Lot Essay
For a group of the same model, see R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, pp. 200, 281, Abb. 1144 where it cites the model's description in Kändler's work records. See K. Berling (ed.), Meissen China An Illustrated History, p. 65, fig. 139. Designed as one of a pair - the pendant shape is a hen with seven chicks (model D9). For a Marcolini example see, Christie's, New York, 24 November 2009, lot 72.