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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SQUIRREL

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SQUIRREL
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SQUIRREL
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SQUIRREL

MID-18TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASE, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

Details

Modeled seated on its haunches, clasping a nut in its paws, a pink collar and gilt chain tethering it to an oval rockwork base applied with flowers and foliage
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 3 June 1969, lot 29.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 6 June 1973, lot 100.


Lot Essay

The Meissen manufactory produced various models of squirrels in the 18th century, with the present model probably introduced around 1749. According to Kändler's Taxa, he first modeled a pair of squirrels in August 1732: 'Zwei Eichhörnigen' (two squirrels) and afterwards in September 1733, 'Ein kleines Eichhörngen' (a small squirrel). An example of this model, in the Collection of Sir Gawaine & Lady Baillie, was sold at Sotheby's, London, 1 May 2013, lot 76, and another by Christie's, London, 12 November 2020, lot 109.
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SQUIRREL

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Starting Price $2,000
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