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CIRCA 1870, POSSIBLY LOUIS V MODELLED AS A ROMAN EMPEROR, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 792
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A Meissen figure of an Emperor
CIRCA 1870, POSSIBLY LOUIS V MODELLED AS A ROMAN EMPEROR, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 792
Modelled seated on a richly-scrolled chair surmounted by a crown, wearing lavish robes of purple decorated with gilt and black scrolls, with richly-gilt armour to his shoulder, styled as a lion's head mask suspending feathers, with a fleur-de-lys clasp to a gilt belt, a blue skirt, with gilt sandals, holding a laurrel wreath, on a semi-circular base moulded with gilt drapery (minor restoration)
8 in. (24 cm.) high
CIRCA 1870, POSSIBLY LOUIS V MODELLED AS A ROMAN EMPEROR, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 792
Modelled seated on a richly-scrolled chair surmounted by a crown, wearing lavish robes of purple decorated with gilt and black scrolls, with richly-gilt armour to his shoulder, styled as a lion's head mask suspending feathers, with a fleur-de-lys clasp to a gilt belt, a blue skirt, with gilt sandals, holding a laurrel wreath, on a semi-circular base moulded with gilt drapery (minor restoration)
8 in. (24 cm.) high
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Please note that the illustration for this lot has been incorrectly numbered as lot 312.