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Ceramics from the Collection of Marjorie West
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MONK OR FRIAR
MID-18TH CENTURY, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MONK OR FRIAR
MID-18TH CENTURY, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
The bearded man holding a clasped book, his scapular inscribed in gilt 'Charitas' within a gilt sunburst, on a square base
11 ¾ in. (29.9 cm.) high
MID-18TH CENTURY, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
The bearded man holding a clasped book, his scapular inscribed in gilt 'Charitas' within a gilt sunburst, on a square base
11 ¾ in. (29.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's Geneva, 28 April 1978, lot 139.
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 1 March 1993, lot 234.
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 1 March 1993, lot 234.
Sale Room Notice
It has been suggested based on the inscription 'Charitas' that this figure represents St. Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of Minims in the 15th century.