British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 426
A large Meissen equestrian figure of Augustus III
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £600
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Description
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.