Figure Group
1760-1770 (made)
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Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Neptune and (possibly) Amphitrite are seated on a rock under a tree with a Cupid pouring water from an urn. The dress of Amphitrite is decorated with sprays of flowers. The whole rests on a base ornamented with rococo scrolls in relief painted in pink and gold, and with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Neptune and (possibly) Amphitrite are seated on a rock under a tree with a Cupid pouring water from an urn. The dress of Amphitrite is decorated with sprays of flowers. The whole rests on a base ornamented with rococo scrolls in relief painted in pink and gold, and with applied flowers. |
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| Accession number | 48-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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