Lot Essay
This group was first modeled in 1738. For a similar example, see C. Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere, Berlin, 1959, fig. 114.
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CIRCA 1740, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF BILLING DOVES
CIRCA 1740, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Naturalistically modeled with their beaks interlocked
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1740, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Naturalistically modeled with their beaks interlocked
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Nelson A. Rockefeller.
A Collection Formed by Nelson A. Rockefeller and offered for the Benefit of his Estate; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 11 April 1980, lot 176.
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired at the above auction through The Antique Porcelain Company, New York).
The Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller, acquired 11 July 2004.
A Collection Formed by Nelson A. Rockefeller and offered for the Benefit of his Estate; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 11 April 1980, lot 176.
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired at the above auction through The Antique Porcelain Company, New York).
The Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller, acquired 11 July 2004.
Literature
W. Adelson et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Supplement, New York, 2015, vol. V, p. 146, no. 53.
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