Lot Essay
FOR TWO OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL SEE ANON. SALES, CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, 23 SEPTEMBER 1994, LOT 95 AND 27 OCTOBER 1998, LOT 54.
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Property of a New York Estate
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF BATHSHEBA
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. M.193, IMPRESSED 137 AND INDISTINCT IRON-RED PAINTED NUMERAL, AFTER THE MODEL BY OCKELMANN
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF BATHSHEBA
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. M.193, IMPRESSED 137 AND INDISTINCT IRON-RED PAINTED NUMERAL, AFTER THE MODEL BY OCKELMANN
THE BIBLICAL BEAUTY MODELLED REACHING TO PUT A JEWELLED SANDAL ON HER RIGHT FOOT, DRAPERY AND ANOTHER SHOE IN HER LEFT HAND, STANDING ON A FLARING CIRCULAR SOCLE, MOULDED WITH VITRUVIAN SCROLLS, DOLPHINS, TRIDENTS AND WATER REEDS
17¼ IN. (43.8 CM.) HIGH
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. M.193, IMPRESSED 137 AND INDISTINCT IRON-RED PAINTED NUMERAL, AFTER THE MODEL BY OCKELMANN
THE BIBLICAL BEAUTY MODELLED REACHING TO PUT A JEWELLED SANDAL ON HER RIGHT FOOT, DRAPERY AND ANOTHER SHOE IN HER LEFT HAND, STANDING ON A FLARING CIRCULAR SOCLE, MOULDED WITH VITRUVIAN SCROLLS, DOLPHINS, TRIDENTS AND WATER REEDS
17¼ IN. (43.8 CM.) HIGH