Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, Antiken

| 221 A large set of 23 “Japanese” figurines from the “Foreign nations” series, Meissen, 20th century, the model by Friedrich Elias Meyer (*1724 Erfurt - †1785 Berlin) Three-dimensional, finely modelled porcelain, painted in colour and complemented with gold highlights. Seated and standing figurines in appropriate national dress and with different attributes, each on a small, naturalistic pedestal. Minimal traces of age. Some with a red label and corresponding manufactory price. All figurines bearing the blue sword, an impressed mark and the painter’s mark. Height 12/13 cm. Friedrich Elias Meyer was court sculptor in Weimar, modeller in Meis­ sen from 1748 and model master craftsman in Berlin from 1761 to 1785. Literature: Meissen: Figuren Volume II Farbabbildung. Bergmann A 1-Z 99, from a series of 20 “Japanese”, p. 243 ff. cat. no. 475 ff. 271023 I - II € 25.000