The Wellby Collection

Model of a Pierrot

Johann Heinrich Köhler, formerly attributed to (b. 1669)
Meissen, possibly

silver-gilt, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, glass, porcelain (hard paste)

c. 1730 - 1740 or later

10.7 cm height

Inscription/Mark (unmarked)

Provenance:&Nbsp; :

Place of Creation: Meissen
Place of Creation: Dresden

WA2013.1.327

Model of a Pierrot, kneeling, he offers in his left hand a plate of grapes. The figure is silver-gilt, chased and engraved, the head is porcelain, presumably Meissen, the button on his waistcoat and shoe are of turquoise, the grapes are of black glass. The oval base is of mother-of-pearl with a silver-gilt border.

Literature:&Nbsp; :

Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.