A MEISSEN LARGE WHITE FIGURE OF A PELICAN (PELICANUS ONOCROTALUS) 20TH CENTURY
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October 24, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A MEISSEN LARGE WHITE FIGURE OF A PELICAN (PELICANUS ONOCROTALUS) 20TH CENTURY
after the 18th century model by Johann Joachim Kändler, modeled with its head thrown back swallowing its catch, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised crossed swords and weiß mark.
Height: 29 in.
73.5 cm
Nagel, Stuttgart, September 25, 2003, lot 380
Cassidy-Geiger, 2008, no. 40, p. 247, illus.