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Figure of a Bird-catcher
Made by: Capodimonte Manufactory (Italian (near Naples))
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Italian
about 1750
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionStanding on a shaped flat rockwork base with right leg forward, wearing a black hat, white jacket, shirt and breeches edged in puce, yellow boots, a yellow basket attached to his waist by a gilt strap, carrying nets over his left shoulder and three birdcages bound with gilt cords in his right hand.
Marks
Incuse fleur-de-lys mark
ProvenanceAnonymous. April 10, 1961, sale. Sotheby's & Co, London, lot 65. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York