Triumph of the Amphitrites

Lot 4240 limit € 25.000

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice or 1 cut through, from the large tsarist order by Catherine II for Oranienbaum, model by Johann Joachim Kaendler 1772/73, model no. 2, an opulent table centerpiece composed of three parts, the sea goddess Amphitrite in the center surrounded by putti, nereids and various sea creatures, painted in colour, equipped with gold, restored, total length approx. 57 cm, pommel swords mid-19th century to 1923