Lot Essay
Examples of these models, which are noted in Kändler's work records circa 1740, are illustrated by R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, p. 266, no. 1080 and 1082.
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CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO ONE, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
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TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF PARROTS
CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO ONE, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Each modeled perched on a tree-stump applied with berried leaves
7 ¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high, the taller
CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO ONE, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Each modeled perched on a tree-stump applied with berried leaves
7 ¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high, the taller
Provenance
Mrs. Charles E. Dunlap.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 3 December 1975, lot 300.
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired at the above auction through the Antique Porcelain Company, New York).
The Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller, 11 July 2004.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 3 December 1975, lot 300.
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired at the above auction through the Antique Porcelain Company, New York).
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. 145, no. 52.
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