A MEISSEN RUSTIC GROUP OF THREE FIGURES STANDING AND SEATED ON ROCKS after a model by Acier, wearing striped and flowered dress and formed as a girl holding a bird and a basket of flowers flanked by a boy standing touching a vase on a pedestal and by a girl seated holding a bird-cage and holding a yellow ribbon attached to the bird, the circular base modelled with a basket of flowers and tree-stumps and edged with a band of white, yellow and gilt beaded gadroons (small damages to extremities, one handle of basket lacking, ribbon damaged), blue crossed swords mark, Pressnumer 76, incised F 94., painted number 4, circa 1880

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A MEISSEN RUSTIC GROUP OF THREE FIGURES STANDING AND SEATED ON ROCKS after a model by Acier, wearing striped and flowered dress and formed as a girl holding a bird and a basket of flowers flanked by a boy standing touching a vase on a pedestal and by a girl seated holding a bird-cage and holding a yellow ribbon attached to the bird, the circular base modelled with a basket of flowers and tree-stumps and edged with a band of white, yellow and gilt beaded gadroons (small damages to extremities, one handle of basket lacking, ribbon damaged), blue crossed swords mark, Pressnumer 76, incised F 94., painted number 4, circa 1880
8¾in. (22.3cm.) high

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Cf. Dr. K. Berling, ed., op. cit., p. 61, no. 94

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