Vulcan Figurine #2

This is a figure of the god Vulcan made by Meissen in the 18th century. Vulcan is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth and is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer. The figure is of a bearded mostly nude man covered with a cloth around the center section while standing in front of an anvil with one foot resting on a warrior's helmet and holding a hammer in his right hand and a torch looking item in his left hand which should be a mace but the top is missing. A puce and gold crown on his head. A very well modeled figurine of a nice size that is in great condition except for the missing mace top and a few minor chips to his crown. A firing crack on the side of the anvil that was painted over so it happened before it was painted at the factory. At some point quite a while ago someone added a wooden base to the piece with some lead in it to weight it down. I am assuming it was prone to falling over which likely caused the damage to the mace. One cannot see the underside of the base but you can see the back with the incised model numer which appears to be E27 typical of mid 18th century pieces. He displays superbly and is quite large especially with the wooden base adding to the hiehgt. The figure is about 7.75 inches tall with the base adding another good inch to the height, 3.875 inches wide and 3 inches deep. Please email me for more information or other pictures.