A rare Meissen porcelain figure of a falconer

A rare Meissen porcelain figure of a falconer Depicting an elegant figure leaning against a tree stump on a rectangular rocky base applied with flowers and leaves. The falcon, hooded and with closed wings, perched on the left gloved hand, the tricorn held in the right. Unglazed, pierced base, with possible traces of a blue crossed swords mark. The falcon’s head and the dagger at the side restored, chips to the hair ribbon, black enamel and gilding retouched. Height 17.9 cm. C. 1744, the model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein and Johann Joachim Kaendler, the moulding and decoration contemporary with the model.

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Porcelain

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Köln

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H 17,9 cm