A Bow figure of Pedrolino or Pierrot c.1755, from the Commedia dell`Arte, wearing a yellow costume edged in puce, his arms outstretched, the low pad base applied with flowers and leaves, restored, 14.8cm. Provenance: the Michael Fontes Collection. The figure was first modelled by Reinicke at Meissen, using an engraving by Francois Joullain in Louis Riccobini`s `Histoire du Theatre Italien`, published in 1731, and was faithfully copied by Bow.