Venus in a shell chariot The goddess Venus seated in a shell chariot with large, movable wheels and a sculpted garland of flowers, contemplating the apple of Paris. Accompanied by a cupid holding a pair of doves on a leash. Sparse polychrome painting. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Model no. 2260. minimally dam. / rest.; rubbed; crossed swords mark. H. 17,5 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part I. A porcelain figure group of Venus and Cupid in a sea shell chariot. Minor chipped/restored. Rubbed. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Late 19th cent.