Lot 94
  • 94

A pair of Meissen models of cockatoos circa 1740-45

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • 20.5cm., 8in. and 21.5cm., 8½in.
each modelled by J.F. Eberlein, perched on a tree stump, the crest and plumage painted in brown and black, the tree stump applied with green leafy branches

Condition

one perhaps with some re-painting to the black plumage, otherwise in good condition
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