A large Meissen equestrian figure of Augustus III

A large Meissen equestrian figure of Augustus III, 19th century, after the model by J J Kändler, the ruler depicted as a Roman emperor, wearing an embossed tunic and laurel crown, riding a chestnut horse with a lion skin saddle, losses, 35cm across.

Kändler is said to have worked on a full-size version of this model for a period of five years but never fully completed it to his satisfaction.