Lot Essay
Cf. Carl Albiker, op. cit., pl. 132 for an example of 1736
Sold by Order of the Executors of
The Late SIR HENRY TATE, Bt.
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A HOOPOE after the original model by J. J. Kändler with brown plumage and striped wings and crest, perched on a white tree-stump applied with a large beetle and with twigs of oak-leaves, the base moulded with flowers (one leaf chipped and another with a small repair), blue crossed swords mark, Pressnummer 1043, incised 282, 20th Century
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A HOOPOE after the original model by J. J. Kändler with brown plumage and striped wings and crest, perched on a white tree-stump applied with a large beetle and with twigs of oak-leaves, the base moulded with flowers (one leaf chipped and another with a small repair), blue crossed swords mark, Pressnummer 1043, incised 282, 20th Century
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high