A pair of Meissen Moorish figures with spice cups.

On a stone pedestal decorated with plastic leaves and floral vines stands a seated black man with a sash at his waist and a headdress with colorful feathers, or an African in a dress with a floral pattern and a headband on his forehead. Next to him is an oval vessel with a domed lid, featuring a floral bud in the center. The pedestal and lid have fine embossed carving in the area of floral compositions or a quatrefoil reserve within scenes of trade and hunting. Polychrome painting with golden outlines. Possibly the work of Johann Joachim Kändler and Johann Friedrich Eberlein. Minor restoration; crossed swords mark. Height 17 cm. A pair of porcelain figures of black people with a spice container lid. Minor restoration. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1750.