Two 19th century Meissen style figures, modelled as taste and smell from the five senses series, each depicting a lady seated beside a table on a shaped base, decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt highlighted, pseudo crossed sword marks to bases, the tallest 14.5 cm x 10 cm.

Condition Report

The underside of the table on the sense of smell figure has very fine hairline cracks issuing from the central vent hole. She also has a very fine glaze crack on her chest and rear right shoulder blade. Minor chips to her basket of flowers and her bouquet. A 3cm fine hairline crack to the underside. A hairline crack to the cushion beneath the table, two cracks to the rear of the base by the table legs. The figure of taste has small chips to her fruit basket and the fruit beneath her chair. A small chip to the egde of the left arm sleeve. No signs of restoration to either.