Bidspirit auction | Meissen large Gardener with Sickle

Meissen large Gardener with Sickle - M. V. ACIER - porcelain, blue sword mark with two grinding strokes 2nd choice, after a design by Michel Victor ACIER (1736-1799), French sculptor, the artist trained in Paris was specifically appointed as a master modeller in Meissen in 1764 in order to bring a breath of fresh air into the manufactory, he initially worked on an equal footing with Kaendler and after his death (1775) took over the sole artistic direction of the manufactory, gardener with sickle and basket of flowers, model no. G107, H 35 cm x W 17.5 cm x D 15 cm, age-appropriate good overall condition with some signs of wear and restoration