A Meissen model of a Jay
A Meissen model of a Jay

CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT BACK

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A Meissen model of a Jay
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kndler, with turquoise neck and head, brown back, green and blue wing feathers, eating a caterpillar and perched on a conical tree-stump applied with leafy branches, a caterpillar and a beetle (restoration to beak, both wings, crack to lower part of breast, some chipping and losses to foliage and branches)
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

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