A Fürstenberg porcelain figural desk stand, circa 1770

model by J.H. Wegener, cupid handing Mercurius a love letter, incised H:Wege: F 3, on an ornithological rocaille stand, 26 cm. high, blue F mark, incised H:We: F 3, inv. no. 4-3179, the putto to the front assembled, ink pots and top candlestick-arm lacking, damages and wear (3)

Paleis Soestdijk

Mercurius: lacking the wings on his hat; his left arm broken and restuck in two places; the attribute in his left hand lacking and a chip near the point of attachment to his robe above his arm; the top corner of the letter in his right hand lacking; five chips to the edge of his robe; the large toe of his right foot lacking, with a chip and old restoration. The putto to his right: an overpainted chip to his hair; a loss to his left hand; his right arm broken and restuck at the shoulder; two fingers of his right hand lacking and with remains of old restoration; the wing and arrows on his back broken off and restuck with discoloured restoration (continuing on his left upper arm); one wing lacking. The rooster: a chip to his comb and three extremities of his tail (on the reverse) lacking. Base of figure: Some small chips to the underside of the foot rim. The stand: with rubbing to the gilding; to the front (in the center) a scroll lacking, a chip to a scroll extremity and circa 2 cm of the rim gilding overpainted (where the assembled putto was placed); a restuck break through the stand on which the figure is placed. The inkpot and sander lacking. The assembled putto: kept seperetaly (not fixed to the stand).
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