Lot Essay
Cf. Rainer Rückert, op. cit. (1966), pl. 276, no. 1122 and Carl Albiker, op. cit. (1959), no. 139.
CIRCA 1756
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A Pair of Meissen models of Terns
Circa 1756
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, to left and right, with grey beaks, the white bodies with grey and brown markings, white tail feathers and brown and grey legs and feet, standing astride turquoise reeds on scroll-moulded mound bases enriched in gilding (slight chips and restoration to reeds, restoration to beaks and three claws, one claw and part of foot lacking, partly restored chip to one tail)
8 5/8in. (22cm.) high (2)
Circa 1756
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, to left and right, with grey beaks, the white bodies with grey and brown markings, white tail feathers and brown and grey legs and feet, standing astride turquoise reeds on scroll-moulded mound bases enriched in gilding (slight chips and restoration to reeds, restoration to beaks and three claws, one claw and part of foot lacking, partly restored chip to one tail)
8 5/8in. (22cm.) high (2)