Pair of orioles An oriole sitting on a high trunk covered with sculpted leaves, wings folded or spread out. Plumage painted in black, grey and yellow in naturalistic relief. Polychrome painting with gold decoration. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler and Johann Gottlieb Ehder. Model no. 820 and 820 X. Unw. rest.; Minim. dam.; Centreboard mark. H. 25 cm - 25,5 cm. Cf. cat. Staatl. Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Bunte Vögel, no. 820 and 820x. A pair of porcelain figures of Eurasian golden orioles. Insignificantly restored. Minor chipped. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. 2nd half 19th cent.