Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013

Lot 211

A Meissen figure of a putto from the Royal Court Pantry in Warsaw mid 18th century

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A Meissen figure of a putto from the Royal Court Pantry in Warsaw mid 18th century, emblematic of Arithmetic, standing on a small square base and draped in a pink robe gilded with leafy sprigs, holding a tablet bearing the numbers 1 to 8, blue crossed swords mark to the reverse, the base marked in puce 'KHCW' for the Hof-Conditorei Warschau, 12cm.