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108 - Complete series of allegorical figures of the “Five Senses” from Meissen
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Complete series of allegorical figures of the “Five Senses” from Meissen 5-piece set; young women in antique-style robes standing on rocaille-relief pedestals, accompanied by cherubs or animals and featuring various attributes. The personification of hearing, playing the lute and holding sheet music and a French horn, flanked by a reclining stag; and the personification of sight, holding a telescope, mirror, and glasses, accompanied by an eagle. The personification of taste, holding apples and grapes, flanked by a monkey helping itself from a filled fruit bowl; and the standing personification of Smell, leaning against a column and holding a rosebush and rose blossoms as well as a potpourri jar, and the allegory of Feeling with a parrot, a pair of cherubs, and a dog. Polychrome painting with rich gold decoration. Designed by Johann Friedrich Eberlein. Model Nos. 1035, 1042, 1051, 1062, 1136. Undated restoration and minimal repairs; Crossed swords mark. Height 27 cm – 28 cm. See catalog of the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufactory at Meissen, 1904, p. 6. A complete set of five allegorical porcelain figures from the “Five Senses” series modeled by J. F. Eberlein. Negligibly restored and with minor chipping. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Second half of the 19th century.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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