A PAIR OF MEISSEN MODELS OF GUINEA-FOWL (PERLHUHN)

CIRCA 1745, COLLECTOR'S IRON-RED DE TO BOTH, MODELLED BY J.J. KNDLER

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN MODELS OF GUINEA-FOWL (PERLHUHN)
Circa 1745, collector's iron-red DE to both, modelled by J.J. Kndler
Naturalistically modelled to the left and right standing astride reeds, with black and white plumage, their necks feathers tipped in purple, with iron-red combs and wattles, one with turquoise leaves on the base, the other green
6in. (16.5cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

See Rainer Rckert, Meissener Porzellan, Munich, 1966, nos. 1129, 1130, colourplate XXXI for a discussion of these popular models also known as ormolu-mounted candlesticks and incorporated into other decorative mounts.