A MEISSEN PORCELAIN POLYCHROME FIGURE OF "DIE LUFT"
19TH CENTURY, MARKED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITH CROSSED SWORDS WITH DOTTED HILTS AND PRESSMARKEN
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN POLYCHROME FIGURE OF "DIE LUFT"
19TH CENTURY, MARKED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITH CROSSED SWORDS WITH DOTTED HILTS AND PRESSMARKEN
AFTER A MODEL BY J.J. KAENDLER, 1770, FROM A SERIES OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS, NATURALISTICALLY MODELLED IN RELIEF AS A SCANTILY CLAD STANDING PUTTO HOLDING TWO BIRDS BESIDE A LARGE PIERCED AJOUR DOMED BIRDCAGE FLANKED BY A TREETRUNK, ON AN OVAL ROCAILLE BASE, (REPAIRS TO THE LEAVES) CIRCA 13CM. (5 1/8IN.) HIGH
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