258 - Extremely rare Meissen porcelain figure of a cat. Naturalistic depiction of a seated, slightly crouching cat with open eyes, gazing intently at something. Finely hatched fur pattern. Polychrome painting. Firing crack. Restored; faint sword mark. H. 8 cm. L. 15 cm.

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€8,500

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Estimation

€8,500 - 17,000

Sale fees

28.57%

Extremely rare Meissen porcelain figure of a cat. Naturalistic depiction of a seated, slightly crouching cat with open eyes, gazing intently at something. Finely hatched fur pattern. Polychrome painting. Firing crack. Restored; faint sword mark. H. 8 cm. L. 15 cm. Examples of early Meissen cat figurines; see Kunze-Köllensperger, Guttmann Collection, nos. 76–78. A very rare porcelain figure of a cat. Firing crack. Restored. Pale crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1735–1740.

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Auction details

International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART I

Friday, December 4

10:00 AM

Grosse Strasse 1

29693 Ahlden, Germany

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Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.de

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