Lot n° 209.B
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 780EUR
MEISSEN Pair of porcelain groups representing two black men, - Lot 209
MEISSEN Pair of porcelain groups representing two black men, allegories of Africa and America, one wearing a feather headdress and a loincloth with feather motifs treated in polychrome, the other wearing a flowery loincloth and a headband. They are standing on a flowery mound in front of a wicker basket decorated with flowers. They form a pendant.
On the reverse, crossed swords in blue on one and incised mark 45 on the other, with faint traces of crossed swords.
Model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (created in 1741).
18th century, circa 1745.
(Lids missing, restorations).
H: 18.5 cm
Similar white enameled model in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue