Allegory of America and Europe, Meissen, c. 1750

two putti personifying the continents on a rugged rocaille base, Europe with orb and a commanding gesture, rising above America wearing a feather headdress and holding a bow and arrow, the base applied with leaves and flowers, porcelain, with polychrome decoration, height 12 cm, model no. B 72 (supplementary no.), designed by Friedrich Elias Meyer in 1751, faint underglaze-blue crossed-swords mark to the base, attributes, limbs and torso of America restored, (Hr)

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