AF, more specifically, Moses parting the water of the Red Sea so his people can cross safely. Plate may be strictly decorative, or for use at...
My first impression, without really examining it, is that it is Moses parting the waters, leading the Israelites out of Egypt, Pharaoh's soldiers...
Or Pan: [IMG] Satyrs, including the granddaddy of them all, Silenus, are frequently depicted without horns, sometimes without any goat features...
It's what we all have done and continue to do. At least half of what I know I learned when I was trying to find out about something else.
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This is the sort of thing that strikes me as the inspiration for the porcelain designs: [ATTACH]
I understood you that way. The point I failed to put over is that we would not all be quibbling over Pan v. Satyr, Griffin v. not griffin or...
I don't see any wings. It's an unusual pairing; the animal traditionally associated with Bacchus/Dionysus is the panther, or, more specifically,...
The imagery on the Meissen piece is much more coherent, follows neoclassical conventions more closely and uses colors more appropriate to the...
This is supposed to be Meissen. As usual, Pinterest board does not link with source: [IMG] Oh, here we go:...
Would that be called roaring drunk?
1 little naked (or nearly so) wingless boy = a putto 2 or more of the same = putti.
Don't be too sure. This is mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And this is the reason I no longer keep it at my desk, where I often drink coffee: [ATTACH]
Agree with OBB's comments with just a couple of tweaks. A griffin is part lion, part eagle, so griffin it is. In this context, the child would...
A good deal of similarity, but not the same, if I'm seeing yours correctly. It may mean more that they are around the same age, both in the same...
Were both the top and the shank tested for fineness? Or the top only? Looking at the photo of the underside and the way the shank is attached, I...
Smoking jacket?? With cap??
Cleaned up I can see the possibility of its being gold filled. Might have been designed as a photo frame, clear cover now lost. It reminds me...
Greetings, both Sparkys, Porscha & husband too.
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