Lot Essay
Cf. T.H. Clarke, Marcolini Meissen Figures, Engraved by Freidrich Elasser 1785-1792, p. 65, no. 25 for the drawing of an example circa 1774.
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MEISSEN, CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, IMPRESSED 127, INCISED E58. AND PAINTED NUMBER 51., AFTER A MODEL BY M.V. ACIER AND J.C. SCHNHEIT
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A GERMAN FIGURE OF A MAIDEN SLEEPING
Meissen, circa 1880, blue crossed swords mark, impressed 127, incised E58. and painted number 51., after a model by M.V. Acier and J.C. Schnheit
Seated with her left arm resting on a marble-topped table, a love-letter tucked into her bodice, her shoes carelessly tossed aside
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) high
Meissen, circa 1880, blue crossed swords mark, impressed 127, incised E58. and painted number 51., after a model by M.V. Acier and J.C. Schnheit
Seated with her left arm resting on a marble-topped table, a love-letter tucked into her bodice, her shoes carelessly tossed aside
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) high