A Kelsterbach porcelain figure of the muse Klio - image-1

Lot 784 Dα

A Kelsterbach porcelain figure of the muse Klio

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A Kelsterbach porcelain figure of the muse Klio

The Greek muse of history Klio seated on an rock base looking down at a putto, both writing in books. Blue HD mark beneath the crown. The treestump reattached, the hand and quill of the putto restored. H 20.5 cm.
Model attributed to Höckl, last third 18th C.

Literature

Two further models in the Grossherzlich-Hessische Porzellansammlung Darmstadt and the Stadtmuseum Kelsterbach (cf. Christ, Alexa-Beatrice, Kelsterbacher Porzellan, Stuttgart 2004, no. 63.)