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FOUR MEISSEN GROUPS EMBLEMATIC OF THE ELEMENTS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS

Air modelled as a draped putto catching birds and putting them in a cage; a bellows at his feet; Earth as a gardener digging with a spade; Fire seated beside a hearth, making chocolate; and Water knelling beside a fish trap holding fish, a lobster in a basket at his feet--4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) high, the largest (4)

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