A Meissen figure of Cupid circa 1860-80

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Description

crossed swords in underglaze-blue, painter's number 42 in iron-red
21cm., 8¼in.

modelled by Acier, as a writer leaning against a column embossed with laurel wreaths bearing a theatrical mask

Catalogue Note

This group is based on Acier's model of 'La Bouche de Verité, which was conceived in 1771 as a pendant to a group titled 'L'amitié Couronné'. For a discussion of both groups see T.H. Clarke, Marcolini Meissen Figures engraved by Friedrich Elsasser, 1785-1792, p.27, cat.nos.32 and 33.