Lot 211: A RARE MEISSEN GROUP OF 'DIE POLNISCHE LIEBESWERBUNG' OR 'DIE POLNISCHE VERLOBUNG' CIRCA 1745

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARIAN AND MICHAEL SABEE

height 5 3/4 in. (14.5cm)

probably modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler, with a Turkish man taking a pinch of snuff from a box offered by a seated lady, a soldier wearing a blue uniform and holding an axe standing to attention behind them. Some chips and repairs, soldier figure, Turkish man's arm and neck re-affixed.

PROVENANCE

Sold, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, February 23, 1974, lot 401

NOTE

The exact meaning of this group, which has also been called 'The Polish Executioner' remains unclear as the various titles are probably recent appelations. An example of this group was in the Collection of Jörg Nelte, sold at Sotheby's, London, June 17, 1997, lot 153.