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CIRCA 1750, SOUND WITH SCRIPT 3Z TO BASE
Details
A pair of Meissen figures emblematic of Sight and Sound
Circa 1750, Sound with script 3Z to base
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein standing on square bases, Sight as a scantily-draped nymph in a flowered yellow robe, holding a telescope to one eye, a mirror in her other hand, an eagle perched on the ground beside her; Sound in a flowered robe, playing a lute, her foot resting on a book, a doe reclining on the ground behind her (Sight with restoration to base and one thumb, Sound with neck of lute detached, restored chip to edge of robe, both with minor chipping)
10 5/8 in. (27.5 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1750, Sound with script 3Z to base
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein standing on square bases, Sight as a scantily-draped nymph in a flowered yellow robe, holding a telescope to one eye, a mirror in her other hand, an eagle perched on the ground beside her; Sound in a flowered robe, playing a lute, her foot resting on a book, a doe reclining on the ground behind her (Sight with restoration to base and one thumb, Sound with neck of lute detached, restored chip to edge of robe, both with minor chipping)
10 5/8 in. (27.5 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Nyfeller Collection, sale Christie's, 9th June 1986, lot 69.
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