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A Meissen Porcelain Group Of The Drunken Silenus

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A Meissen Porcelain Group Of The Drunken Silenus
<B>A German Porcelain Figural Group</B></I><BR><BR>Meissen, Germany<BR>Late Nineteenth/Early Twentieth Century<BR>Porcelain, enamel and gilt<BR>Marks: crossed swords in underglaze blue, numbered <I>29,</B></I> incised <I>2724,</B></I> impressed <I>141</B></I><BR>8.5 in. high<BR><BR>The figural group of Drunken Silenus, depicting a faun supporting the drunken Silenus as he rides an ass, while a Bacchante with her basket of grapes, and a cherub, continue to frolic at his feet, all on a shaped base edged with gilt rocaille<BR><BR>Provenance: Walsh Family Art Trust1 <BR><BR><B>Condition Report:</B> Normal signs of wear as appropriate with age, repairs to the tail of ass; arms and leg of cherub; arm of sSilenus and foot of nympb, loss to faun's trailing grape vine