Lot Essay
Cf. The Mary Hudson Trust, Christie's, New York, 31 October 2000, lot 20 for an 18th century example emblematic of Spring and a 19th century example emblematic of Fall
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DOLLIE B. TURK
THREE MEISSEN FIGURE GROUPS
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED, IMPRESSED AND PAINTED NUMERALS
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THREE MEISSEN FIGURE GROUPS
Late 19th/20th century, blue crossed swords marks, various incised, impressed and painted numerals
All three on gilt enriched rocaille bases, including: a Chinoiserie group of a woman and child feeding an exotic bird; a model of a Classical maiden seated on a rocky ledge before a tree and holding a key, a hound at her knee; and figure group of Bacchic putti emblematic of Fall; together with a Meissen reticulated basket, the center painted with a deutcheBlumen bouquet within a beaded gilt surround, the edge formed as radiating interlaced stave work lined in gold
7in. (17.8cm.) wide, Fall (4)
Late 19th/20th century, blue crossed swords marks, various incised, impressed and painted numerals
All three on gilt enriched rocaille bases, including: a Chinoiserie group of a woman and child feeding an exotic bird; a model of a Classical maiden seated on a rocky ledge before a tree and holding a key, a hound at her knee; and figure group of Bacchic putti emblematic of Fall; together with a Meissen reticulated basket, the center painted with a deutcheBlumen bouquet within a beaded gilt surround, the edge formed as radiating interlaced stave work lined in gold
7in. (17.8cm.) wide, Fall (4)