CIRCA 1900, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 0144, IMPRESSED 137, INSCRIBED 71. IN RED

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A large Meissen porcelain mythological group
CIRCA 1900, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 0144, IMPRESSED 137, INSCRIBED 71. IN RED
Modelled as a winged and bearded man holding a nude maiden on his left shoulder, the rocaille base with a skull, a burning branch and a winged putto holding a torch
50 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Comparable 18th century examples of this group are modelled by Reinicke and Kaendler, depicting Pluto and Proserpine or Boreas and Oreithyia. The wings of this elderly bearded man indicate that this is most probably Boreas, although the winged putto (probably Cupid), the flames and the skull on the base and the flowers in the hand of the maiden would suggest a depiction of Pluto and Proserpine.

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