TWO MEISSEN FIGURES ALLEGORICAL OF TOUCH AND SMELL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£454
Auction: Day 2 - Thurs 15th May from 10am | Lots 314 to 602
Description
after models by J. C. Schönheit; each modelled as a lady wearing a gown trimmed in lace; one seated by a table with a caged bird pecking her finger, representing touch; the other seated by a table with a basket of flowers and a scent bottle, with further flowers held in her apron, representing smell; each on a base moulded with a neo-classical border; underglaze blue crossed swords, incised E.4 and E.5 (2)
Dimensions
the larger 14.5cm high