Lot 735
Rare Porcelain Egg with Cherub, Sitzendorf Porcelain Studios, Dresden 1887-1900. Rare porcelain egg with charming nude cherub peeking on the window within the egg. Clearly hallmarked with a blue cross hatch mark used by Sitzendorf between 1887-1900 and is one of the factories listed in the Dresden Porcelain Studios Identification Guide by the Harran's. Egg has three gold gilt cabriolet style legs and decorated with applied roses in pink, yellow and peach roses with vines artfully surrounding the egg in variegated yellows and green. Cherub is peering out the window of the egg and viewed from top of egg his toochis is adorable. After very close inspection we note only the tiniest tips missing on two of the 45 applied leave and it took a magnifying glass to find them. 4½ x 4". Estimated Value $400 - 800
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