Lot Essay
Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures (London, 1987), p. 86.
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CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK OF THE BASE
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A Meissen figure of a river god
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark to the back of the base
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, scantilly draped, reclining, his elbow resting on an urn isuing water, holding a cornucopia filled with corn, a bee hive to one side, the mound base applied with flowers (some damages and old restoration)
7½ in. (19 cm.) wide
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark to the back of the base
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, scantilly draped, reclining, his elbow resting on an urn isuing water, holding a cornucopia filled with corn, a bee hive to one side, the mound base applied with flowers (some damages and old restoration)
7½ in. (19 cm.) wide
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