#116

Four German Porcelain "Kinder Bringen" Figures
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4" (10 cm.) - 5 1/2". Each is heavy porcelain figure depicting a jester-costumed man holding a number of taufling wrapped babies,the jesters wearing a variety of brightly-colored and decorated costumes including fancy caps,and the babies with gilt-trimmed taufling blankets. Excellent condition. Germany,mid-19th century,the figures,known as "Kinder-Bringen",were presented to a newly-married couple as a hope for a large family. Rare figures to find with wonderful variegated decorations. Mid-19th Century.