CIRCA 1750

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FOUR MEISSEN MODELS OF HIPPOCAMPS AND TWO OF PUTTI ASTRIDE DOLPHINS
Circa 1750
Each naturalistically modeled and painted in shades of black and pale iron-red, the hippocampi with gilt and pink-lustred harnesses
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, the hippocampi, 3 5/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high (6)

Lot Essay

The present models would have formed part of a larger group, presumably an elaborate Thyasos. See Yvonne Adams, Meissen Figures, 1730-1775, the Kaendler Years, Atglen, PA, 2001, p. 119, no. 324 for variation on the putti.

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