GALLANT COUPLE

France, Paris, Samson Edmé et Cie 2nd half of the 19th century
A Rococo gallant couple seated on chairs on a decorative irregular base. The lady and the cavalier are captured in lively conversation, turned towards each other; the lady with a deep décolleté and a wig decorated with colourful feathers raises a small bouquet of flowers in her left hand, while her cavalier leans towards her in a casual pose with legs crossed and his right hand on the back of his companion`s chair. White porcelain, colourfully painted, tinted incarnates, gilded details. H. 21 cm. Blue underglaze "Bindenschild" with a dot at the top and impressed number "96". Condition B. Lightly restored (hands of the figures).