Lot Essay
Cf. Dr. K. Berling (ed.), Meissen China an illustrated History, fig. 176 and W. B. Honey, Dresden China, pl. LIX . Chr. Gottfried Juechtzer exhibited this model at the Dresden art Exhibition in 1785
The Property of the LATE RALPH S. A DONNITHORNE
A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) BISCUIT GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES modelled by Chr. Gottfried Juechtzer after a drawing by Johann Eleazar Schönau, the three figures scantily draped, their hair finely dressed, one holding a bunch of grapes and another with roses, standing their arms loosely linked about a cylindrical plinth applied with a band of roses, foliage and beading, on a rectangular base (left foot and left index finger and tip of middle finger of girl holding grapes and right little finger of girl holding roses restored replacements, left leg of girl with grapes broken and repaired at the knee, restored chips to plinth, chip to thumb of figure holding roses, minor chips to edge of plinth and flowers), blue crossed swords and star mark, impressed crossed swords and star mark flanked by 37 .H.71./41, circa 1785
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A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) BISCUIT GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES modelled by Chr. Gottfried Juechtzer after a drawing by Johann Eleazar Schönau, the three figures scantily draped, their hair finely dressed, one holding a bunch of grapes and another with roses, standing their arms loosely linked about a cylindrical plinth applied with a band of roses, foliage and beading, on a rectangular base (left foot and left index finger and tip of middle finger of girl holding grapes and right little finger of girl holding roses restored replacements, left leg of girl with grapes broken and repaired at the knee, restored chips to plinth, chip to thumb of figure holding roses, minor chips to edge of plinth and flowers), blue crossed swords and star mark, impressed crossed swords and star mark flanked by 37 .H.71./41, circa 1785
41cm. high
41cm. high