SAXE PORCELAIN FIGURAL CHESS GROUP 9.5"
Elaborate Continental porcelain figural group depicting an elegant 18th-century courtly gathering centered around a chess game. The composition features a seated gentleman and two finely dressed ladies, one holding an open floral-decorated fan, arran ged around a small chess table complete with individually modeled chess pieces. Exceptionally ornate hand-painted decoration includes multicolored floral sprays, pastel green and lavender garments, gilt highlights and extensive applied blue and pink porcelain flowers throughout the chairs, clothing and base. Underside bears a blue Saxe mark beneath a stylized crown/chevron device. The figures' heads are removable and mounted on stems, as shown in the photographs. An unusually elaborate and highl y decorative porcelain group with tremendous visual detail. | | CONDITION: Vintage condition with age-related wear. Due to the extremely delicate nature of the applied flowers, scattered chips, losses and/or restoration may be present. Removable heads a nd their mounting mechanisms are shown separately in the photographs. Please examine all photographs carefully; photos are part of the condition description. | | APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS: 9.5" H x 8.5" W x 6" D. | | EC08182026
[ translate ]Elaborate Continental porcelain figural group depicting an elegant 18th-century courtly gathering centered around a chess game. The composition features a seated gentleman and two finely dressed ladies, one holding an open floral-decorated fan, arran ged around a small chess table complete with individually modeled chess pieces. Exceptionally ornate hand-painted decoration includes multicolored floral sprays, pastel green and lavender garments, gilt highlights and extensive applied blue and pink porcelain flowers throughout the chairs, clothing and base. Underside bears a blue Saxe mark beneath a stylized crown/chevron device. The figures' heads are removable and mounted on stems, as shown in the photographs. An unusually elaborate and highl y decorative porcelain group with tremendous visual detail. | | CONDITION: Vintage condition with age-related wear. Due to the extremely delicate nature of the applied flowers, scattered chips, losses and/or restoration may be present. Removable heads a nd their mounting mechanisms are shown separately in the photographs. Please examine all photographs carefully; photos are part of the condition description. | | APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS: 9.5" H x 8.5" W x 6" D. | | EC08182026
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