TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF BOLOGNESE HOUNDS

CIRCA 1770, BLUE CROSSED SWORD AND DOT MARKS

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TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF BOLOGNESE HOUNDS
Circa 1770, blue crossed sword and dot marks
A matched pair modelled facing opposing directions with alert eyes and long-haired coats, one with reddish black markings, the other with black markings
9in. (22.9cm.) high, 11in. (27.9cm.) wide (2)

Provenance

Acquired from Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd., London

Sale room notice

Added Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Saemy Rosenberg; Sotheby's, New York, 8 November 1985, lot 138

Lot Essay

Kändler first modeled the Bolognese dog in 1769. Bred for centuries in Bologna, these small dogs with their alert eyes and long-haired coats with tufts above the eyes and around the mouth were favored as lapdogs in 18th century Germany along with the ubiquitous pug or Mops.
Cf. Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, Deutscher Verein fuer Kunstwissenschaft/Berlin 1935, Abb. 193.

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