Bidspirit auction | Allegory of the Night, Meissen,

Allegory of the Night, Meissen, - Allegory of the Night, Meissen, Knaufschwerter mark 1850–1924. First choice, design by Heinrich Schwabe in 1880–1882, Model No. M106, floating putto wrapped in a black veil held by a starry crown, holding poppy capsules in his right hand. At the putto’s feet, an owl sitting on a tree stump; both on a golden hemisphere and recessed pedestal, polychromatic and gilded, H. 18 cm, Lit.: Bergmann. Vol. I Meissen Artistic Figures. Model Numbers A 100–Z 300. Erlangen 2010. Cat. No. 154