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Meissen the Lucky Parents Model E 81 Michel Victor Acier Rococo made c. 1773
About the Item
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: The Lucky Parents, created by Michel Victor Acier (c. 1770-72)
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (bottom not glazed)
First quality
Dating: !! Rococo Period / made circa 1773 !!
Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted
Technique: handmade porcelain
Model number E 81 / former's number 19 / painter's number 17
Measures:
total height: 9.055 inches (= 23.0 cm)
width: 6.88 inches (= 17.5 cm)
depth: 5.90 inches (= 15.0 cm)
Modeller:
Michel Victor Acier (1736-1799).
The sculptor & modeller had studied at the Royal Academy of Paris. He was independent master modeller at Meissen manufactory in period as from 1764 until 1781. The sculptor was specialized in creation of genre figures and children gardeners; additionally, Acier invented the Series of Motto Childs and he worked together with
Kaendler concerning the huge order having been placed with Tsarina Catherine II. of Russia. Acier became leading modeller of Meissen manufactory after Kaendler's death in 1775.
The model E 81 was created circa 1770-1772.
Detailed information:
The lucky parents
-- this superb figurine group shows a couple - a nobleman and a very elegant lady having sat down on an upholstered bench, embracing each other or both are looking fondly at a floundering baby child which lies on man's as well as woman's thigh (the baby child's head is supported by a cushion)
-- the couple is wearing most elegant Rococo garments (the man is dressed in a jacket, a vest, a shirt, he wears breeches with white stockings and buckled shoes or the woman is clad in a long dress as well as in a mantel (fireplace))
-- the figurine group is attached to oval rocky base with golden-blue painted decoration at its edge
Bibliography:
Thomas & SABINE BERGMANN, Meissen-Figures (Erlangen / Germany 2014), model numbers A 1 - Z 99, page 33 / catalogue number 25
Condition:
Very good or there aren't any damages existing (=a very few tiny restorations have been done, not visible with naked eye)
Shipping note:
This most remarkable Meissen Figurine Group will be excellently wrapped and packed in special box.
- Creator:Michel Victor Acier 1 (Sculptor)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.055 in (23 cm)Width: 6.88 in (17.48 cm)Depth: 5.9 in (14.99 cm)
- Style:Rococo (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1760-1770
- Condition:a very few tiny restorations have been done, not visible with naked eye.
- Seller Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1014414437211
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