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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT FROM 'THE FOUR MONARCHIES SERIES'
Lot 179

A MEISSEN FIGURE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT FROM 'THE FOUR MONARCHIES SERIES'

CIRCA 1770, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED B.77 TO BACK OF BASE

Closed17 August 2016

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GBP 1,250

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT FROM 'THE FOUR MONARCHIES SERIES'
CIRCA 1770, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED B.77 TO BACK OF BASE
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, representing Greece, standing wearing a helmet and cloak, with the four-headed Cerberus at his side
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high

Anonymous sale; Christie's, King Street, London, 25 November 1991, lot 314.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 30 October 2001, lot 366.

Specialist note

For the model see Dr. E. Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the 18th century Volume I, London 1972, p.156.