Tureens that look like animals, all by Meissen and antique.

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Porcelain zoomorphic tureen and cover, modeled as a stag with removable horns. 19th c. German, made in Saxony by Meissen. Maker’s marks: crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the bottom, impressed E50, incised square, painted numeral 49 in iron-red. Image © 2023 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/collection-hubert-guerrand-hermes-lhotel-de-lannion/a-meissen-porcelain-zoomorphic-tureen-and-cover

Porcelain zoomorphic tureen and cover, modeled in the form of a dolphin with a scaly body and curling tail forming the handle, with water issuing from its mouth and nostrils. mid 18th c. German, made in Saxony by Meissen. Maker’s marks: crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue. Image © 2023 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/european-furniture-silver-ceramics/a-meissen-zoomorphic-tureen-and-cover-in-the-form
Porcelain partridge form tureen and cover or box, mounted on a rococo gilt bronze base, the bird seated on its nest in front of a spray of bulrushes. Early 19th c. German, made in Saxony by Meissen. Image © 2023 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/true-connoisseurship-the-collection-of-ezra-cecile-zilkha/a-meissen-porcelain-partridge-form-turren-and



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