English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18 Oct 2017
A Meissen allegorical figure group of The Broken Eggs late 18th/early 19th century
A Meissen allegorical figure group of The Broken Eggs late 18th/early 19th century, modelled by Acier and Schönheit, a lady kneeling beside a basket of broken eggs and reaching up to the shoulder of her friend who turns away, a putto hiding in her skirts and another holding up an egg, blue crossed swords and star mark for the Marcolini period, incised F65, and a Meissen-style figure group of Winter, a boy seated on a sled and holding an axe, while his companion warms her hands, small damages, 24cm max. (2)