Lot Essay
See a larger example in Carl Albiker, op. cit. (1959), no. 231 and the example sold by Sotheby's on 13 June 1995, lot 291.
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT BACK
Details
A Meissen model of a swan
Circa 1740, blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kändler to the right, its head turned with black and iron-red beak, red eyes and black legs and feet, its plumage incised and on a circular mound base modelled with waterweeds and enriched in green (right wing broken and repaired)
10¼in. (26cm.) high
Circa 1740, blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kändler to the right, its head turned with black and iron-red beak, red eyes and black legs and feet, its plumage incised and on a circular mound base modelled with waterweeds and enriched in green (right wing broken and repaired)
10¼in. (26cm.) high