Lot No. 263


A figure of a tailor mounted on a goat,


A figure of a tailor mounted on a goat, - Glass and porcelain

in elegant clothes with a pince-nez on his nose, scissors and flat-iron hanging from the goat’s horns, in the back, a bag with fabric samples, ribbons, and pin cushions, Height: 26 cm, Length: 28 cm, 1 goat leg pasted, Ernst Bohne, Thuringia, blue crowned N mark Late 19th Cent., model by J. J. Kändler May 1737 (Ru)

Lit.: Otto Walcha, Anekdotisches Porzellan, 1981, p. 10,11. According to legend, this figure represents the court tailor of August the Strong.

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

17.06.2014 - 15:00

Estimate:
EUR 800.- to EUR 900.-

A figure of a tailor mounted on a goat,


in elegant clothes with a pince-nez on his nose, scissors and flat-iron hanging from the goat’s horns, in the back, a bag with fabric samples, ribbons, and pin cushions, Height: 26 cm, Length: 28 cm, 1 goat leg pasted, Ernst Bohne, Thuringia, blue crowned N mark Late 19th Cent., model by J. J. Kändler May 1737 (Ru)

Lit.: Otto Walcha, Anekdotisches Porzellan, 1981, p. 10,11. According to legend, this figure represents the court tailor of August the Strong.

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Glass and porcelain
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 17.06.2014 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.06. - 17.06.2014