Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 189
A Meissen group from a series of the five Senses, circa 1763-1774
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
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A Meissen group from a series of the five Senses, circa 1763-1774
Modelled by Carl Christoph Punct with a seated elegant lady wearing a pink gown embellished with filt foliate motifs and holding a Commedia dell'Arte mask, a gentleman standing beside her wearing a pale blue suit and elaborately embroidered pale yellow waistcoat, a leafy tree stump behind him, on a pierced base moulded with gilt-edged rocailles and applied with leaves and flowers, 19.5cm high, crossed swords and dot mark in underglaze-blue, painter's mark in purple (some restoration)
