modelled by J.F. Eberlein, as a cross-leg seated Chinese couple, she feeding a parrot perched on her left hand, he offering an apple to a monkey seated on his right knee, each wearing a costume with iron-red flowers and turquoise collar, sash and cuffs, and a black hat, on blue cushions with gilt tassels, above a shaped, stepped base (minute chips)

Mauꩲrice de Rothschild Collection, his (anon.) sale, Christie's, 28.3.💖1977, lot 113

With Kate Foster Antiques, London

each with small, retouched chips to border of hat
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Modelled in December 1735, these figures have been recorded in the taxa as 'Ein pagotte mit einem Affen von Dhone bossieret' and 'ein Pagoten-Weibel mit einem Papagei und postament von Dohne bossiret'

For other, but matched, examples of these figures, see Meister's, Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, Sammlung Pauls, Vol. I, p.243-245, in the Hackenbroch's Untermyer Collection of Meissen porcelain, pl. 19, fig.25, example🎀s sold at Sotheby's Zurich 9.12.1997, lot 30, and mounted ones at Christie's, London 11.12.200💫5, lot 34