Sleeping putto Nude boy reclining on an irregular grass base with drapery. Polychrome painting. Designed by Johann Peter Melchior. Minimally restored; fire crack. Manufactory mark. H. 8 cm. L. 14 cm. Cf. cat. Stahl, Höchster Porzellan 1746 - 1796, p. 298, no. 9.3 and 9.4. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A sleeping porcelain cupid modelled by J. P. Melchior. Minor restored. Firing crack. Manufacturer's mark. Highest. Circa 1770 - 1775.