A Meissen porcelain allegory of touch
A Meissen porcelain allegory of touch
Female allegory from a series of the five senses. Standing on a rectangular plinth with a tortoise at her feet, holding a crab in her hand. Unglazed base with blue crossed swords mark. Firing cracks, yellowed restorations to some of the fingers and one toe. H 26 cm.
Around 1745, model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein.
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A Meissen porcelain allegory of touch
Female allegory from a series of the five senses. Standing on a rectangular plinth with a tortoise at her feet, holding a crab in her hand. Unglazed base with blue crossed swords mark. Firing cracks, yellowed restorations to some of the fingers and one toe. H 26 cm.
Around 1745, model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein.