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Three Meissen figures circa 1750-70
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to rear of bases, the shepherdess with crossed swords and dot, Fortuna with '.1.7.' in black
- 13.2cm., 5 /8 in. (Fortuna); 11.2cm., 4 3/8 in. (vegetable seller); 26.5cm., 10 1/2 in. (shepherdess)
comprising: a Meissen figure of Fortuna, circa 1755, probably modelled by F.E. Meyer, holding a cornucopia of flowers and an oar, a blue ball at her feet, the scroll-moulded base edged in gilding; a Meissen figure of a vegetable seller, circa 1755, probably modelled by F.E. Meyer, with a basket of vegetables over her right arm and another in the left hand, wearing a black bonnet, green bodice and lavender skirt; and a large Meissen figure of a shepherdess, circa 1770, holding a posy and with flowers gathered in her apron, wearing a puce and floral striped skirt, a recumbent lamb on the high, scroll-edged base