Pair of Recumbent Lions

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Pair of Recumbent Lions

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)LinkedCulture matchlcp-dcc441afb176

Date
1748-50; mounts c. 1770-90
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration and gilt bronze
Culture
Meissen
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
281667
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Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Robert M. and Diane v.S. Levy
Provenance
Palais des Congrès, Versailles, Nov. 27, 1983, lot 166. Private collection, London; sold, Christie's, London, Nov, 21, 2018, lot 67, to private collection, Germany; Gallery Röbbig, Munich; private collection, Germany; Trias Art Experts, Munich, 2025; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2025.

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AAT300386308

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  • Representative object from the topic 18th Century Porcelain Figurines
    18th Century Porcelain Figurines

    These objects are decorative ceramic figures and figure groups made from soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain during the 18th century, produced by major European porcelain factories including Meissen, Sèvres, Derby, Chelse

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