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia from 1976 until 1996