Lot 81
Lot 81
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE GROUP OF 'THE IMPETUOUS LOVER'

19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASE, GILT 9. MARK, INCISED 464, IMPRESSED 7521-

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GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000
Closed: 25 Sep 2024
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE GROUP OF 'THE IMPETUOUS LOVER'

19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASE, GILT 9. MARK, INCISED 464, IMPRESSED 7521-

Closed: 25 Sep 2024
Closed: 25 Sep 2024
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After the original by J.J. Kändler, with a wealthy lady dressed as a shepherdess and seated on a mossy mound with a sheep at her feet, turning away from the advances of a well-dressed kneeling suitor, Cupid standing on the suitor’s back, pulling his hair and hitting his head with his bow, Harlequin in a chequered jacket behind them, pointing and laughing at him, on a shaped oval mound base applied with flowers and foliage
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
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