Large Sewing Lady Figurine

This is a superb figurine of a lady knitting made by Niderviller around 1800. The lady is dressed nicely and she is working on fixing a sock or stockings with a needle in her other hand. A basket by her feet filled with stuff and she is sitting in a cut out barrel or tub with a cloth wrapped around the top. Typical rock base! This model was copied for years by other French makers but this is the original one and quite hard to find. It is a large figure for this maker and with it come issues with the base which is normal. There is a large firing crack underneath that was filled and cracks around where the tub attaches. It was painted even on the underside and the base edge to blend it in better instead of simple having the gold edge and white underside more common to this maker. The figure is really well hand painted and the rock base and face are what gives it away as Niderviller. A very heavy piece as are all their figures! The piece displays perfectly and there areno other issues at all which is amazing since quite often the thin poles on the top are damaged or gone. As is the case with most of their figurines it is unmarked underneath. The piece is 9.25 inches tall and about 6.25 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or other pictures.