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A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF 'FORTUNA'
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A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF 'FORTUNA'

DATED 1883, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARK WITH ONE INCISION BELOW, INCISED MODEL NO. M 188., IMPRESSED 137, PAINTED 40, SIGNED H. SCHWABE

Closed18 October 2012

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A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF 'FORTUNA'
DATED 1883, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARK WITH ONE INCISION BELOW, INCISED MODEL NO. M 188., IMPRESSED 137, PAINTED 40, SIGNED H. SCHWABE
The scantily clad nymph standing on a ball holding a cornucopia issuing flowers, coins, jewels and seashells, a putto holding a crown and a laurel wreath at her feet, named on a banner at the base
24 5/8 in. (62.6 cm.) high

Specialist note

See Dr. K. Berling, Meissen China an Illustrated History, New York, p. 97, fig. 247 for an illustration of this model and illustrations of several Cupids produced by Professor Schwabe of Nurenberg.