A collection of 18 Meissen porcelain figurines.

A collection of eighteen early Meissen porcelain figures from the "Cris de Paris" series (also known as Parisian street criers). The figures consist of gilt rocaille bases, partially decorated with plastic flowers and leaves. Among them are street criers with lanterns and schnapps bottles, sellers of grapes and birds, sellers of lemons and lemonade, a nobleman, violinists, a drummer, a farmer with a horn, a hunter with a dog and a flintlock, a vegetable seller, a female trader with a filled basket, an organ grinder, a female street crier with a triangle or scales. Polychrome painting is adorned with gold elements. Created by Peter Reinicke or Johann Joachim Kändler after 1753. Some are partially restored, bear the "Crossed Swords" marks, partially blurred. Height ranges from 14 cm to 15 cm. A rare collection of 18th-century street crier figures. The models are primarily based on drawings by Christoph Huet, most likely commissioned by the Parisian merchant Jean-Charles Huet. In the first series of street criers, created around 1745 by Peter Reinicke based on engravings by Anne-Claude-Philippe, Comte de Caylus, after drawings by Edme Bouchardon, the figures were executed in sizes ranging from approximately 19 cm to 23 cm. Some 18th-century Meissen street criers are represented in national and international museums, including the Dresden State Art Collections, the British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. See Reinheckel, Weltkunst, 62, No. 9, p. 161 ff.; Eberle, Cris de Paris; Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Catalogue, Figures I, Parisian Street Criers, p. 1 ff. A collection of eighteen early Meissen porcelain figures of Parisian street criers from the "Cris de Paris" series. Partially recorded model numbers. Partially restored. Crossed swords mark, partially blurred. Meissen. Circa 1755-1770.