A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN SMALL MODELS OF PARTRIDGES
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN SMALL MODELS OF PARTRIDGES

CIRCA 1740-45, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN SMALL MODELS OF PARTRIDGES
CIRCA 1740-45, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
With pale iron-red mask and neck, one with a purple body, each standing astride green-washed reeds on a low mound base
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, the larger
Provenance
The Garbish Collection; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 17 May 1980, lot 198 (with ormolu mounts).
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired through the Antique Porcelain Company, New York at the Garbish auction).
Acquired from the Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller, 11 July 2004.
Literature
W. Adelson et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection:  Supplement, New York, 2015, vol. V, p. 148, no. 55.
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