Two Marcolini Meissen biscuit porcelain busts depicting Socrates and Homer, late 18th/early 19th centuryModelled by Johann Gottfried Schiebel, each on a waisted socle and square plinth, both with traces of later gilding, 20cm high, Socrates with crossed swords mark and asterisk in blue and impressed, impressed model number K53 and 37, Homer with incised crossed swords mark within a triangle and model number K 54 (2)FootnotesThe bust of Socrates was the first model by Schiebel for the Meissen manufactory; he began work at Meissen in November 1793 and completed the model the following month.
Two Marcolini Meissen biscuit porcelain busts depicting Socrates and Homer, late 18th/early 19th centuryModelled by Johann Gottfried Schiebel, each on a waisted socle and square plinth, both with traces of later gilding, 20cm high, Socrates with crossed swords mark and asterisk in blue and impressed, impressed model number K53 and 37, Homer with incised crossed swords mark within a triangle and model number K 54 (2)FootnotesThe bust of Socrates was the first model by Schiebel for the Meissen manufactory; he began work at Meissen in November 1793 and completed the model the following month.
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