A Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain large model of an obelisk, circa 1780

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

porcelain
38cm., 15in. high

of square section, the tapering obelisk moulded with two wreaths tied with bows, with a putto at one corner holding a flower, the stepped base moulded with four similar wreaths,

Catalogue Note

Markus W. Peters, op. cit., p. 99, abb. 48, illustrates another example of this rare form, modelled slightly differently with additional wreaths at the edges of the obelisk rather than an applied putto as in the present lot.