A MEISSEN MODEL OF EMPRESS CATHERINE II OF RUSSIA'S FAVOURITE DOG

MID-19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 50, PRESSNUMMER B12

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A MEISSEN MODEL OF EMPRESS CATHERINE II OF RUSSIA'S FAVOURITE DOG
MID-19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 50, PRESSNUMMER B12
Naturalistically modelled as an Italian greyhound wearing a gilt collar, recumbent on a rectangular cushion boldly painted with scattered flowers reserved on an iron-red ground, with gilt lace edging and tassels
15½ in. (39 cm.) wide

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This Russisches Windspiel was first modelled by J.J. Kaendler in 1766. For an example of this model in the Dresden Schloß, see Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, Berlin, 1959, no. 179.

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