Meissen porcelain figural group The Lover Discovered
Meissen porcelain figural group The Lover Discovered, second half 19th century, after the model executed in 1771 by J.J. Kaendler, the lady reclining on her bed holding a pastry and chocolate cup, with her husband peering over the end of the bed and Cupid hiding behind her, a table with chocolate pot, sugar and pastry to one side and a dog peering beneath the bed, her lover modelled as a separate group, peeking up from below the bed, discovered only by the dog at the feet of the husband, cross swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised model number D.64 to both groups, various impressed marks, 5"h x 8"w
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Meissen porcelain figural group The Lover Discovered, second half 19th century, after the model executed in 1771 by J.J. Kaendler, the lady reclining on her bed holding a pastry and chocolate cup, with her husband peering over the end of the bed and Cupid hiding behind her, a table with chocolate pot, sugar and pastry to one side and a dog peering beneath the bed, her lover modelled as a separate group, peeking up from below the bed, discovered only by the dog at the feet of the husband, cross swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised model number D.64 to both groups, various impressed marks, 5"h x 8"w
