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CIRCA 1770, UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARKS, ONE IMPRESSED 3
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two meissen (punktzeit) figures of cupids disguised as courtiers
Circa 1770, underglaze blue crossed swords and dot marks, one impressed 3
Naturalistically modelled, one wearing a black tricorn hat and green jacket with a gilt sword at his side, on a foliage-moulded base (restoration to hat), the other wearing a white cravat, grey trousers and shoes, holding a fruit-filled basket in his left hand and garden tool over his right shoulder, on a foliage-moulded base (one wing missing, restoration to hat)
9 cm. (3 1/2 in.) high (2)
Circa 1770, underglaze blue crossed swords and dot marks, one impressed 3
Naturalistically modelled, one wearing a black tricorn hat and green jacket with a gilt sword at his side, on a foliage-moulded base (restoration to hat), the other wearing a white cravat, grey trousers and shoes, holding a fruit-filled basket in his left hand and garden tool over his right shoulder, on a foliage-moulded base (one wing missing, restoration to hat)
9 cm. (3 1/2 in.) high (2)