Lot 709
  • 709

A white glazed and polychrome painted Meissen model of a seated swan late 19th century

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • the large swan with crossed swords mark in blue
  • heights from 27cm. (large swan) to 7cm. (small swans)
together with three small Meissen porcelain figures of two swans and a cock, late 19th/early 20th century; a German porcelain parrot seated on a branch, and a large white, yellow and black seated duck with faux Meissen mark

Condition

the large swan with ca. 6cm. firing crack in his right wing due to manufacturing process; some smaller chips to the grassy island he is sitting on, some yellowing to his white feathers; the other firgures in overall good condition with very minor imperfections
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