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Porcelain -> Meissen
Meissen, La Belle Chocolatière, figurine. Museum´s quality.
Large Meissen porcelain figure made after Jean-Étienne Liotard’s celebrated subject “La Belle Chocolatière” (1744). The figure depicts a woman in 18th-century dress carrying a serving tray, richly decorated with floral painting, finely detailed facial work, and carefully finished gilt and polychrome accents. Executed after model no. 1470 and bearing the Marcolini mark, dated to approx. the 1790s.
Origin: Germany, Meissen.
Material: Porcelain.
Dimensions: H. 43 cm, W. 19 cm.
Period: Approx. 1790s.
Condition: Minor age- and handling-related wear.
Bio:
Meissen was Europe’s first producer of hard-paste porcelain (founded 1710) and became the leading factory for sculptural porcelain figures in the 18th century, supplying courts and discerning collectors. The Marcolini period (late 18th to early 19th century) is associated with particularly high technical standards, refined modelling, and superb hand-painted decoration. “La Belle Chocolatière” became an iconic image of Rococo and Enlightenment taste, and Meissen’s interpretations are considered among the factory’s most prestigious figure models.
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