TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
A Meissen porcelain figure group of Orestes and Pylades, 19th century
Lot Closed
April 29, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Meissen porcelain figure group of Orestes and Pylades, 19th century
after a model by C. G. Jüchtzer
35.5cm high, 21.5cm wide; 1ft. 2in., 8½in.
The present group represents Orestes with his friend and cousin, Plyades. Here they are depicted before the statue of Artemis which Orestes was tasked by Apollo to seize from the temple in Tauris.