CIRCA 1785, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, INCISED MODEL NO. G. 78., PROBABLY MODELED BY J.F. LÜCK
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Price Realised USD 7,560
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USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
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Closed: 8 Apr 2025
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TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN DUCK TUREENS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1785, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, INCISED MODEL NO. G. 78., PROBABLY MODELED BY J.F. LÜCK
This whimsical tureen was modeled by Lück in 1781. Compare the examples illustrated by Dr. K. Berling, Meissen China: An Illustrated History, New York, 1972, pp. 65-66, fig. 153; and in C. Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, 1959, fig. 150.
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Generally good order, present well. Both ducks with some small restored rim chips to the edges, particularly where the upper and lower halves meet, and to feather tips; both with a short (1.5 in. and 2.5 in. approx.) hairline crack near where the wing meets the body (faintly visible to the interior). The lower halves with chips and small restorations to the ducks toes; green felt partially covering the undersides (not removed), but the marks visible. The tureen cover with greenish back feathers with restoration to its beak and to the two upturned small curled feathers near the wing tips.
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CIRCA 1785, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, INCISED MODEL NO. G. 78., PROBABLY MODELED BY J.F. LÜCKTWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN DUCK TUREENS AND COVERSEstimate: USD 8,000 - 12,000
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