Pair of Swans

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Meissen porcelain, modelled by Johann-Joachim Kaendler (1706-75), with gilt-bronze mounts attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (c. 1695-1774)

43 x 33cm

The swans are of models created c. 1747, while the mounts date from c. 1750

PROVENANCE 1858,MHW6, in the Duchess's Sitting Room