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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A TURK RIDING A RHINOCEROS
Lot 435

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A TURK RIDING A RHINOCEROS

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, FAINT INCISED MODEL NO. 1692, AFTER A MODEL BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P.J. REINEKE

Closed19 April 2012

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A TURK RIDING A RHINOCEROS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, FAINT INCISED MODEL NO. 1692, AFTER A MODEL BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P.J. REINEKE
The rider wearing a jeweled turban, flowered inner coat, pantaloons and yellow shoes, seated reclining against a tasseled bolster; the large attentive animal naturalistically modeled walking
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long

Specialist note

This model originally came into production at Meissen in 1752. For an extensive note on this model and its pendant, a Turkish rider and mahout on an elephant, see Christie's, New York, 21 October 2004, lot 1236.