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Pair of figures: Jupiter and Juno, or Zeus and Hera. Bow Porcelain C1752

$13,000per set
£9,653.17per set
€11,337.18per set
CA$18,086.63per set
A$20,249.81per set
CHF 10,617.64per set
MX$250,198.96per set
NOK 133,788.85per set
SEK 126,291.34per set
DKK 84,589.25per set
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About the Item

She stands barefoot, wearing a long-sleeved robe in white, deep pink and washed pale yellow and partly edged with gold; a red and gilt-topped sceptre in her right hand, an outsize peacock painted in brown, orange, greens and blues, at her left. The bearded Jupiter stands in red-laced sandles and wears a loose toga in pink, edged in brilliant iron red, and at the bottom in washed yellow; a gilt sceptre in his left hand, his right hand on hip; a large brown eagle on a lightning bolt at his left. Both figures stand on shaped rockwork bases. Measure: H. Juno: 5.6 in (14.4 cm); Jupiter 5.75 in (14.6 cm). Provenance: with Eroll Manners, London, 2006. The figures show the typical characteristics of the ‘muses modeller’ and the painting of features, hair and clothing associated with the decorated muse figures. Others: pair, Freeman Collection, Plate 199, as 1750-52, formerly the James McG. Stewart Collection, Sothebys 13 November 1973; Bradshaw, 1992, A19, 20, Plate 17, p.66 as circa 1751-1752.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1752
  • Condition:
    Some overpainting to Juno's base.
  • Seller Location:
    Melbourne, AU
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 48291stDibs: LU315138959583

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