“The 4 Elements” - Allegorical Representations, Meissen

porcelain, Earth: a boy stabbing into the earth with a spade, on the side is a rake, on the left 2 pots with pink and yellow rosebushes, height 11.5 cm, model no. 70659, c. 1975, former no. 133, Water: a boy kneeling in front of an open fish trap and holding fish in his hands, at the side is his open bag with fish, behind it green reeds, height 10 cm, model no. C 98, second half of the 19th century, former no. 123, Air: a standing boy with fluttering hair holding 2 fluttering birds in his hands about to put them into a birdcage, bellows and an oak tree with acorns on the base, height 13 cm, model no. C 99, c. 1970, former no. 747, painter no. 32, Fire: a boy sitting on a stool, at the side a gueridon, he whisks the chocolate in the cup on the saucer, behind it a chocolate pot with lid and handle, in front of it a fireplace and a kettle, height 10.5 cm, model no. C 97, second half of the 19th century, former no. 18, painter no. 43, all groups with gold-heightened rocailles and grass bushes, minor restoration, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, all models by Johann Joachim Kändler c. 1770 (Ru)