A GROUP OF VENUS AND ADONIS

Description:

Closter Veilsdorf, circa 1780
H. 17,2/L. 22 cm
From a centrepiece. Modelled by Johann Friedrich Franz Kotta (?), base with rocaille relief, incised mark i/Z. Heavy kiln cracks, chips, slightly restored.
Jan Ahlers Collection
Labour bill Kotta/1778: Venus and Adonis; Adonis succumbs to his fatal injuries after hunting a wild boar.