A very rare pair of Meissen models of dromedary, circa 1760-65
Each naturalistically modelled and finely panted in shades of grey, the bases modelled with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 16.4cm and 17cm high, crossed swords mark and crossed swords mark with dot in underglaze-blue (one with tail restuck) (2)
Another example of this rare model is in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (published by K. Butler, Meissner Porzellanplastik des 18. Jahrhunderts (1977), no. 379).
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Each naturalistically modelled and finely panted in shades of grey, the bases modelled with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 16.4cm and 17cm high, crossed swords mark and crossed swords mark with dot in underglaze-blue (one with tail restuck) (2)
Another example of this rare model is in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (published by K. Butler, Meissner Porzellanplastik des 18. Jahrhunderts (1977), no. 379).
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