Sellers of cards from the "Cri de Paris" series.

On a flat base decorated with plastic flowers and leaves stands a young map seller, carrying a bound bundle on his back in a wooden box. In his left hand, he holds an open map with the outline of America. Polychrome painting. Possibly by authors Peter Reinicke and Johann Joachim Kändler, 1744. Restored. Minimal damage. Sword mark. Height 17 cm. See Eberle, illustration 19; Schwerin Museum catalog, illustration on p. 111. Porcelain figurine of a map seller from the Cris de Paris series. Restored. Minor chips. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid-18th century.