105. Important oiseau branché en porcelaine de Meissen représentant un martin pêcheur, circa 1740 A large Meissen model of a kingfisher, circa 1740 Modelled by J.J. Kaendler or J.F. Eberlein, perched on a high rockwork base applied with branches, leaves and an acorn, the plumage coloured in shades of green and salmon-pink, 22.8cm high faint crossed swords marks in blue to the base, three times impressed 53 (some restoration) Literature: U. Pietsch/K. Jakobsen, Frühes Meissener Porzellan (1997), no. 234; G. Röbbig, Kabinettstücke (2006), p. 106 and 232; The Rosa Alba Collection of Meissen Porcelain Exhibited: Düsseldorf, Hetjens-Museum, Frühes Meissener Porzellan Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen, 19 January-6 April 1997; Dresden, Albertinum, 7 May-13 July 1997 The model of the kingfisher is mentioned in Kaendler's work records in September 1735 ('1 Eiß Vogel poussirt, wie er auf einem kleinen Stein-Klippen sitzet, daran etwas Blätterwerk gewachsen ist.' [1 kingfisher repaired, seated on a small rocky mound that is partially overgrown with leaves]); four were delivered to the Japanese Palace in March 1736. J.F. Eberlein's work records for May 1739 include a kingfisher seated on rocks modelled in clay.