Live Auction 20036Two Private Collections of European Ceramics, Gold Boxes and Silver
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SEAGULL
Lot 133

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SEAGULL

CIRCA 1750

Closed16 December 2021

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GBP 11,250

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SEAGULL
CIRCA 1750
Naturalistically modelled by J.J. Kändler, standing on a mound base with a reed support
10 3⁄4 in. (27.5 cm.) high

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A pair of seagulls of the same model are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (museum nos. BK-17499-A and BK-17499-B) and are illustrated by Abraham den Blaauwen, Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2000, p. 415, no. 303.