Lot Essay
For a similar model see Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the 18th Century, London, 1972, Vol. I, p. 242.
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CIRCA 1740, TRACES OF BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
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A MEISSEN GROUP OF LOVERS
CIRCA 1740, TRACES OF BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, with a seated couple embracing, the girl barefoot, small chip and traces of restoration to toes of her left foot, chip to rosette on his left knee, slight chipping to flowers and foliage
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 1740, TRACES OF BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, with a seated couple embracing, the girl barefoot, small chip and traces of restoration to toes of her left foot, chip to rosette on his left knee, slight chipping to flowers and foliage
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Special notice
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