A HCHST FIGURE OF THE YOUNG HERCULESE WITH A SERPENT
CIRCA 1770, MODELLED BY J.P. MELCHIOR, FAINTLY INCISED Y
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A HCHST FIGURE OF THE YOUNG HERCULESE WITH A SERPENT
Circa 1770, modelled by J.P. Melchior, faintly incised Y
The young god standing on rocky ground fighting with a snake, its head in his right hand, a magenta drape on the rock at his right
5.1/8in. (13cm.) high
Lot Essay
See Kurt Rder, Das Hchster Porzellan, Mainz, 1925, no, 328, tafel 61b
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