Description:

A GROUP OF FOUR MEISSEN PAINTED PORCELAIN FIGURES, UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED AND IMPRESSED NUMBERS, CIRCA 1877-1881, comprising a seated cherub representing love, with a bellows fanning a pair of flaming hearts at his feet, raised on a circular faux marble banded socle, underside enclosing incised cursive, "L. 108," and "104" with a zigzag mark, height: 7 1/2"; a pauper cherub with a forlorn expression, wilted wings and wearing torn clothes while hobbling on a wooden crutch and one knee resting on a stump, on stylized foliate encrusted groundwork, raised on a faux marble banded socle, underside enclosing incised cursive, "L. 112," impressed, "58," overglaze black, "7," "height: 8 1/2"; a Cupid figure resting on a truncated tree trunk, wearing a ribbon tied empty quiver, while gazing at his covered basket with a confused expression, the circular ground work revealing his dropped bow, raised on a faux marble banded socle, underside enclosing incised cursive, "L 118" impressed, "100," overglaze red, "64," height: 7 1/2"; a figure of a 17th century gentleman, wearing a plumed hat and purple cape draped over his shoulders above a mustard waistcoat and broad blue sash, holding a walking stick while standing on a gilt lined circular socle, painted outside of factory, underside enclosing blue crossed swords with single slash mark, incised cursive, "M. 185," overglaze, "22," height: 8 1/2". NOTE: The horizontal overglaze slash mark on the blue crossed swords is the method that Meissen used when selling figures sold in the white with no painted areas.

  • Condition: Gentleman figure has had one hand and the walking stick restored

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