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Lot 189

A rare pair of Meissen models of red squirrels, mid 18th century

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£12,000 - £18,000

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A rare pair of Meissen models of red squirrels, mid 18th century

Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, each naturalistically modelled and coloured, wearing a collar with a black chain attached to the base, one holding a nut in its paws, the other with a nut in its mouth, the bases applied with leaves and flowers and shaded in frren, 20cm and 21cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to edge of bases (some restoration) (2)

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For a discussion of both models, which probably date to around 1749, see M. Kunze-Köllensperger, Sammlung Ritter Kempski von Rakoszyn (2008), pp. 76-78, nos. 50 and 51.

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