Lot Essay
A set of Meissen Senses, including the same models as those in the present lot, was sold in these Rooms, 7 June 2011, lot 74.
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CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
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TWO MEISSEN FIGURES ALLEGORICAL OF SMELL AND TASTE
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
From a set of the Senses, modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein, as nymphs with attendant putti, Taste with a bowl of fruit and a monkey and Smell with a pot-pourri vase on a pedestal, each on a square base
Smell - 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
From a set of the Senses, modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein, as nymphs with attendant putti, Taste with a bowl of fruit and a monkey and Smell with a pot-pourri vase on a pedestal, each on a square base
Smell - 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high
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