Two Meissen chess pieces, 18th century

Modelled by J.J. Kaendler as two Bishops with AR monogram painted with flower sprays, 5.8cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (some glaze cracks to neck on one) (2)

Provenance:
With Albert Amor (paper labels to undersides)

A complete Meissen chess set, together with the board, in the Bavarian National Museum, is illustrated by R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810 (1966), no. 798.

A similar Meissen Bishop was sold in these rooms, 26 Nov 2014, lot 233 (part).