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 feature gilded rocaille bases, partially adorned with plastic flowers and leaves. Among them are street criers with lanterns and schnapps bottles, grape and bird sellers, lemon and lemonade vendors, a nobleman, violinists, drummers, a farmer with a horn, a hunter with a dog and flintlock, a vegetable seller, a female merchant with a loaded basket, a hurdy-gurdy player, and a female street crier with a triangle or scales. The polychrome painting is embellished with gold elements. Created by Peter Reinicke or Johann Joachim Kändler after 1753. Some are partially restored, bearing "Crossed Swords" marks, partly blurred. Height ranges from 14 cm to 15 cm. A rare collection of 18th-century street crier figures. The models are largely based on drawings by Christophe Huet, most likely commissioned by the Parisian dealer Jean-Charles Huet. In the first series of street criers, created around 1745 by Peter Reinicke based on engravings by Anne-Claude Philippe, Count of Caylus, from 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 featured in national and international museums, including the interiors of Dresden, the British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. See Reinheckel, Weltkunst, 62, No. 9, pp. 161 ff.; Eberle, Cris de Paris; Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Catalogue, Figures I, Parisian Street Criers, pp. 1 ff. A collection of eighteen early Meissen porcelain figures of Parisian street criers from the "Cris de Paris" series. Partially with recorded model numbers. Partially restored. Crossed swords mark, partly blurred. Meissen. Circa 1755-1770.