A pair of Meissen porcelain models of recumbent sheep. - image-1

Lot 995 Dα

A pair of Meissen porcelain models of recumbent sheep.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 12.400 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Meissen porcelain models of recumbent sheep.

A pair of Meissen porcelain models of recumbent sheep. Blue crossed swords mark faintly visible to the ground down underside. One foot reattached. H 12 and 9.6 cm.
Mid 18th C., the model attributed either to Johann Joachim Kaendler or Peter Reinicke.

Provenance

German aristocratic ownership.

Literature

Cf. a further female sheep in the collection of the Residenzmuseum Munich in: Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere, Berlin 1959, no. 209.