A PAIR OF MEISSEN OUTSIDE-DECORATED MODELS OF LEOPARDS

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN OUTSIDE-DECORATED MODELS OF LEOPARDS
MID 18TH CENTURY, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS TO BOTH, ONE INCISED WITH A SCRIPT A AND AN R

Recumbent in opposing poses, with manganese markings, the eyes and mouth enriched in iron-red, paws and tails restored
5 7/8in. (14.8cm.) and 6in. (15.3cm.) long (2)

Lot Essay

The present leopards are based on a Meissen figure of a leopard with bent foreleg conceived on a larger scale by Johann Joachim Kändler circa 1735 for the Japanese Palace. Cf. Thèrése Burollet, Musée Cognac-Jay Catalogue, Vol. II, p. 46, no. 10 and Catalogue of Dr. R, Hans W. Lange Kunstauktion, Berlin, 9 April 1938, lot 719, pl. 60