Commedia Anselmo Figurine

This is a figurine from the Commedia dell'arte aka the Italian Comedy series made by Nymphenburg in the late 20th century. One of the harder to find figures of the series. These were first modelled by Franz Anton Bustelli, regarded as one of the best porcelain sculptors, in about 1760 and are still as popular as ever today! And one can see why with the superb and lifelike poses and great attention to detail! This figurine here is Anselmo whose partner is Corine who I also just addded to the site. What his exact role was is a bit of a mystery these days but Corine would have been reading her letter to him and he seems to be telling her to kep her voice down with his finger being lifted up to his mouth. The figurine is superbly modeled with lots of detail and looks stunning. The figure is in perfect condition. I have not owned the white version before so it was a nice find for me. The piece is about 7.25 inches tall, 3.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches deep. The piece is marked with the impressed shield mark on the scrolls of the side of the base as well as another impressed shield mark underneath and impressed number 49 over incised number 26 as shown. Please email me for more information or other pictures.