Lot Essay
The 1st October 1753 inventory of Count Brühl's Konditorei lists 3 Englische Hunde, 6 Spürhunde und 3 Jagdhunde.
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CIRCA 1745
Details
A Meissen model of recumbent hound
CIRCA 1745
Modelled to the right, with his head turned towards his tail, his tail arched over his right flank, his lightly incised coat with brown patches (left foreleg partially lacking)
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
CIRCA 1745
Modelled to the right, with his head turned towards his tail, his tail arched over his right flank, his lightly incised coat with brown patches (left foreleg partially lacking)
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Graf zu Solms-Laubach, Sammlungskatalog no. 6.
Literature
Guttmann Catalogue, no. 25, where she points out that this dog could possibly have been one of the 6 animals including dogs, cats and sheep which were bought on 18th June 1736 by Count zu Solms from Samuel Chladny in Dresden. These pieces were exhibited at the Silvervault on 12th November 1739.
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