Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 1,840
Estimate
A MEISSEN GROUP OF TWO PUTTI ALLEGORICAL OF MUSIC CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AND GILT TRIANGLE The figures seated on a rococo scroll bench with puce cushion and gilt tassel corners, one putto with a pearl necklace resting a musical score on her knees, the turquoise draped putto brandishing aloft a scroll in his left hand, various musical instruments lying at their feet, on a flower encrusted and scroll-moulded base enriched in gilt, losses to aigret, minute chips 6¼in. (15.8cm.) high
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