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A Meissen figure of a partridge circa 1741-45
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
- 15cm., 5 7/8 in. high
modelled by J. J. Kändler, its head turned to the right and with russet markings on a brown ground, the plumage delicately coloured in tones of brown and black, on a stump base applied with ears of corn (minor chips to applied corn)
Provenance
Olive, Lady Baillie, Lowndes House, London (dining room), acquired from Maison Jansen, Paris, 29th June 1937
Condition
Beak restored.Losses to tips of corn.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Kändler's Taxa for 1740-48 records '1 Rebhuhn in Lebens Größe, als ein Gegner gegen ein schon gefertigtes Rephuhn. 3 Thlr' [One life-size partridge, as a pair to a partridge already completed. 3 Thlr.]
A figure of a partridge adapted to serve as a knop on the cover of a soup tureen in the 'Hanbury-Williams' service in the collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle, is illustrated Cassidy-Geiger (2007), p. 281, no. 12-5. Similar examples are illustrated by Rückert (1966), pl. 280, no. 1141; by Albiker (1959), pl. 128; and by Hackenbroch (1956), pl. 10, fig. 12, where it is indicated that this model was first executed in February 1741.