table clock with Cupid and doves
table clock with Cupid and doves, Meissen, Knaufschwerter mark 1850–1924, 1st grade, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler and Michel Victor Acier c. 1775–1779, Model No. F36, Cupid seated on a rectangular base with a bow and quiver, leaning against the clock case. A pair of turtledoves perched on the case, which is decorated with floral garlands and features a dial bordered by a laurel wreath. Movement JWB No. 34972, pendulum missing, functionality not tested, round enamel dial with Arabic numerals, polychromatic painting and decorative gilding, in places slightly chipped and restored, 31 x 25 x 12 cm, Lit.: Bergmann, Sabine and Thomas: Meissen Figures, Vol. II, Erlangen, 2014, p. 230
table clock with Cupid and doves, Meissen, Knaufschwerter mark 1850–1924, 1st grade, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler and Michel Victor Acier c. 1775–1779, Model No. F36, Cupid seated on a rectangular base with a bow and quiver, leaning against the clock case. A pair of turtledoves perched on the case, which is decorated with floral garlands and features a dial bordered by a laurel wreath. Movement JWB No. 34972, pendulum missing, functionality not tested, round enamel dial with Arabic numerals, polychromatic painting and decorative gilding, in places slightly chipped and restored, 31 x 25 x 12 cm, Lit.: Bergmann, Sabine and Thomas: Meissen Figures, Vol. II, Erlangen, 2014, p. 230
