A MATCHED PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A GALLANT AND COMPANION
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A MATCHED PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A GALLANT AND COMPANION

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED D 65 AND D 66., RESPECTIVELY, SHE IMPRESSED 62, HE PAINTED 34., AFTER THE MODELS BY M.V. ACIER AND J.C. SCHÖNHEIT

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A MATCHED PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A GALLANT AND COMPANION
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED D 65 AND D 66., RESPECTIVELY, SHE IMPRESSED 62, HE PAINTED 34., AFTER THE MODELS BY M.V. ACIER AND J.C. SCHÖNHEIT
Each modelled standing, he looking through a spyglass and carrying a walking stick, she holding a love letter in one hand, the other hand in a muff, both on rocaille-moulded bases
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high (2)
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Cf. Clarke, op. cit., p. 60, pl. 12 and 13 for line drawings of these models.

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