JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 16 September 2025 / 10:00 am start
An 18thC/19thC Strasbourg faience figure group 'Roman Charity' by Joseph Hannong of Germany,
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Lot Details
polychrome painted and finely sculpted. Inspired by the Roman legend of Cimon, an old man who was held prisoner and was given nothing to eat. His daughter Pero kept him alive by secretly feeding him from her breast. Painted mark H over 39. H.355mm.
