Mercury in the chariot of the gods

Lot 4004 limit € 9.500

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model by JJ Kaendler 1774, Mercury in a chariot drawn by two ravens on a cloud bed, sitting on a money chest, depicting his quality as the god of thieves, a rooster and a putto with a small dagger and money bag are included , from the so-called Oranienbaum series for Tsarina Catherine the Great, painted in colour, equipped with gold, partially restored, H approx. 32 cm, L approx. 41 cm, pommel swords second half of the 19th century.