Model human
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750
Materials
porcelain and gilt
Measurements
82 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448185
Summary
A group of Cupid sitting on a sphinx, holding in his right hand a garland of flowers painted in natural colours, the sphinx in gilt-edged headdress and with a puce rug outlined in gold and shaped malmetto at the sides. Mark, traces of crossed swords in blue, incised Z 967.
Marks and inscriptions
incised Z 967; traces of crossed swords in blue