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Figure of Lalage
Figure of Harlequine
Figure of Lalage
German
about 1756
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.983
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFrom the Commedia dell'Arte, in chequered bodice and cream skirt reserved with a border of trailing roses.
Marks
Impressed Bavarian shield mark at side of base.
ProvenanceApril 10, 1962, anonymous sale ("Property of a Lady"), Sotheby & Co., London, lot 140, to The Antique Porcelain Company, New York, for £5000; April 1962, sold by The Antique Porcelain Company to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2008), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)