Tournai Tournai (probably), Belgique, white glazed soft porcelain, mythological figure group on high rock, rococo period, ca.1765.
Tournai Tournai (probably), Belgique, white glazed soft porcelain, mythological figure group on high rock, rococo period, ca.1765.

Rare white porcelain figure group, possibly Tournai Tournai, 18th century.

H 29 cm W 13 cm D 16 cm

 2.800,00

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On display is a large white porcelain mythological statue, most likely made by the Doornik or Tournai factory in Belgium. On a high irregular rock with moss covering and flat oval irregular base we see a female half-naked goddess with only a loin and shoulder cloth on, with putti at her side. In her right hand she carries the globe, in the left she holds a snake. She is sitting on a rock and looking to the right. On her right shoulder there is a putto with a quiver on the back, the left arm wrapped around her shoulder and with the right arm pointing. Behind her is a second putto with hammer and chisel and raised left arm. At the bottom left of the goddess are two turtledoves. The pressed molded heavy statue has a central opening, representing a cave. Several cracks are scattered as a result of the baking process. At the bottom we see how thick-walled and hollow the statue is with a granular structure pointing to soft porcelain and showing several brown impurities in the pâte, perhaps due to the iron-containing pâte. It has a glossy white glaze. The statue dates from the rococo period around 1765. It is not marked, but Tournai figures never were. I also thought of an origin of Doccia Italy, but this was asked of the Doccia friends who strongly deny this.

Condition: several baking flaws, normal for soft porcelain at the time, right arm of putto restored and right wing missing, thumb of other putto damaged, otherwise very good status.

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