18TH CENTURY FURSTENBERG PORCELAIN MODEL OF A PARTRIDGE - REF No. B1016

Product Details

H: 9.84 in / 25 cm ; Beak - Tail: 11.81 in / 30 cm : Base: W: 2.93 in / 10 cm ; D: 5.9 in / 15 cm

A stunning 18th century Furstenberg porcelain model of a Partridge, in the form of a tureen, the head and body separating to reveal a dished interior, standing on a foliate base with strawberries, incised 'F' to base.

Circa 1770

German

Provenance: Metz Auction House, Heidleberg

Foot Note:

On 11 January 1747, Duke Charles I ordered the creation of the porcelain manufactory in Fürstenberg. FÜRSTENBERG was the second porcelain manufactory to be founded in the German-speaking world which is still producing porcelain today. For the first time, mankind succeeded in porcelain series production.