Live Auction 16719The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I
A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF GOLDEN ORIOLES
Lot 194

A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF GOLDEN ORIOLES

CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO BOTH, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

Closed9 May 2018

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF GOLDEN ORIOLES
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO BOTH, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Naturalistically modeled perched on tall tree-stumps applied with oak leaves
10 ¼ in. (26.1 cm.) high

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, Monaco, 26 May 1980, lot 430.
Laurance S. Rockefeller (acquired at the above auction through the Antique Porcelain Company, New York).
The Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller, acquired July 2004.