Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 621

A pair of Meissen pagoda figures

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £4800

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Description

A pair of Meissen pagoda figures, late 19th/20th century, modelled as a Chinaman and his female companion, each sitting cross-legged with expansive bellies, wearing robes painted with indianische Blumen, with nodding heads, protruding tongues and waving hands, blue crossed swords marks, incised 156 and 157, impressed 92, damage to one hand, the woman's topknot restored, 18.3cm. (2)

Provenance: from a private European collection.