Details
The illicit lovers modeled standing on gilt rocaille molded bases, wearing either a vestment or habit; together with later black painted stands
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) high, Heloise
Provenance
Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, January 1949.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 54, no. 27.
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For a pair in the Charlottenburg Palace, see E. Köllmann, Berliner Porzellan, vol. II, Braunschweig, 1966, tafel 73.

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