CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASES

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN MODELS OF BEARS
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASES
Modelled by J.J.Kändler, their fur painted in tones of brown, the mound bases applied with flowers and leaves
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) long

Literature

Melitta Kunze-Köllensperger, Sammlung Ritter Kempski von Rakoszyn: Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, 2008, pp. 46-47, no. 30.

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Lot Essay

Kändler's work records of October 1741 record: Zwei Bähre gegeneinander and the Taxa for 1740-44 lists: 2. Bäre gegen einander sehend, pro Stück...3. Thlr. The 1st October 1753 inventory of Count Brühl's Konditorei lists: 6 Stehende Bären, 6 gehende Bären.

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