Details
A pair of Meissen sweetmeat figures
modelled as a recling man and woman, he wearing a flowered pink jacket and breeches, she wearing loose flowered dress, both by lozenge-shaped bowls painted to the interior with insects among flowers, the exteriors flower-encrusted, supported by shaped scroll-moulded bases, blue crossed swords marks, incised 2863 and 2858, Pressnummern 118, circa 1880 (her bowl with a section broken and repaired, some other chips) -- 31cm. diam.
See colour plate 16 (2)
modelled as a recling man and woman, he wearing a flowered pink jacket and breeches, she wearing loose flowered dress, both by lozenge-shaped bowls painted to the interior with insects among flowers, the exteriors flower-encrusted, supported by shaped scroll-moulded bases, blue crossed swords marks, incised 2863 and 2858, Pressnummern 118, circa 1880 (her bowl with a section broken and repaired, some other chips) -- 31cm. diam.
See colour plate 16 (2)