FOUR KLOSTER VEILSDORF PORCELAIN FIGURES, 1765-70 |

modelled by Friedrich Eugen Döll and Wenzel Neu, comprising Venus wearing loose drapery, with a bird at her feet, Vulcan holding his tools standing over an anvil, Jupiter wearing a crown and loose drapery with an eagle at his feet, and a seated figure probably representing Mars or Apollo, with a hunting horn at his side and a hound at his feet, on square bases, the figure of Mars of Apollo with incised letter P,

In overall the figures are in generally good appearance. Venus, both her hands and the bird's neck and head restored. An upper corner of the base at the reverse with a restored chip and associated restoration to her left toes. Vulcan, the extremities of his tools restored, otherwise in good order Jupiter, both his hands restored, the eagle with restoration to both wings, tail feathers and neck, associated restored chip to top edge of base under the bird. The seated figure probably representing Mars or Apollo, A flat chip to his green drapery and two flat chips to underside of base, otherwise in good order.
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For a discussion on this series of figures see Peters, op. cit, 1991, pp. 90-97 and Richard Graul and Albrecht Kurzwelly, Altthüringer Porzellan, Leipzig, 1909, tav. LIV for further figures from the series.