Two Meissen duck tureens and covers, Marcolini period, circa 1785

modelled by Johann Friedrich Lücke, facing left and right, their plumage naturalistically picked out in tones of brown, black and grey, each wing with a bright blue bar, crossed swords and star marks in underglaze-blue, incised G. 78 to both,

Duck facing to the left Tureen- restoration to end of tail feathers.and to rim of breast. Rim re-painted,Chip and restoration to claws. Cover- restoration to beak. Some restoration to breast and to the feathers around the edges. Some re-painting to the rim.Restoration to the small curled feathers near the end of the tail. Duck facing to the right. Tureen- some spray to rim, possibly covering minor chips. One claw restored, the other with chip. Cover- restoration to breast and around edges.Minor restoration to tips of feathers.
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A pair from the collection of Sir Gawaine & Lady Baillie was sold in these rooms on 1st May 2013, lot 46.  A further example is illustrated by Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, 1935, p. 124, LVI, no. 235. According to Albiker, the model was first created by Lück (presumably J. F. Lück) in September 1781.