by Agathe Albi-Gervy
€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
They 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… read more
