A rare Derby figure group of Isabella with a Gallant and Jester c.1765, after a Meissen group of The Hypochondriac by J J Kändler, the young lovers canoodling before flowering bocage, attended by a subservient Harlequin proffering chocolate cups on a small tray, some good restoration, 27.5cm.Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, p 190, for the original group, which includes a fourth figure behind the couple.