PAIR OF PORCELAIN CENTERPIECES. MEISSEN, GERMANY, POSSIBLY SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ACIER.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Ceramic
Reference: ZF1462
Pair of centerpieces. Glazed porcelain, wood, textile, etc. Meissen, Germany, possibly second half of the 19th century, following models by Acier. With marks at the base. They have hairs and missing parts; missing parts at the base. Two elaborate glazed porcelain figures each have a circular carved wooden base decorated with neoclassical elements and upholstered in red on top, raised on three spheres. The centerpieces are protected by two clear glass cloches, likely made by hand, judging by the bubbles visible on top. The blue marks on the base of both centerpieces are those used by Meissen between 1815 and 1924. They also feature other incised elements. The piece depicting three gallant couples around a tree is based on a 1772 model by Michael Victor Acier (1736, Versailles–Desde, 1799), who worked in Meissen from 1762, and is commonly known as “Gardeners around the Tree.” The one with the two musicians and two pairs of dancers around a tree is also based on another Acier model from the same year. In both cases, copies based on these 18th-century works were produced throughout the 19th century, becoming particularly popular in the second half, with variations in the polychromy and minor details.
· Size: 35,5x35,5x59 cms. Alt sin base 50 cms. Fanal 54 cms.
6.500 €
