Europe figurine

F. E. Meyer, Meissen, Germany, ca. 1750

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 15.5 cm

Markings: swords in blue

UMP 7462

This porcelain figurine from the Four Continents series is the personification of Europe with a crown, cornucopia, and a book and globe – symbolising the arts and sciences. These attributes represent her leading position in peacekeeping skills. She stands atop a jagged base decorated with a rearing horse framed in a relief cartouche, an allusion to Europe’s sovereignty in war.