English & European Ceramics & Glass - 12th October 2010
Lot 436
A large Meissen figure of Bacchus
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £600
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Description
A large Meissen figure of Bacchus, possibly personifying Autumn, standing and eating a bunch of grapes, leaning on a tree stump in a nonchalant fashion, a cheeky satyr sitting on a barrel beside him, holding a goblet of wine, all on an elaborate footed rococo base, blue crossed swords mark, incised '669', mid 19th century, 28.5cm.
