Lot Essay
Cf. the examples sold in these Rooms on 7 October 1985, lot 116; see also Carl Albiker, Die Meissener Porzellantiere im 18 Jahrhundert (1959), no. 133/4.
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT BACK
Details
A pair of Meissen models of thrushes
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kändler to left and right, one with shaded brown and black plumage and light-brown and brown striped feet, the other with grey and black speckled head and brown and black shaded back, wing and tail feathers, light-brown breast with black markings and grey and black striped legs and feet, perched on rocky tree-stump bases applied with foliage (restoration to both beaks and one wing, slight hairline crack to one base, chips to foliage and tree-stump)
8 5/8in. (22cm.) high (2)
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kändler to left and right, one with shaded brown and black plumage and light-brown and brown striped feet, the other with grey and black speckled head and brown and black shaded back, wing and tail feathers, light-brown breast with black markings and grey and black striped legs and feet, perched on rocky tree-stump bases applied with foliage (restoration to both beaks and one wing, slight hairline crack to one base, chips to foliage and tree-stump)
8 5/8in. (22cm.) high (2)