Goddess of Plenty figure group

Meissen, Germany, after 1870

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 24.5 cm

Markings: Swords in blue, “69” in brown on glaze.

UMP 24242

A figure group of the goddess Tyche – an allegory of fortune and prosperity seated on a lion and surrounded by four putti with garlands and flowers. Brightly decorated with overglaze enamels. This figure group was popular up until the twentieth century under the name “Die Erde” or “Die Elemente”.