Now that kitsch is back in style, these small, refined objects are increasingly in demand.
€18,600
Pair of standing figures of armored Mars and Minerva, c. 1750-1755, porcelain, h. 43 cm and 41.5 cm/16.92 x 16.33 in.
Saint-Cloud, February 9, 2014. Le Floc’h auction house. Mr. Froissart
t hey may look old-fashioned, but that is precisely why people like them. Major decorative arts companies now mass-produce Meissen porcelain figurines. An emotional, nostalgic appeal, a reinterpretation of bourgeois codes by contemporary culture and, sometimes, a touch of humor are winning over young collectors. Meissen’s leading figure…
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