Four Meissen figures of Cupid

CIRCA 1750, THE FIRST WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE, THREE WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AT BACK

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Four Meissen figures of Cupid
Circa 1750, the first with blue crossed swords mark to base, three with blue crossed swords at back
One as Harlequin, in yellow and iron-red lozenge and playing card jacket and pink trousers, holding a slapstick (restoration to wings, back, end of slapstick, right arm, hand and right foot), another holding a large grotesque mask and in a white bonnet (restoration to mask and arms, slight restoration to top of bonnet), another as a gallant in blue frock-coat, pink waistcoat and with a black tricorn hat under his left arm (wings and sword(?) lacking, restoration to back hair-bow, slight chip to one corner of jacket), and another in black tricorn hat, yellow jacket and blue trousers holding a basket of plums (restoration to back, arms, hat, jacket, handle of basket and tree-stump, wings lacking), on scroll-moulded and mound bases
3½in. (9cm) - 4in. (10cm.) high (4)

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