933 - A pair of wax portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Bansa from Frankfurt am Main—18th century, cast in wax, painted in color, and partially accented in gold, portrait pendants of a couple in profile, against a monochrome background; the husband in a frock coat with a jabot and a pigtail wig, the wife in a red silk dress with a lace bonnet and a close-fitting necklace; the German translation of the Latin inscription on the reverse reads “Catharina Bansa, née Hebenstreit / born on November 18, 1720 / at the age of 50 years, 10 months, and 19 days / died:......created by Hasselmayer of Tübingen on October 7, 1771,” according to which the gentleman depicted is her husband, Remigius Bansa (1715–1788), from the well-known patrician and bourgeois Bansa family, whose members had shaped the history of Frankfurt since the 17th century as pharmacists, merchants, and bankers. Johann Christoph Haselmayer is listed here as the artist. He worked as a modeler for the renowned Ludwigsburg porcelain manufactory and, in addition to his well-known porcelain figures (e.g., shepherd groups), also created fine portraits and reliefs in wax (active ca. 1750–1804), individually

A pair of wax portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Bansa from Frankfurt am Main—18th century, cast in wax, painted in color, and partially accented in gold, portrait pendants of a couple in profile, against a monochrome background; the husband in a frock coat with a jabot and a pigtail wig, the wife in a red silk dress with a lace bonnet and a close-fitting necklace; the German translation of the Latin inscription on the reverse reads “Catharina Bansa, née Hebenstreit / born on November 18, 1720 / at the age of 50 years, 10 months, and 19 days / died:......created by Hasselmayer of Tübingen on October 7, 1771,” according to which the gentleman depicted is her husband, Remigius Bansa (1715–1788), from the well-known patrician and bourgeois Bansa family, whose members had shaped the history of Frankfurt since the 17th century as pharmacists, merchants, and bankers. Johann Christoph Haselmayer is listed here as the artist. He worked as a modeler for the renowned Ludwigsburg porcelain manufactory and, in addition to his well-known porcelain figures (e.g., shepherd groups), also created fine portraits and reliefs in wax (active ca. 1750–1804), individually mounted behind glass in a box frame; the female portrait appears slightly loose; frame shows signs of age, chips, scuffs, and one small piece of wood missing (on the back)