A Meissen porcelain figure of Mercury - image-1

Lot 725 Dα

A Meissen porcelain figure of Mercury

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

A Meissen porcelain figure of Mercury

Standing figure of the Roman messenger of the gods leaning against a tree stump. He wears a yellow drapery and his winged helmet, holding the Caduceus in one hand and a bag of coins in the other. Blue crossed swords mark to the back of the socle. The helmet and right hand restored. H 25.7 cm.
The model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein, mid-18th C.