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After first resisting Neptune's wooing, the sea god sent dolphins after Amphitrite who coaxed her to be his bride. Cf. 1910 Meissen Catalogue, op. cit., pl. 15.
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LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 127. AND 94., PAINTED W.
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE TRIUMPH OF AMPHITRITE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 127. AND 94., PAINTED W.
Finely modelled with Neptune's bride seated, accompanied by Cupid, in a giant shell carried by three mermen, on a fixed stand formed as rockwork and cascading waterfalls
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
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This lot is offered without reserve.
No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.
