ANTIQUE.RARE AUGUSTUS REX(MEISSEN) FIGURINE Bust Porcelain Offer!!!

“OFFERS WELCOME!! repair to feather but Beautiful!!” AN ANTIQUE AND RARE EARLY MEISSEN AUGUSTUS REX Antique Meissen Porcelain Portrait Bust of a Bourbon Child, c. 1720s Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration Artists: Probably modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, German, 1706 - 1720s. Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany, 1710 - present Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration Classification:Sculpture Meissen porcelain — Augustus II (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong-AR ANTIQUE DRESDEN PORCELAIN BUST BOURBON Meissen porcelain bust of a girl with modeled applied flowers on bonnet with hand painted decoration, with “Augustus Rex” marking on bottom Augustus the Strong owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. As Elector of Saxony, he is perhaps best remembered as a patron of the arts and architecture. He established the Saxon capital of Dresden as a major cultural centre, attracting artists and musicians from across Europe to his court. Augustus also amassed an impressive art collection and built fantastic baroque palaces at Dresden and at Wars,Saw. Feather is repaired due to age, wear and tear *** Beautiful Condition, some minor cracking at base rim AND REPAIR TO FEATHER, see PICTURES THANKS Pretty Bust in Ludwigsburg Porcelain Height 15 cm Shoulder width 10.5 cm Base Dim 6.5 x 6.5 cm