Gilt bronze writing set with a porcelain figurine of a Chinese man.

On a round pedestal decorated with flowers stands a standing Chinese figure in a purple robe and green trousers, holding an umbrella, depicted in fine polychrome painting. The later pedestal, with a plaque and side vessels for ink and sand, is decorated in black Japanese lacquer painting with cranes, ducks, and flowering branches in a light brown tone, overloaded with gold painting and intricately executed relief gold. On the base is the inventory number: KG 2805. Restored; sword mark. Height: 16 cm. Dimensions: 32 cm x 23 cm. Similar ensembles with a bronze base were highly sought after in the 18th century, and the incorporation of porcelain figures into complex bronze bases was mainly carried out in France. See the catalog of the Schwerin Museum, figure 87. Gilt bronze writing set with a porcelain figure of a Chinese man. The figure is restored. The base is later. Mark of crossed swords. Meissen. Circa 1750.