A Meissen group Mezzetin and Columbine after a model by J. J. Kändler, modelled standing before a tree stump, he wearing a snood, smock and breeches, she wearing a frilled bodice and a flowing floral skirt, embracing Mezzetin and holding a bird cage, painted in colours and gilt on a grassy moulded base (minor chips), , blue crossed swords mark and incised numbers, circa 1880 -- 7in. high