For sale is a fun figurine made by Furstenberg in the
18th century . It is of a lady likely meant to represent the goddess
Venus with Amor / Cupid by her side standing on top of a superbly
modeled dolphin . A stunning piece that is modeled very well and hand
painted in the typical manner for this maker. Venus is half covering up
with a purple cloth and holding a gold scepter in her left hand with
cupid by her side holding an upside down torch but that dolphin is by far
my favorite part! The base has pink Greek scroll work trim all around.
The figure is 8 inches tall, 4.5 inches wide and 2.625 inches deep.
The piece displays superbly but has some flaws mainly from when it was
made. The seam on Venus' side split open a bit and her arm has a break
to the top and some damage to her hand though I believe this resulted
during the firing process or at partially because of it. There is a
firing crack in the top part of her leg in this area as well. All of
which was covered up by a restorer at some point but it had discolored a
lot and I took most of it off. Looks much better now and I don't mind
that sort of damage anyway. The only real damage is a missing wing of
the cherub but since it is the inside wing it does not show when on
display! A little chip in her hair. Some wear and tiny chips along the
base edges.The side fin of the dolphin looks like it is missing the end
but it was made this way! All in all a superb piece! The figurine is
marked with an incised number 354 over the letter S. as shown. Fürstenberg Germany German cherub Porzellanfigur
If you like my goodies have a look at my other auctions for a lot more
top maker pieces like Frankenthal , KPM and so on. Returns accepted if item is not as described. More
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do not send me questions on items other than my own! Фарфор 磁器 porcelaine porcellana