M Lees and Sons has dated this Parian Porcelain Ariadne Sculpture to the 19th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
The study after the original marble sculpture by Johann Heinrich Dannecker (1758-1841) court sculptor to the Dukes of Wurtemburg.
The classically-inspired sculpture depicts Ariadne , the Cretan princess and wife of the god of wine Dionysus, naked sprawled across the back of the striding panther , an image said to represent wildness tamed by beauty.
In excellent original condition with no major damage , losses or repairs. Has evidence of minor stress or firing cracks.
H 13”
D 4.5”
W 11”
Sweden c.1880
M Lees and Sons has dated this Parian Porcelain Ariadne Sculpture to the 19th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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Fine Larger Scale Late C19th Neo-classical Swedish Parian Porcelain Study of Ariadne and the Panther After Johann Heinrich Dannecker.
