A FEMALE JAPANESE SERVANT WITH BOY Meissen, mid-18th century. Model by Peter Reinicke. In a white unpainted jacket tied with a blue sash and with iron-red foliate border over a yellow skirt. Her left hand holding a boy with a bird in his hand, her right hand with a small tray with a teapot and tea bowl. On a flat rockwork base applied with leaves and flowers. Traces of a blue sword mark, incised number 29. H 14.5 cm. Minimally restored. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.

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