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CIRCA 1755, MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND IMPRESSED 16. TO THE SIDE, THE BASE WITH A BLUE LINE
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A Meissen figure of Cupid disguised as a maiden holding a mask
Circa 1755, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords and impressed 16. to the side, the base with a blue line
Gilt and painted in colours, modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler as a winged young boy flanking a treetrunk, scantily draped in a pink robe, wearing a lace cap and a black ribbon around his neck, holding a grotesque mask in his hands, on circular rocaille base (one wing missing)
9.5cm. high
See illustration
Circa 1755, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords and impressed 16. to the side, the base with a blue line
Gilt and painted in colours, modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler as a winged young boy flanking a treetrunk, scantily draped in a pink robe, wearing a lace cap and a black ribbon around his neck, holding a grotesque mask in his hands, on circular rocaille base (one wing missing)
9.5cm. high
See illustration
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