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A very rare pair of Mennecy figures of waterbirds circa 1750
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Description
- height 4 3/4 in.
- 12 cm
each white bird perched on a low mound base applied with a leafy branch, picked out in turquoise, green and brown, painted DV marks. Some restoration to beaks and applied branches.
Provenance
Van der Meersch, Paris;
Property from the Estate of the Late Pauline Riggs Noyes, Collected by Her Father, the Late Karrick Riggs, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 8, 1947, lot 277;
The Collection of the Late Thelma Chrysler Foy, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, May 22, 1959, lot 411
Property from the Estate of the Late Pauline Riggs Noyes, Collected by Her Father, the Late Karrick Riggs, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 8, 1947, lot 277;
The Collection of the Late Thelma Chrysler Foy, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, May 22, 1959, lot 411