Lot Essay
Cf. a similar, but larger, Fürstenberg figure of Columbine from the Darmstaedter Collection sold by R. Lepke's, 25th March 1925, lot 345.
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THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1765, THE ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN FLOWERS 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Kloster Veilsdorf figure of Columbine mounted in ormolu as a desk ornament
The porcelain circa 1765, the ormolu and porcelain flowers 19th Century
Columbine modelled by Wenzel Neu, holding a slapstick in her left hand, her face half-covered by a black mask, in a chequered jacket and puce skirt, mounted on an ormolu flowering shrub before a putto garlanded with vine and a snail, on a cartouche-shaped base supported on five fruit and foliage feet (slight chipping to flowers)
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high overall
The porcelain circa 1765, the ormolu and porcelain flowers 19th Century
Columbine modelled by Wenzel Neu, holding a slapstick in her left hand, her face half-covered by a black mask, in a chequered jacket and puce skirt, mounted on an ormolu flowering shrub before a putto garlanded with vine and a snail, on a cartouche-shaped base supported on five fruit and foliage feet (slight chipping to flowers)
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high overall
Special notice
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