ID 953488 
Lot 1141  | Large ensembles Triton and Naiad
Estimate value
€ 3 000 – 4 000 
Aelteste Volkstedter Porcelain Manufactroy. Volkstedt. Rudolstadt-Volkstedt.
Date: 1915-1934.
Maker/Designer: Models Gustav Oppel.
Technique: Porcelain, decorated with colors.
Measurement: Height each ca. 39cm, length ca. 42cm.
Mark: Manufactory mark in underglaze blue, "Gustav Oppel" impressed.
Pendants of a naiad on a hippocamp and a triton with putto.
The Triton, a hybrid of human torso and fish tail, son of the god Poseidon, carries a large shell on his left shoulder. His head is adorned by a crown of reeds. On one of his two fish tails, which replaces his right leg, sits a small putto. His lap covered with a draped shawl.
The naiad, following the ancient Greek depiction, on the back of a hippocampus. Draped around her shoulders and waist is a purple shawl. Her red hair is moved by the wind.
Both porcelain ensembles on round pedestals that have waves crashing up on them.
| Manufactur: | Aelteste Volkstedter Porcelain Factory | 
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| Auction house category: | Art nouveau | 
| Manufactur: | Aelteste Volkstedter Porcelain Factory | 
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| Auction house category: | Art nouveau | 
| Address of auction | 
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