Lot 43
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AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF NYMPHENBURG FIGURES OF PUTTI

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AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF NYMPHENBURG FIGURES OF PUTTI
CIRCA 1765, TWO WITH IMPRESSED SHIELDS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS

From the series of Putti as Ovidian Gods, the first as Jupiter in gold crown, iron-red drapery above clouds and a brown eagle, 4 5/8in. (12cm.) high; the second, white, as Juno above clouds and a peacock, 4in. (10.2cm.) high; the third, white, as Mercury in winged hat and sandals, a caduceus at his feet, 4in. (10.2cm.) high; and the last, white, as Vulcan at his forge on a Vienna white pedestal, 7 1/4in. (18.4cm.) high, overall, damages (4)

Lot Essay

Cf. Friedrich H. Hofmann, Geschicte der Bayerischen Porzellan - Manufactur Nymphenburg, Vol. I, p. 103, pl. 99 for examples of Jupiter and Juno; See also Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke, Sotheby's New York, September 26, 1989, lot 198, for a similar figure of Jupiter