Pantaloon

Franz Anton Bustelli|Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory

possibly early 20th century · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Bustelli treated his figures like actors performing to the music of Purcell or Mozart. He knew how to make porcelain the ideal vehicle for the creation of small sculptures, and how to impersonate in his charades the lighthearted charm that is the essence of rococo art.

Artist

Franz Anton Bustelli|Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory

Date

possibly early 20th century

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

German, Nymphenburg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950