A MEISSEN VASE AND COVER after the original model by J. J. Kändler, emblematic of Earth with hounds chasing stags among rocks and the handles formed as branches, the front moulded in relief with a hound hunting a wild boar and deer behind a fence among trees and with a house on a hill-top, above three hounds attacking a boar, the reverse painted with a hunting trophy and scattered insects below a pink, turquoise and gilt spirally-moulded neck, the spreading lower body moulded with rocks, the cover modelled with Diana wearing green drapery seated before a tree-stump attended by two hounds (one stag's head a restored and damaged replacement, some animals' limbs lacking, chips to leaves, Diana's quiver of arrows repaired and chipped, part of rock and branches lacking, restoration and chips to extremities), blue crossed swords mark, incised 330. 51 57, circa 1860

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A MEISSEN VASE AND COVER after the original model by J. J. Kändler, emblematic of Earth with hounds chasing stags among rocks and the handles formed as branches, the front moulded in relief with a hound hunting a wild boar and deer behind a fence among trees and with a house on a hill-top, above three hounds attacking a boar, the reverse painted with a hunting trophy and scattered insects below a pink, turquoise and gilt spirally-moulded neck, the spreading lower body moulded with rocks, the cover modelled with Diana wearing green drapery seated before a tree-stump attended by two hounds (one stag's head a restored and damaged replacement, some animals' limbs lacking, chips to leaves, Diana's quiver of arrows repaired and chipped, part of rock and branches lacking, restoration and chips to extremities), blue crossed swords mark, incised 330. 51 57, circa 1860
23¾in. (60.5cm.) high

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Cf. Dr. K. Berling, (ed.), op. cit., p. 33, Fig. 55 for a vase emblematic of Air from the same series, dating from the 18th Century

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