Description:
Three Meissen Porcelain Figures, Saxony, late 19th century, each polychrome enameled and gilded, one modeled as a figure sharpening his arrows on a whetstone wheel, with blue crossed swords mark, incised "C. 62," impressed "12," and painted "2," ht. 4 5/8; another with a male and female putto resting a grapevine wreath with a perched bird against a pedestal, on shaped base, with blue crossed swords mark, incised "H38," and impressed "86," ht. 4 1/2; the third modeled as a girl carrying a doll, with blue crossed swords mark, indistinctly incised, impressed "147," and painted "19," ht. 5 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Wet stone wheel: Good condition.
Grape vine wreath group: Scattered loss to applied wreath and foliage on base. Repairs to hands and arms.
Girl with doll: Most of hands and doll is reconstructed and inpainted. Inpainting to purple bow on hat. Scattered loss to lacework.
Stuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.