A MEISSEN MODEL OF A CROWING ROOSTER (KRHENDER HAHN)
A MEISSEN MODEL OF A CROWING ROOSTER (KRHENDER HAHN)

CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELLED BY J.J. KNDLER, THE PERIOD DECORATION ENRICHED AT A LATER DATE

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A MEISSEN MODEL OF A CROWING ROOSTER (KRHENDER HAHN)
Circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark, modelled by J.J. Kndler, the period decoration enriched at a later date
The animal naturalistically modelled and coloured, on a mound base applied with trailing flowers
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Provenance
With Arthur S. Vernay, New York

Lot Essay

The present model was originally conceived in 1742 for the Duchess of Hertford. See Rainer Rckert, Meissner Porzellan, Munich, 1966, no. 1135, colour plate XXXII; also anon. sale, Christie's, Geneva, 12 November 1976, lot 62 for another example.

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