Lot Essay
Op. cit. Clarke, p. 33, 34 and 80, fig. 77 and 78 for the J.J.F. Elasser outline engravings for the present models
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED F.80. AND IMPRESSED 115 TO BOTH, PAINTED 70 AND 4., RESPECTIVELY, MODELLED AFTER M.V. ACIER BASED ON DRAWINGS BY SCHENAU
Details
A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A VINTNER AND COMPANION
Late 19th century, blue crossed swords mark, incised F.80. and impressed 115 to both, painted 70 and 4., respectively, modelled after M.V. Acier based on drawings by Schenau
Each modelled standing, he tapping a keg and holding two further taps in his left hand; she pouring from a jug into a funnel above a keg resting atop a tree-stump, the circular base moulded and enriched with key-pattern, Doheny Collection no. 24
7 1/8in. (18.2cm.) high (2)
Late 19th century, blue crossed swords mark, incised F.80. and impressed 115 to both, painted 70 and 4., respectively, modelled after M.V. Acier based on drawings by Schenau
Each modelled standing, he tapping a keg and holding two further taps in his left hand; she pouring from a jug into a funnel above a keg resting atop a tree-stump, the circular base moulded and enriched with key-pattern, Doheny Collection no. 24
7 1/8in. (18.2cm.) high (2)
Provenance
With R.W. Johnston Co., New York, 24 February 1940