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Modeled as a tree with leafy branches and porcelain flowers centered by a clock face with cream dial, the rocaille base fitted with figures of The Magic Lantern Man and The Hurdy Gurdy Girl from the Cris de Paris, based on engravings by Christophe Hüet
1612 in. (42 cm.) high, 1234 in. (32.4 cm.) wide, 834 in. (22.2 cm.) deep
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Similar examples of both Meissen figures along with their accompanying engravings by Hüet are illustrated in M. Eberle, Cris de Paris: Meissener Porzellanfiguren des 18. Jahrhunderts, Leipzig, 2001, pp. 94-95, and 124-125.

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