An extremely rare pair of Meissen Figural Turkish Sweetmeat Stands, modelled by J.F. Eberlein, both figures seated on rocky outcrops, raised up on an irregularly moulded bases applied with brightly coloured flowers and leaves, and each holding a scallop shell with gilded edge, supported on a tree trunk. The male Turk wearing a yellow sleeveless billowing gown over a purple floral chemise, together with lilac pantaloons and yellow pointed shoes, his gold sword hung from a white and gold silk band, and on his head a neatly folded turban with jewel mounted aigrette and plume. The Levantine Lady, her head inclined as she wears a tall parted veiled hat, seated cross legged wearing a long flowing purple gown over a long diaphanous floral chemise, under which her yellow pantaloons and red slippers protrude.

For a similar pair see Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century, London, 1972, Vol. 1, p.103.

Marks:   Crossed swords marks in underglaze blue to the reverse on each group.