A Meissen porcelain bust of a lady - image-1

Lot 781 Dα

A Meissen porcelain bust of a lady

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €

A Meissen porcelain bust of a lady

Bust of an elegant lady in a feather headress on a round plinth, fired in two parts and screw mounted. Blue crossed swords mark with pronounced pommels, incised model no. K 185, impressed numbers, 18 in red. H 37 cm.
Model by Heinrich Schwabe, 1876/77, formed late 19th C.

This bust is based on Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun's portraits of Marie Antoinette painted after 1778.

Provenance

Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.