A MEISSEN OUTSIDE-DECORATED FIGURE GROUP OF EUROPA AND THE BULL

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS WITH CANCELLATION MARK, INCISED L697., IMPRESSED 51

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A MEISSEN OUTSIDE-DECORATED FIGURE GROUP OF EUROPA AND THE BULL
Late 19th century, blue crossed swords with cancellation mark, incised L697., impressed 51
The scantily clad nymph seated on the back of the transformed Zeus, flanked by kneeling and seated attendant maidens
8in. (21.5cm.) high

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See Stefan Bursche, Meissen Steinzeug und Porzellan, p. 326, no. 326 for a model circa 1760.

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