Original title: Higher, profiled round base, on which the figure of Cupid sits, dressed in a purple cloth, with plastic flowers and leaves laid on a tree trunk. In his left hand, he holds a filled, golden bowl, feeding the young birds in the nest, and in his right hand, he holds an arrow. Hanging on the side of the branch is a lyre, attached by a ribbon, also known as "Philomela". Polychrome painting with rich gold decoration. Possibly by Rudolf Hölbe, around 1882-1885. Inscribed "Dresden" on the back. Minor repairs/restorations; crossed swords mark. Height: 41 cm. The sculptor Rudolf Hölbe (1848-1926) studied between 1868 and 1870 at the academies in Leipzig and Dresden and later became a student of Johannes Schilling. Since 1886, he presented historical, mythological, and genre figures at various German exhibitions. Between 1897 and 1899, the Meissen Manufactory acquired several models, including the figure "Cupid Feeding the Nightingales" and the counterpart of Psyche (model no. N 196). See catalog of the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen, p. 64, no. N 195; Jedding, Meissen 19th and 20th centuries, p. 150; Thieme-Becker, XVII, 202f. A large porcelain figure group "Cupid Feeding Nightingales". Minor repairs/restorations. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Around 1935-1945.
