For sale is a rare figurine made by Meissen in 1737. The figure is of St. Catherine of Genoa I was told she was commissioned by Queen Maria Josepha of Saxony and Poland as mentioned in Kaendler's records in January of 1737. I think she could also represent St. Teresa of Avila who is sometimes shown with an arrow piercing her heart. She is superbly modeled with an arrow piercing her heart and lots of nice gold trim. She was painted when first made which is very important! She is in great condition with a firing crack underneath the base, the index finger has a chip, the pinky on that hand is missing the tip, the top of the arrow is missing and a few minor chips to the halo. Amazingly there is almost no wear to the gilding and there are no restorations at all! The figure is 7.25 inches tall. It is marked underneath with a faint crossed swords mark. Flat base underneath with the air hole typical of these early pieces. 18th century German Germany Heilige

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