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Large Meissen model of a Lioness
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Dates
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Circa 1740 - 1748
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Origin
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Germany
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Description
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A rare large Meissen model of a Lioness modelled by J J Kandler
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Condition
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Fire cracks issuing from the base, right paw has one claw tip restored, one tip grazed, left paw has one tip grazed
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Literature
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Albiker, C., Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18, Jarhundert, 1935, no.159
James A Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon, no 59, p.170
The Lion is first mentioned in Kandler's Taxa for between 1740-1744. No.36
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