Lot No. 1435


'Four Elements': fire, water, air, earth,


'Four Elements': fire, water, air, earth, - Furniture and works of art

porcelain, colour and gold paint,
FIRE: at the centre the god of war Ares is seated with crown, he is surrounded by four small geniuses, at left a genius is hammering the glowing iron, before that a genius is holding the shield of Medusa, before that is lying the helmet, at right a Turkish genius with turban and gun cart, preparing the canon, the reverse side depicts a genius holding wood in the hands, rocky plinth with gold edge, height 24 cm, length 24 cm, minor restorations, model number D 80, red painter number 29;

WATER: at the centre the goddess Venus in shell cart and holding Velium in her left hand, behind that and at her left side a nereide, they are guiding the shell cart, the front features a triton boy riding on a dolphin and holding an oar in his left hand, reverse side features a triton boy blowing the conch horn, inside the waves of water shells and coral branches, plinth with gold edge, height 23 cm, length 25 cm, depth 19 cm, minor restorations, model number D 81;

AIR: at the centre is the personification of time Chronos with a scythe on a plinth of clouds, surrounded by erotes, at front one kneeling with an air pump, at right one standing with a soap bowl and blow tube, next to that a peacock displaying the fan, at the left side and reverse side two floating an cloud plinth with flower garland and purple bands, plinth with gold edge, height 27 cm with scythe, length 26 cm, depth 21 cm, minor restorations, model number D 82, red painter number 37; scythe coming

EARTH: at centre the goddess of fecundity Pomona sitting on a lion, wearing a golden crown, holding a cornucopia with fruit and golden bowls in her hands, before that a reclining boy on basket of vegetables and holding melon and knife in his hands, at side a boy with rake, a boy seated on a lion with flower garland, behind that a standing girl, stone plinth with flower basket and gold edge, height 24 cm, length 22 cm, depth 22 cm, restored areas, model number D 83, red painter number 5; Meißen, underglaze blue sword mark, second half of the nineteenth century, model by Michel Victor

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

02.05.2019 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 14,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

'Four Elements': fire, water, air, earth,


porcelain, colour and gold paint,
FIRE: at the centre the god of war Ares is seated with crown, he is surrounded by four small geniuses, at left a genius is hammering the glowing iron, before that a genius is holding the shield of Medusa, before that is lying the helmet, at right a Turkish genius with turban and gun cart, preparing the canon, the reverse side depicts a genius holding wood in the hands, rocky plinth with gold edge, height 24 cm, length 24 cm, minor restorations, model number D 80, red painter number 29;

WATER: at the centre the goddess Venus in shell cart and holding Velium in her left hand, behind that and at her left side a nereide, they are guiding the shell cart, the front features a triton boy riding on a dolphin and holding an oar in his left hand, reverse side features a triton boy blowing the conch horn, inside the waves of water shells and coral branches, plinth with gold edge, height 23 cm, length 25 cm, depth 19 cm, minor restorations, model number D 81;

AIR: at the centre is the personification of time Chronos with a scythe on a plinth of clouds, surrounded by erotes, at front one kneeling with an air pump, at right one standing with a soap bowl and blow tube, next to that a peacock displaying the fan, at the left side and reverse side two floating an cloud plinth with flower garland and purple bands, plinth with gold edge, height 27 cm with scythe, length 26 cm, depth 21 cm, minor restorations, model number D 82, red painter number 37; scythe coming

EARTH: at centre the goddess of fecundity Pomona sitting on a lion, wearing a golden crown, holding a cornucopia with fruit and golden bowls in her hands, before that a reclining boy on basket of vegetables and holding melon and knife in his hands, at side a boy with rake, a boy seated on a lion with flower garland, behind that a standing girl, stone plinth with flower basket and gold edge, height 24 cm, length 22 cm, depth 22 cm, restored areas, model number D 83, red painter number 5; Meißen, underglaze blue sword mark, second half of the nineteenth century, model by Michel Victor

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Furniture and works of art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 02.05.2019 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 20.04. - 02.05.2019

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