Figure of Dr. Boloardo, Chelsea-style, probably 20th...
Figure of Dr. Boloardo, Chelsea-style, probably 20th century
Figure of Dr. Boloardo, Chelsea-style, probably 20th century
The character is from the Commedia dell'Arte (Italian Comedy), originally modelled by Kaendler at Meissen. His waistcloth is painted with 'Memoir Disabella 1750'. This example is possibly a copy of a larger original Chelsea model sold in 1911 and now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Mark: Moulded raised anchor, the anchor painted red.
Provenance: Lady Ludlow Collection (gift of the National Art Collections Fund)
Size: Height: 25.5 cm.