A pair of Meissen figures of Woodpeckers, Second-half 19th century
A pair of Meissen figures of Woodpeckers, Second-half 19th century
after the models by Johann Joachim Kändler, with green, red and black plumage, each perched on a slender stump applied with small leafy branches, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, one with incised numeral 55, impressed numeral 85, numeral 43 in iron-red, the other, the other with incised numeral 56, impressed numeral 151
height of tallest 10⅝ in.
27 cm
Condition Report:
One bird with tip of right wing and beak restored. The other with beak restored. Each with typical restoration to fall branch issuing leaves, and edges small branches where their feet perch.
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A pair of Meissen figures of Woodpeckers, Second-half 19th century
after the models by Johann Joachim Kändler, with green, red and black plumage, each perched on a slender stump applied with small leafy branches, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, one with incised numeral 55, impressed numeral 85, numeral 43 in iron-red, the other, the other with incised numeral 56, impressed numeral 151
height of tallest 10⅝ in.
27 cm
Condition Report:
One bird with tip of right wing and beak restored. The other with beak restored. Each with typical restoration to fall branch issuing leaves, and edges small branches where their feet perch.
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