Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014

Lot 255

A Meissen figure group of the Drunken Silenus 19th century

Estimate £600 - £800

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Description

A Meissen figure group of the Drunken Silenus 19th century, reworked from the original model by J J Kändler, the inebriated god slumped on the back of a donkey, supported by a young man, while a maiden feeds grapes to the garlanded ass, a putto pulling its tail behind, blue crossed swords mark, incised 2724, a few small restorations, 21cm high.