Description: A MEISSEN FIGURE GROUP OF ZEPHYR AND FLORA C. 1900, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED J.10., IMPRESSED 143, AFTER A MODEL BY JÜCHTZER The scantily clad lovers modelled standing, Flora wrapping one end of a garland around the winged Zephyr, who is holding the other end, on a gilt-enriched square base 11 3/8in. (28.9cm.) high Condition: the foot ground, with chips to one wing and to the petals of the floral garland; lacking one finger Jüchtzer took his inspiration for this model after a Roman group of Eros and Psyche obtained by Augustus II in 1727. For a detailed discussion see Porcelain Collection Dresden, Meissen, 1998, p. 242-243. See Dr. K. Berling (ed.), Meissen China an Illustrated History, New York, 1972, Table 24, no. 1, for a similar group. Also see T.H. Clarke, Marcolini Meissen Figures, Engraved by Friedrich Elsasser, 1785-1792, London, 1988, p. 47 and 102, fig. 153 for an engraving and discussion on the identity of the mythic figures depicted by this model.
Price: 4800 USD
Location: Lincolnshire, Illinois
End Time: 2024-03-01T05:53:52.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: JÜCHTZER
Signed: Yes
Color: Multicolor
Material: Porcelain
Subject: Group Figure
Brand: Meissen
Type: Figurine
Era: c. 1900
Item Height: 11 3/8 in
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Eros and Psyche
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Handmade: Yes
