Lot Essay
See Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 751 for an 18th century version of this model.
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LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. 1250, IMPRESSED 28, IRON-RED 90., AFTER THE MODEL BY F.E. MEYER
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A MEISSEN FIGURE GROUP EMBLEMATIC OF THE CONTINENTS AFRICA AND ASIA
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. 1250, IMPRESSED 28, IRON-RED 90., AFTER THE MODEL BY F.E. MEYER
Modeled as two putti wearing or holding an attribute of its respective Continent, 'Africa' as a nubian seated on a recumbent lion and wearing an elephant-head headdress and 'Asia' holding an incense burner, a feathered turban at his side, seated on a rocaille-molded rockwork base
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. 1250, IMPRESSED 28, IRON-RED 90., AFTER THE MODEL BY F.E. MEYER
Modeled as two putti wearing or holding an attribute of its respective Continent, 'Africa' as a nubian seated on a recumbent lion and wearing an elephant-head headdress and 'Asia' holding an incense burner, a feathered turban at his side, seated on a rocaille-molded rockwork base
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high