Lot Essay
Cf. Carl Albiker, Die Meissener Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert (1959), figs. 104 and 105. This type was first modelled as early as 1734 and subsequently underwent various revisions.
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CIRCA 1750
Details
TWO MEISSEN MODELS OF GOLDEN ORIOLES
CIRCA 1750
Modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.G. Ehder, with yellow and black plumage, one with a caterpillar in its beak, perched on tree-stumps with berried foliage (one broken through and restored, both with further damages and restorations)
10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) and 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1750
Modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.G. Ehder, with yellow and black plumage, one with a caterpillar in its beak, perched on tree-stumps with berried foliage (one broken through and restored, both with further damages and restorations)
10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) and 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm.) high (2)
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