Meissen figural group “Nereide and Cupid”

Large Meissen figural group of Mermaid and Cupid. Model number M199 by Ernst Hähnel

Nereide and Cupid.
The Nereides were 50 sea-nymphs, daughters of Nereus the old man of the sea. They were goddesses of the sea’s rich bounty and protectors of sailors and fishermen, coming to the aid of those in distress.
Model Number: M 199.
16″ (39 cm) high
Modeled in 1884 by Ernst Hähnel