Milk glass vase with painted scene

A detailed porcelain figure depicting a young man with a wreath in his hair made of autumn leaves, holding a sickle in one hand and leaning on a horn of plenty full of harvested fruits and vegetables with the other. The man is partially wrapped in a pinkish blue cloak reminiscent of an ancient garment. The base is decorated with a floral motif with...

Porcelain figurine from the series "Children with mottoes" made in the 19th century by the famous porcelain factory Meissen in Germany. Cupid standing by a circular pillar, tying two hearts, is decorated with a wreath of roses. On the base we find the inscription (motto) in French 'Je les unis' ('I unite them'). The polychrome painting has gilded details....

Porcelain figurine from the series "Children with mottoes" made in the 19th century by the famous porcelain factory Meissen in Germany. Cupid standing by a circular pillar holding an arrow in one hand and a jug over two hearts in the other. The inscription (motto) on the base is in French 'Je blesse et soulage' ('I hurt and I heal'). The polychrome...

A detailed figurine from the series "Cupids/Putti in Disguise" by modeler Michel Victor Acier (1736–1799), produced at the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. This model, named Amorette als Knabe mit Pistole (which can be translated as Putto as a boy with a pistol), was designed in 1775 and manufactured in the 19th century. The markings on the...