Pair of 19th C Limoges Bisque Porcelain Figures.
Auction Date: March 18, 2022
Sold for: $192
Lot: 3548
France.
Circa 1870.
Modelled as two standing female courtesans, one dressed as a male, and both in attire of earlier period, on low mounded round bases on cylindrical stands. Painted in shades of pink enamel and with parcel gilt faux gems, etc. The mounds painted in greens and browns.
Each with small applied lavender patch to undersides, for VB, and black enamelled EXPer de VIENNE (AutrichE) / 1873.
Approximate dimensions: 14 H., overall..
Condition: Overall condition is very good, with minimal wear and scratching.
Notes: Exhibited at the 1873 Vienna Worlds Fair which was known as the Weltausstellung 1873 Wien. This is when Vienna was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sadly the fair took place during a cholera epidemic, and during a financial crisis. Still, items included in the exhibit were widely admired by the seven million attendees.