Bidspirit auction | Allegory—Water, Edme Samson, Paris, ca.

Allegory—Water, Edme Samson, Paris, ca. 19 - Allegory—Water, Edme Samson, Paris, ca. 1900, Amphitrite seated in a shell-shaped carriage, accompanied by two naiads, a Triton, and a putto riding a dolphin; the nearly oval pedestal represents turbulent water, The model for this allegory is Michel Victor Aciers’ Allegory of Water from his 1772 series THE FOUR ELEMENTS for the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, polychromatic painting and gilded decoration, chipped in several places and previously restored, 23 x 25 x 18 cm