A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Caparisoned Elephant and Soldier Figural Groups
Sale 2098 - South of Broad: The Charleston Home of Darla Moore by Tony Ingrao
Sep 13, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$15,000 -
25,000
Price Realized
$44,450
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Lot Description
A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Caparisoned Elephant and Soldier Figural Groups
Circa 1880
bearing crossed swords in underglaze blue to undersides.
Height 15 x width 12 1/2 x depth 6 1/2 inches.
Height 15 x width 12 1/2 x depth 6 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from The Private Collection of Ms. Darla Moore, Charleston, South Carolina
Provenance:
Alexander's Antiques, New York.
Literature:
For the model see John Sandon, Meissen Porcelain (2010), p. 79
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