Watercress figurine

Prague, Bohemia, design by Ernst Popp, after 1852

Glazed porcelain

H: 12.1 cm

Markings: “Prag” imprint

UMP 7434

In 1852 Ernst Popp started working on a “language of flowers” series modelled on designs in Les fleures animées, published in Paris in 1847 and featuring engravings by Charles Geoffroy based on drawings by Jean Gérard (J. J. Grandville).