Auction archive: Lot number 99

A large Meissen armorial allegorical river god group

Estimate
Price realised:
Auction archive: Lot number 99

A large Meissen armorial allegorical river god group

Estimate
Price realised:
Beschreibung:

A large Meissen armorial allegorical river god group 19th century, marked with large underglaze blue crossed swords, Pressnummern 235 and 121 Inspired by an original model by J.J. Kändler, gilt and painted in colours, naturalistically modelled in relief as a seated bearded man wearing a purple flowered garment, holding a cornucopia overflowing with coins, flowers, etc., resting with his right arm on a bulbous vase adorned with the Polish-Saxon coat of arms of August the Strong, a stream of water with various fish and shells flowing from it, upon a shaped shell- and leaf-encrusted rocky base with meandering fretwork border 32cm high

Auction archive: Lot number 99
Auction:
Datum:
Auction house:
Beschreibung:

A large Meissen armorial allegorical river god group 19th century, marked with large underglaze blue crossed swords, Pressnummern 235 and 121 Inspired by an original model by J.J. Kändler, gilt and painted in colours, naturalistically modelled in relief as a seated bearded man wearing a purple flowered garment, holding a cornucopia overflowing with coins, flowers, etc., resting with his right arm on a bulbous vase adorned with the Polish-Saxon coat of arms of August the Strong, a stream of water with various fish and shells flowing from it, upon a shaped shell- and leaf-encrusted rocky base with meandering fretwork border 32cm high

Auction archive: Lot number 99
Auction:
Datum:
Auction house:
Try LotSearch

Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!

  • Search lots and bid
  • Price database and artist analysis
  • Alerts for your searches
Create an alert now!

Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.

Create an alert