Meissen figurine group "The Lovers"

On a pedestal decorated with plastic flowers and leaves sits a cavalier in black breeches and a yellow jacket with a pattern of Indian flowers on a white shirt, gently embracing and kissing a lady seated next to him. The lady, dressed in a white dress with a gray fabric pattern of golden flowers, strokes her lover's cheek. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Possible authors: Johann Joachim Kändler and Johann Friedrich Eberlein. Minimal damage, some restoration. Height 15 cm. See: Meister, Paul Collection Catalog, Volume I, page 297; Rückert, Bavarian National Museum, page 165; Smithsonian Institution inventory number CE.66.173. Porcelain figurine group of lovers embracing each other, made by J. J. Kändler and J. F. Eberlein. Restored/minor damage. Meissen, circa 1740.