157 - Rare group of figures depicting a tasting scene. A group standing on a rocaille-style base adorned with flowers, next to a hearth. A bottle stands on the stove, which is being stoked by a kneeling boy holding a bellows. The standing boy, embracing the girl, offers her a glass of the liquor to taste. Delicate polychrome painting with gold accents. Model No. 3013. Partially preserved; restored; sword mark. Height: 20 cm.

Rare group of figures depicting a tasting scene. A group standing on a rocaille-style base adorned with flowers, next to a hearth. A bottle stands on the stove, which is being stoked by a kneeling boy holding a bellows. The standing boy, embracing the girl, offers her a glass of the liquor to taste. Delicate polychrome painting with gold accents. Model No. 3013. Partially preserved; restored; sword mark. Height: 20 cm. The design of this rare genre scene—known by various titles such as “The Distillers,” “The Tasting,” or as an allegory of fire—is attributed to Carl Christoph Punct. A rare group of figures at a tasting. Partially chipped. Repaired. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. First half of the 19th century.