Polyphemus - P. Ipsens Enke Manufactory - Porcelain Biscuit

The legend of Galatea and Acis is recounted by Ovid in the Metamorphoses (Book XIII). Polyphemus, a Cyclops and son of Poseidon and the nymph Thoosa, is in love with Galatea, a sea nymph. But she prefers the young Sicilian shepherd Acis. Consumed by jealousy, Polyphemus kills his rival by crushing him under a boulder torn from the slopes of Mount Etna. Galatea then transforms Acis’s blood into a river that bears his name in Sicily.

Porcelain biscuit glazed to imitate terracotta

Work produced by the Danish manufacturer P. Ipsens Enke, founded in Copenhagen in 1843 by Peter Ipsen.
Bears the stamp “P. Ipsen, Kjøbenhavn. Eneret,” a mark used between 1871 and 1917, and the model number “406.”

The manufactory gained international renown for its reproductions of iconic models from ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. Having received awards at several international exhibitions, it also expanded its commercial presence abroad, notably in Paris and London.

Bon overall condition. Small chip on the base and a scratch near the elbow.