A Meissen porcelain figure group of lovers, circa 1740
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September 17, 11:11 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
modelled as two seated figures embracing, in a state of undress, she, scantily clad with a yellow-lined puce robe painted with indianische Blumen, he with black breeches with red bows, and a turquoise jacket with scraffito scrolls, on a small mound base applied flower flowers and leaves, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue
Height 6 ⅛ in; 15.5 cm
The Property of a Gentleman, Sotheby’s, London, 21 May 1968, lot 40;
With Kate Foster Antiques, London;
Property from An Important German Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 14 April 2011, lot 392;
Acquired at the above sale.
A further example of this model is illustrated in Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the 18th Century, Vol. I, London, 1972, pp. 242-43.
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