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Lot 159
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A Meissen miniature figure of a fox cub circa 1750

Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
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Description

  •  
  • porcelain
  • 4cm., 1½in. high
with brown fur markings, seated on an oval grassy base; together with  a Meissen miniature pug dog, 19th century, modelled seated scratching its neck with a hind leg, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue

Provenance

Fox: Lempertz Cologne, 23rd March 1991, lot 172
Pug: Sotheby's London, 17th March 1986, lot 143 (part)

Condition

Both in good condition
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