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CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE BASE OF LATER DATE,
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A MEISSEN FIGURE GROUP EMBLEMATIC OF AMERICA AND EUROPE,
CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE BASE OF LATER DATE,
Europe as a putto holding an orb in his raised left hand, a scepter in his right, a flowered yellow drape secured with a puce strap, a helmet at his feet, America as a black Indian kneeling on the back of an alligator, holding a bow in his right hand, an arrow in his left, a full quiver between the two figures, on rocaille-moulded base enriched in gilt and raised on a champfered square ormolu base
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high
CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE BASE OF LATER DATE,
Europe as a putto holding an orb in his raised left hand, a scepter in his right, a flowered yellow drape secured with a puce strap, a helmet at his feet, America as a black Indian kneeling on the back of an alligator, holding a bow in his right hand, an arrow in his left, a full quiver between the two figures, on rocaille-moulded base enriched in gilt and raised on a champfered square ormolu base
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high