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Cf. Stefan Bursche, Meissen Steinzeug und Porzellan, p. 326, no. 326 for a model circa 1760
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MEISSEN, CIRCA 1860, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, IMPRESSED 72, INCISED 1697. AND PAINTED NUMBER 58.
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A GERMAN FIGURE GROUP OF EUROPA AND THE BULL
Meissen, circa 1860, blue crossed swords mark, impressed 72, incised 1697. and painted number 58.
The scantily clad nymph seated on the back of the transformed Zeus, flanked by kneeling and seated attendant maidens, one offering Europa a flower taken from a basket
8in. (21.6cm.) high
Meissen, circa 1860, blue crossed swords mark, impressed 72, incised 1697. and painted number 58.
The scantily clad nymph seated on the back of the transformed Zeus, flanked by kneeling and seated attendant maidens, one offering Europa a flower taken from a basket
8in. (21.6cm.) high