Two Meissen Porcelain Figural Groups of Putti Allegorical of Love, after M. V. Acier, Devisenkinder, in neoclassical style, each putto, near a vasiform structure, and with hands on a wreath, Je les couronne, or holding aloft a garland of colorful flowers, Je les ramene, on triangular bases. Each on a triangular base. Painted in polychrome enamels and gilding. To underside bases of each, underglaze blue crossed swords, impressed F3, and inscribed black ink .79 to couronne figure, incised F2, impressed123-1 to remaine figure.
{Approximate dimensions: larger example 6" high x 4 1/4" wide x 2 3/8" deep, smaller example 5 3/8" high x 3 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep.}.
Typical small losses to leaves and flowers, wear and scratches to gilt primarily on base borders, wear to base undersides. Larger example with light scratches to top of base and lower edge of flower receptacle, wear and sticker residue to base underside. Smaller example with seam crack apparent where left wing attaches to figure, small areas of discoloration that may be residue. Minor surface wear and scratches.
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Property from the Collection of Frances and Ronald Dutro. San Francisco. Ronald Dutro was born in Oakland and began his lifelong opera career as a teenager with the San Francisco Opera. Frances Thanash was born in Fresno, and was a highly regarded singer in her right. After Ronald Dutro won the American Opera Auditions in 1959, he made his European debut at La Scala, Milan, Italy. The Dutros ended up staying in Europe for twenty-five years, where Ron sang baritone roles. The last fifteen years of their Continental sojourn, the Dutros lived in Berlin, Germany. There, they entertained a large variety of singers, including David Bowie.
The Dutros returned to San Francisco in the 1980s, where they re-installed their notable Salon room, filled with Meissen and other Continental Porcelains, Art Nouveau and later cameo glass, and their large collection of artwork by German Artist Richard Muller. Ron Dutro died in in 2006, Frances died in 2020.
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