Ending 29th Mar, 2026 14:00
Olympia Timed: Spring 2026
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TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES, CUPID IN DISGUISE AND A MAN SMOKING A PIPE, 18TH CENTURY
the Cupid modelled standing wearing a yellow ermine-lined robe and feathered headdress, a small gold snuff-box in her left hand, 8.5cm high, the man standing wearing an orange jacket and black hat, a pipe raised to his mouth, indistinct blue crossed swords marks to back of bases; together with a German porcelain figure of a girl, probably Höchst,19th century, after the model by J.P. Melchior, standing with her right arm outstretched, on a grassy rocky base, crowned blue wheel mark, 13.4cm high (3)
the Cupid modelled standing wearing a yellow ermine-lined robe and feathered headdress, a small gold snuff-box in her left hand, 8.5cm high, the man standing wearing an orange jacket and black hat, a pipe raised to his mouth, indistinct blue crossed swords marks to back of bases; together with a German porcelain figure of a girl, probably Höchst,19th century, after the model by J.P. Melchior, standing with her right arm outstretched, on a grassy rocky base, crowned blue wheel mark, 13.4cm high (3)
Auction: Olympia Timed: Spring 2026, ending 29th Mar, 2026
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