Fine Meissen Figure August the Strong to Horse
Mount on a fire gilt bronze Louis XV pedestal, polylobed with foliage and flower garlands. On a naturalistic base applied with leaves a jumping horse, on the horseback August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, wearing elegant clothes.
Fine polychrome decoration.
Design: Friedrich Elias Meyer, 1752
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Meissen abt. 1755
Height: 19,5 cm, Width: 18 cm, Depth: 10 cm
Literature: A similar piece, but without a bronze mount: The Books of Meissen
by Robert E. Röntgen, Page 41, Table 23.
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