A large Meissen Cris de Paris figure with a flute and drum, circa 1745-50A large Meissen Cris de Paris figure with a flute and drum, circa 1745-50Modelled by J.J.Kaendler, playing a flute in his left hand and a drum with the right, wearing a black tricorn, white coat and black breeches and shoes, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 19.5cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base (restoration to drum strap, edge of right cuff and rear edge of base)Provenance:With Ursula Riedi, ZurichBased on an engraving by the Comte de Caylus titled 'Le Provençal' after a drawing by Edme Bouchardon from the series 'Études Prises dans le Bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris: Deuxième Suite', published in 1737.