Berlin figure of a boy ‘Butcher’, c. 1830
$265.50 AUD
Berlin porcelain small figure of a boy, shown bleeding a quail into a dish, representing a Butcher from a ‘Cupid in Disguise’ series. Blue sceptre mark, also incised ‘Z’, circa 1830.
Condition | Wings lost & painted over, otherwise good. "admin" |
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Size | 18.5cm h. |
References | The 'Cupid in Disguise' figures were popular with many European porcelain makers, and included the trades and professions - the butcher is an unusually graphic one! |
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