Great Cupid

Lot 4222 limit € 1.600

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, design by Heinrich Schwabe 1880-82, model no. M 115, Cupid with carrier pigeon and heart, grooved natural base with tree support, colored painting, gold decoration, very good condition, H approx. 31 cm, pommel swords from around/after 1882; Heinrich Schwabe (1847-1924), sculptor, studied at the Nuremberg School of Applied Arts, 1875-1907 professor ibid., the Meissner manufactory acquired a total of 48 models, busts, cupids, children and genre figures created by him by 1899