A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MAIDEN SLEEPING
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MAIDEN SLEEPING

CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED E.58., IMPRESSED 122 AND PAINTER'S 58., AFTER A MODEL BY M.V. ACIER AND J.C. SCHNHEIT

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MAIDEN SLEEPING
Circa 1880, blue crossed swords marks, incised E.58., impressed 122 and painter's 58., after a model by M.V. Acier and J.C. Schnheit
Modelled asleep in a chair, her left arm resting on a table
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) high

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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