Lot Essay
See Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Pozellantiere, Berlin, 1935, tafel XXVIII, abb. 103, p. 121 for the similarly painted example in the Hermitage, Leningrad
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CIRCA 1740, MODEL NUMBER 196, MODELLED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
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A MEISSEN MODEL OF A SPARROWHAWK AND PREY
Circa 1740, model number 196, modelled by J.J. Kändler
The naturalistically modelled bird perched on a treestump and pecking at the entrails of a mouse
10 7/8in. (27.6cm.) high
Circa 1740, model number 196, modelled by J.J. Kändler
The naturalistically modelled bird perched on a treestump and pecking at the entrails of a mouse
10 7/8in. (27.6cm.) high