Lalage Commedia dell'Arte Figurine

This is one of the best figurines from the Commedia dell'arte aka the Italian Comedy series made by Nymphenburg in the early 20th century. 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 the top notch hand painted details especially around the bottom end of the skirt! This figurine here is Lalage holding a spoon in one hand and a bowl in the other in order to feed the little monkey baby that Mezzetino is holding (a figure I also have up on the site!). The figurine is stunning and amazingly in great condition with one of the tiny loops of the blue bow by her bussom missing and the bottom end of the slap stick under the arm holding the bowl having been chipped which was colored in and due to the location is impossible to see when on display. She displays perfectly! This is one of my favorite figures in the world of porcelain! The figure is 7.875 inches tall, 4 inches wide and 4.25 inches deep. The piece is marked with the impressed shield mark underneath and impressed number 1 over 0 as shown. New these cost in the five figures and are often not as nice as the older pieces. Please email me for more information or other pictures.