Sale 8110
London, South Kensington
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10 September 1998
Price realised
GBP 667
Estimate
A Meissen (Marcolini) group of 'The Test of Love' modelled by Michel Victor Acier and Johann Carl Schönheit, with seated man wearing puce coat and breeches with a garland of flowers in his lap, his standing companion wearing mottle-green-ground skirt and coat with scattered puce birds' foot decoration, on oval mound base with gilt border, blue crossed swords and star mark, circa 1780 (small chips, rivetted crack, old repair and lacking part) -- 23cm. high See colour plate 10
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