Pair of 18th Century Meissen Flower Seller Figurines

Make: Meissen (Germany)

Age: 1763-1773

Construction: Porcelain

Dimensions: Each Approximately 4 3/4" Tall x 1 3/4" Wide x 2 1/4" Deep

Condition: Very good pre-owned antique condition. A few very minor chips and losses in the flowers. Please see photos.

Details: Pair of figurines portraying a man and woman selling flowers. The man is barefoot with magenta, green and white knee breeches, white open-neck shirt, and open jacket hand painted with flowers in shades of blue, magenta and green.  A three-dimensional blue morning glory adorns his jacket and he holds a small nosegay of porcelain flowers. The woman wears a buttoned floral hand painted jacket in the same blues and magentas over a pink, white, and magenta skirt and green-trimmed white apron. She holds a three-dimensional garland of leaves and flowers. Both figures carry a yellow basket of porcelain flowers on their back and are marked in blue on the bottom with the crossed swords of Meissen with a dot beneath (1763-1773).