Important Meissen Group “Venus”
On a naturalistic stone base flowers applied with cascade.
Venus the goddess of love, beauty and desire is sitting in a large shell. She is wearing elegant clothes. Next to her a floating putto. The shell is carried by Nereids and Triton.
Very fine and rich polychrome decoration with gold.
Design: Johann Joachim Kaendler 1769
Swordmark and No. 127
Meissen abt. 1890
Height: 34 cm Width: 21 cm Depth: 17 cm
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