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Venus and Paris
group of figures
Lost Art-ID
569555
Artist
KPM Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin
Birth
gegr. 1763
Title
Venus and Paris
Additional title
group of figures
Datierung
1768 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
porcelain
Measures
H 26 cm und 26,5 cm
Description
Two statuettes: Venus and Paris. Venus, standing on clouds, at her feet the sleeping cupid, behind her a pair of doves. She holds the golden apple in the left. Her gown pink with golden pattern. Paris, resting on his shepherd's staff, with yellow, purple robe. Beside him a black-brown spotted ram, at his feet the shepherd's flute. A finger of his right hand is missing. Triangular plinths. Both on gold-stamped posts. Models by Friedrich Elias Meyer. Scepter brands. Of the posts 8.5 cm each
Literature: Die Venus farbig abgebildet bei Georg Lenz, Berliner Porzellan, Berlin 1913, Abb. 103
source: Auktionskatalog Hans W. Lange, Wertvolles Kunstgewerbe, Berlin, 19.-21. Mai 1941, S. 149-150. Nr. 730
Provenance
formerly collection Lüders, Berlin; Collection Dr. Wilhelm Dosquet, Berlin, 19th-21st May 1941 Auction Hans W. Lange, Berlin
Published since
Contact
Dr. Sibylle Ehringhaus
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