A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figural Groups
A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figural Groups
19th Century
each bearing crossed swords in underglaze blue to the underside.
Height of taller example 7 3/4 inches.
Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Each with museum accession numbers to the underside.
Figure 1 (left-pictured figure): Broken tusks and area of loss to the tip of the trunk on the elephant-form headdress. Scattered instances of loss and corresponding painted repairs to the tree branches and foliage. Instances of loss to the sheaths of wheat in the figure's proper-left hand. Numbered 763 to the back of the base. Crack to the base spanning upward along the base of the tree.
Figure 2 (right-pictured figure): Partial loss to the top of the figure's scepter in the proper-right hand. Scattered instances of loss and corresponding painted repairs to the palm tree. Loss to the handles of the pierced covered urn. Crack to the base under the camel's proper-left leg. Minor grime deposits to the base. Break visible to the underside of the figure spanning towards the underside of the camel's body. Chip to the figure's proper-right finger. Instances of loss to the purple elements of the figure's headdress.
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A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figural Groups
19th Century
each bearing crossed swords in underglaze blue to the underside.
Height of taller example 7 3/4 inches.
Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Each with museum accession numbers to the underside.
Figure 1 (left-pictured figure): Broken tusks and area of loss to the tip of the trunk on the elephant-form headdress. Scattered instances of loss and corresponding painted repairs to the tree branches and foliage. Instances of loss to the sheaths of wheat in the figure's proper-left hand. Numbered 763 to the back of the base. Crack to the base spanning upward along the base of the tree.
Figure 2 (right-pictured figure): Partial loss to the top of the figure's scepter in the proper-right hand. Scattered instances of loss and corresponding painted repairs to the palm tree. Loss to the handles of the pierced covered urn. Crack to the base under the camel's proper-left leg. Minor grime deposits to the base. Break visible to the underside of the figure spanning towards the underside of the camel's body. Chip to the figure's proper-right finger. Instances of loss to the purple elements of the figure's headdress.
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