Pair of Large Meissen Style Figures of Nodding Pagodas Late 19th century

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About the Item

Impress Your Guests with the very fine pair German bisque man and lady Chinoiserie seated cross-legged and wearing elaborately gold trim and detailed decorated robes the heads, hands, and tongue articulated 19th century Meissen Style figures. Nodding pagoda figures with action moveable head, hand and tongue, known as a "Nodder.' The unique highly detailed Figures are an example of the European fascination with Asian culture in the 19th century. The beautiful figure smiles widely with dimples showing upper teeth and the removable weighted heads nod back and forth, tongues stick in and out, and her hands move up and down, his one moving up and down. One of its most prized figures whose, although rare, admiration continues to this day. The beautifully detailed faces and richly gilt embellished enrobed figures of oriental man and female achieve animation through a well-engineered system of counter weights which allow the tongue, hands and head movement. There is a partial blue Meissen style mark present under the lady figure. We spent many hours in our dining room sharing the nodders with wagging heads, hands and tongues with our guests much to their amazement and delight! A Pair Of Meissen Nodding Pagodas Sold in Oct. 2016 Collections of Vertu Sale, for $40,000. for the pair.. Provenance: Assembled from our family's Maryland estate, The Edith Hale Harkness estate. The Harkness Family was among 19th century America's first philanthropic society families as financiers to Rockefeller & Flagler for Standard Oil. Continue the story! Our private family world-wide holdings include thousands of unique furnishings, art, objects, and jewelry.

Dimensions:
Height: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Chinoiserie (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Gold,Porcelain
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1840-1900
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
West Palm Beach, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU97331277754

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