Four Meissen miniature figures of seated hounds circa 1750

each seated on its haunches wearing a collar, with a coat painted with brown and black markings, one with crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue (minor damage and restoration)

From top left clockwise in the catalogue illustration:

Christie's London, 25th June 1979, lot 198
Lempertz Cologne, 23rd March 1991, lot 175
Lempertz Cologne, 23rd March 1991, lot 174
The Antique Porcelain Company, New York, 1986

Dog on left of photograph with restoration to tail and left hind leg.Brown and right dog on left with restored ears.Other brown and white dog lacking tail.Black and white dog on right with restored tail.
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