Lot Essay
Cf. Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18 Jahrhundert, nos. 159 and 160
MEISSEN PORCELAIN
A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A LION AND A LIONESS modelled by J.J. Kändler naturalistically modelled lying to the left and right, the lion looking upwards and roaring with a long mane, the lioness in a similar pose (he with restoration to tail, fore-paws broken and repaired, restoration and chips to claws, five claws lacking, she with extensive restoration and chips to claws), circa 1740, on later shaped giltwood bases
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF A LION AND A LIONESS modelled by J.J. Kändler naturalistically modelled lying to the left and right, the lion looking upwards and roaring with a long mane, the lioness in a similar pose (he with restoration to tail, fore-paws broken and repaired, restoration and chips to claws, five claws lacking, she with extensive restoration and chips to claws), circa 1740, on later shaped giltwood bases
the beasts 33.5cm. and 28cm. long
the bases 38cm. and 34cm. long (2)
the beasts 33.5cm. and 28cm. long
the bases 38cm. and 34cm. long (2)