Venus and Cupid Mythological Group attributed to J.F. Eberlein for Meissen, 1900s

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Excellent meissen figurine group from around 1900: the beautiful, youthful venus, her hair partly tied up and adorned with a … Read more Excellent meissen figurine group from around 1900: the beautiful, youthful venus, her hair partly tied up and adorned with a bow, clad only in a white cloth with a gold border draped around her hips, sits upon a rock, lovingly admiring her beauty in a small hand mirror; beside her, a little cupid floats towards her, offering her a flaming heart. The rock also serves as the base and is adorned on the sides with sculpted floral and foliage motifs featuring gold accents.

design: johann friedrich eberlein (1695 - 1749) from 1735 sculptor and modeller at the meissen porcelain factory. Eberlein worked with johann joachim kändler (1706 - 1775) - a modeller at the meissen manufactory since 1731: together with j. J. Kändler and johann gottlieb ehder, he created the swan service with more than 2,200 individual items between 1737 and 1742. Eberlein's own creations show classical deities on opulent baroque plinths. Model 346 was created in 1742.

manufactory: meissen germany dating: made around 1900 material: porcelain, glossy finish technique: handmade and painted porcelain dimensions: height: 17,5 cm / 6.88 in diameter: 13,5 cm / 5.31 in underglaze meissen blue crossed sword mark pommels on hilts / first quality model number 346 / former's number 121 / painter's number 94 bibliography: sabine & thomas bergmann, meissen - figures, model numbers 1 - 3000, erlangen,germany 2017, page 540, catalogue number 2208. Condition: very good this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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