FOUR HÖCHST ALLEGORICAL FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF THE CONTINENTS
CIRCA 1760, GOLD AND MANGANESE WHEEL MARKS, INCISED IR AND LNI MARKS
Each modelled seated on a rocaille puce and gilt condiment stand, Europe wearing a long yellow dress, holding a model of a church with further attributes at her feet including an owl and globe, Africa wearing an elephant mask, with a bird of prey, lion and a silvered cornucopia of corn, America wearing a feathered headdress and skirt, a quiver of arrows slung over her back and a man's head balanced under her right foot, Asia wearing a puce dress carrying an incense burner with a camel beneath her (some chipping, losses and restoration, Asia cracked and restuck across base)
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
FOUR HÖCHST ALLEGORICAL FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF THE CONTINENTS
CIRCA 1760, GOLD AND MANGANESE WHEEL MARKS, INCISED IR AND LNI MARKS
Each modelled seated on a rocaille puce and gilt condiment stand, Europe wearing a long yellow dress, holding a model of a church with further attributes at her feet including an owl and globe, Africa wearing an elephant mask, with a bird of prey, lion and a silvered cornucopia of corn, America wearing a feathered headdress and skirt, a quiver of arrows slung over her back and a man's head balanced under her right foot, Asia wearing a puce dress carrying an incense burner with a camel beneath her (some chipping, losses and restoration, Asia cracked and restuck across base)
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
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