From the Italian comedy. A seated couple on a pedestal adorned with plastic flowers and leaves. Columbine in a green cloak, lilac-colored, gold-embroidered bodice over a white blouse, and a skirt patterned with Indian flowers, touching the long beard of Pantalone standing to the side with her left hand. Her right hand hides a mask behind her back. Polychrome painting. Possibly by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Model number 279. Minor restoration; crossed swords mark. Height 16 cm. Catalogue of the Pauls Collection, illustration 305. A porcelain figure group of Pantalone and Columbine from the Commedia dell'arte. Minor restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Around 1900.
