Lady at a Spinet figure

Johann Carl Schönheit, 1772, Meissen, Germany; executed in the early 20th century

Glazed white porcelain

H: 12 cm

Markings: Swords in blue, engraved “E 1” and imprinted “127”

UMP 24030

A small porcelain figure of a lady in period dress playing the spinet. The moulded pedestal is decorated with a band of stylised relief and gilt egg-and-dart. The figure is also called “Hearing” in the Five Senses collection and was still popular in the twentieth century.