Bow Model of a Hussar on Horseback

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An extremely rare Bow figure of a Hussar, brightly coloured, the moustachioed officer wearing puce jacket with red frogging, ermine trimmed hat and cape, the rearing horse with green saddle cloth and martingale, supported on a scroll moulded oval base enriched with puce and green.

Circa 1756.

Height: 4 ¾ ins. (12 cms.)

Provenance: The Geoffrey Freeman Collection.

See Anton Gabszewicz, The Geoffrey Freeman Collection of Bow Porcelain, no. 218.
After a Meissen original model by Reinicke and Kandler.

Stock No. 1058