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A Meissen porcelain animal group of a sparrowhawk eating a mouse

Name: A Meissen porcelain animal group of a sparrowhawk eating a mouse
Brand: Meissen Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Price: 5500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

Meissen Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Meissen · Lempertz · Köln

Hammer price

61,432SEK

5,500 EUR in original currency · Hammer price — the house doesn't publish bid history.

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Description & details

A Meissen porcelain animal group of a sparrowhawk eating a mouse Finely painted model of a bird of prey perched on a white tree stump; picking apart a mouse with its beak. Hollow, unglazed, unmarked base. Firing cracks, the mouse's legs broken off, three claws and some leaves restored. H 28.5 cm. Modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1739/40, produced and decorated soon after.

Category: Porcelain
Location: Köln
Dimensions: H 28.5 cm