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The Collection of Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton
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- Sale 5969
Live
| Philadelphia
Apr 29 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5969
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
After the 1739/40 model 'Jays and Squirrel' by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), each depicting a jaybird atop a leafing stump, one with a leaping squirrel in descent; with underglaze blue crossed sword marks. (2).
H: 15 3/4 in. (approx.)Johann Joachim Kändler, one of the most famous modellers of the Meissen factory, created the first of this model for the Japanese Palais of Augustus the Strong in October 1735. After 1739-1740, Kändler furthered the model, adding a squirrel and a buckhorn beetle to some models.
Provenance: Collection of Dorrance H. Hamilton.
