Opulent centerpiece, so-called Louis XVI centerpiece, Meissen, Knauff Schwerter mark 1850-1924, 2nd choice, designed by Johann Carl Schönheit (1730 Meissen 1805) in 1782, model no. G96, the marbled base set on a square pedestal, the rising palm shaft with three plastic sphinxes framed by a ring with a meander band, the shallow projecting bowl with three rams' heads supporting laurel garlands, the pierced cover with acanthus leaves on the surface, a candlestick spout in the center, the attachable 4-light candlestick with three projecting candlestick arms, restored, cracked, slightly bumped, h. 66 cm, Ø 30 cm, ref. Bergmann, Meissen Figures A 1 - Z 99, supplementary volume, p. 103

Category: Porcelain