Two Meissen candlestick groups
Two Meissen candlestick groups

CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, ONE WITH CANCELLATION MARKS, INCISED 1197 AND 1255, PRESSNUMMERN, ONE PROBABLY DECORATED OUTSIDE THE FACTORY

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Two Meissen candlestick groups
Circa 1880, blue crossed swords marks, one with cancellation marks, incised 1197 and 1255, Pressnummern, one probably decorated outside the factory
Emblematic of Spring and Summer from a set of the Seasons, Spring modelled as a mblematic of Spring and Autumn from a set of the Seasons, Spring modelled as a maiden wearing loose robes, standing beside a seated putto with a bird perched on his hand, Summer modelled with a scantilly-clad maiden holding a sicle and a sheaf of corn, a putto seated beside her holding branches of corn, on circular mound bases moulded and painted in blue with a band of gilt-edged ovolos (minor damages, losses and repairs)
11 1/8 in. (28.5 cm.) high (2)

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