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1 ALBERT AMOR LTD The Princess Reuss Collection 37 Bury Street, St James s, London SW1Y 6AU Telephone: Fax:

2 Exhibition Friday 18th November - Wednesday 14th December am until 5.30pm Saturdays and Sundays closed

3 FOREWORD It is some years since Albert Amor issued a catalogue specifically of Continental porcelain, and so I am delighted to offer this catalogue of the Princess Reuss Collection of figures. The collection was formed in the first half of the 20th century by the grandfather of the present owner, an Austrian industrialist, whose great passion for hunting inspired his collection of hunting figures from Meissen, Vienna and many other factories. Vienna is well represented in the collection as one would expect, both with large groups such as numbers 1 and 2 and single figures such as the rare and finely modelled figure of a sportswoman, number 53. Meissen examples include several figures of the same model with variations in colouring, including number 10, the base with the rare Elector s mark K.H.C, and also a charming selection of miniature Meissen figures, both 18th and 19th century, of which the figures 20 and 21, in their Saxon hunting livery are particularly appealing. A selection of animals, both of a regular and miniature scale include the unusual Meissen miniature deer, number 31, the brilliantly modelled small hound, number 36, and the well modelled, but perhaps for some too realistic, Thuringian sportsman and boar group, number 37. A number of fine Frankenthal figures are also offered for sale, the earliest number 45, a particularly well modelled and coloured example, and the pair of figures, number 46. Ludwigsburg examples include number 47, again especially well modelled and coloured. As we often state in our catalogues, it is a pleasure to offer for sale pieces that have been part of a carefully chosen private collection, and not seen on the market for over fifty years. All pieces are for sale from the publication of this catalogue please do telephone or for more information or prices. Mark Law London, October 2011 mark@albertamor.co.uk

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5 1. A Vienna large group of a sportsman and woman before a tree, she seated, he standing at her side with gun and stag, and with two young boys with a hound and a boar to her right, decorated in coloured enamels, and picked out in gilt, the mound base applied with coloured flowers and leaves, 12 1 /2 high, circa , incised E mark and number N397 in red on the unglazed base. See Liechtenstein Museum, Zeremonien. Feste.Kostume, figure 119, for a version of this group in the white. 2. A Vienna group of a sportsman and woman before a tree, she seated, he standing at her side with a gun and a duck, and with two young boys with a hound and a piglet to her right, decorated in coloured enamels, the mound base applied with coloured flowers and leaves, 9 1 /2 high, circa 1760, painted mark in blue and incised E. This group is a variant of the larger group, number one in this catalogue.

6 3. A Meissen group of a shepherd and shepherdess, seated before a tree, he with a hound and she with a lamb, decorated in coloured enamels, the flower applied and scroll moulded base picked in gilt, 8 1 /2 high, cancelled blue crossed swords mark and incised D19, circa See Untermeyer Meissen and other Continental Porcelain, plate 65, for the 18th century original of this group, inspired by the work of Francois Boucher. 4. A Vienna group of a sportsman and woman, seated beneath a tree, he holding a flask, and she a glass and a gun, decorated in coloured enamels, and picked out in gilt, on flower applied mound base, 8 high, circa , no mark.

7 5. A Meissen group of a recumbent stag being attacked by two hounds, finely naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, the rectangular mound base applied with coloured flowers and leaves and granitic decoration, 10 1 /2 wide, circa 1750, unmarked. 6. A Vienna group of a sportsman and woman, beside a tree stump, she reclining, a basket of fruits on her lap, he standing holding a gun, decorated in coloured enamels and picked out in gilt, the gilt scroll bordered mound base applied with coloured flowers and leaves and modelled with two rabbits, 7 1 /2 high, circa 1760, painted mark in blue.

8 7. A Vienna figure of a sportsman, standing, aiming his gun from behind a tree stump, wearing a green jacket and tricorn hat, picked out in gilt, on oval mound base, 5 3 /4 high, circa 1760, mark in blue. See Liechtenstein Museum, Zeremonien.Feste.Kostume, figure 118, for this figure in the white. 8. A Meissen figure of a sportswoman, modelled by J F Eberlain, standing, wearing a yellow skirt, blue trimmed yellow hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her left hand, on flower applied mound base, 7 high, circa , no mark.

9 9. A Vienna slender figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a puce striped skirt and green trimmed hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her right hand, on gilt bordered green glazed tall mound base, 8 high, circa 1770, mark in blue and impressed P. 10. A rare Meissen figure of a sportswoman, modelled by J F Eberlain, standing, wearing a yellow skirt, blue bordered coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her left hand, on flower applied mound base, 7 high, circa , traces of underglaze blue mark and monogram K.H.C in puce enamel. The monogram K.H.C indicates this figure directly for the Konigliche Hof-Conditorei of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony.

10 11. A Meissen figure of a Falconer, standing, wearing a white skirt and turquoise hunting coat, and black tricorn hat, and holding a falcon on her left hand, on flower applied mound base, 6 ¾ high, circa , blue crossed swords mark. This figure was modelled by J F Eberlein. See Untermeyer Meissen and other Continental Porcelain, plate 52, for a similar figure. 12. A Nymphenburg figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a flower patterned skirt, green hunting coat and hat, and holding a gun and a powder flask, the scroll moulded mound base picked out in gilt, 6 1 /2 high, circa 1928, impressed and painted marks in blue.

11 13. A Vienna figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing puce breeches, a lime green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, a gun over his shoulder and holding a goose, before a fence, on flower applied oval mound base, 7 high, circa 1770, painted mark in blue, incised R, and number 20 in puce. 14. A Vienna figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing yellow breeches, a green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, a gun over his shoulder and holding a goose, before a fence, on flower applied oval mound base, 7 high, circa 1770, painted mark in blue and incised R.

12 15. A Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a patterned waistcoat and rust trimmed hunting coat, with black broad brimmed hat, a game bag and gun over his shoulder, on brown glazed mound base, 7 3 /4 high, circa 1776, AB in black under the footrim. See Helmut Scherf, Thuringer Porzellan, figure 147, for a similar figure. 16. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportswoman, wearing a yellow skirt, green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and mounted on a grey prancing horse, on oval gilt bordered mound base, 3 high, circa 1900, blue crossed swords mark and impressed numerals. 17. A Meissen scent bottle, in the form of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow hunting suit and black hat, and holding a gun in her right hand, on green glazed mound base, 3 high, circa 1860, blue crossed swords mark and incised 2319, the stopper a carved and painted ivory replacement.

13 18. A Dresden miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow skirt, green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her right hand, on mound base, 2 3 /8 high, circa 1900, mark in blue. 19. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow skirt, pink hunting coat and yellow tricorn hat, a hound at her side, holding a gun to her shoulder ready to fire, on mound base, 3 high, circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark. 20. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a blue and gilt trimmed hunting suit and black tricorn hat, and carrying a gun over her right shoulder, on flower applied mound base, 3 high, circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark. This figure wears the Saxon Royal hunting livery. 21. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a blue waistcoat, blue trimmed yellow hunting coat and black tricorn hat, holding a gun to his shoulder ready to fire, on leaf applied mound base, 2 7 /8 high, circa 1750, no mark. This figure wears the Saxon Royal hunting livery.

14 22. A Dresden miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow skirt, puce and gilt trimmed green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her right hand, on gilt scroll bordered oval base, 3 high, circa 1910, painted mark in blue. 23. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a green hunting coat and gilt trimmed black tricon hat, a gun over his right shoulder, and putting a bird into a game bag, on flower and leaf applied mound base, 3 high, circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark. 24. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a green hunting coat and black tricorn hat, and holding a gun in his left hand, on leaf applied mound base, 3 high, circa 1750, no mark. 25. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow patterned skirt, turquoise trimmed white hunting coat and gilt trimmed puce tricorn hat, and holding a gun in her left hand, and a game bird in her right, on leaf applied mound base, 3 high, circa 1900, blue crossed swords mark and impressed 1982.

15 26. A Meissen scent bottle and stopper, in the form of a sportsman, standing, wearing a green hunting coat and gilt trimmed black tricorn hat, carrying a gun over his right shoulder, and putting a bird into a game bag, on mound base, the stopper with gilt metal mounts, 3 1 /4 high, circa 1860, blue crossed swords mark and incised A Meissen miniature figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a flower patterned waistcoat, green hunting coat and gilt trimmed black tricorn hat, a gun over his right shoulder, and putting a bird into a game bag, on gilt bordered mound base, 3 high, circa 1860, blue crossed swords mark, incised number 2294 and painted number 53 in red enamel. 28. A German porcelain scent bottle and stopper, in the form of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a puce skirt, green and gilt trimmed white hunting coat and matching hat, and holding a gun in her left hand, and a game bird in her right, the underside of the mound base painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers, the stopper with white metal mounts, 3 high, circa 1760, no mark. 29. A Meissen miniature figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a turquoise skirt, yellow hunting coat and puce tricorn hat, and holding a gun, on flower and leaf applied mound base, 3 high, circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark.

16 30. A Meissen model of a prancing deer, modelled by J J Kaendler, circa 1758, finely naturalistically decorated in brown, the oval mound base applied with numerous coloured flowerheads and leaves, 4 high, circa 1760, blue crossed swords mark. 31. A Meissen miniature model of a standing deer, naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, the oval mound base applied with coloured flowerheads and leaves, 2 1 /8 high, circa 1760, unmarked. 32. A Meissen model of a prancing deer after the model by JJ Kaendler, finely naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, the oblong mound base applied with numerous coloured flowerheads and leaves, 3 3 /4 high, circa , incised 2100 and impressed 35.

17 33. A Meissen model of a grazing stag, finely naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, and supported by a tree stump, the rectangular mound base applied with coloured flowerheads and leaves, 4 1 /4 high, circa , blue crossed swords mark and incised A pair of Meissen models of a prancing stag and a doe, each naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, and supported by a tree stump, on flower and leaf applied oval mound base, 4 3 /8 high, 20th century, blue crossed swords marks and incised 2690 and A Meissen small model of a recumbent hound, decorated in brown, the oval mound base applied with coloured flowerheads and leaves, 3 wide, 20th century, blue crossed swords mark. 36. A Frankenthal porcelain miniature model of a finely modelled seated hound, naturalistically decorated in brown and wearing a collar, on green mound base, 1 3 /4 high, circa 1760, no mark.

18 37. A Thuringian porcelain group of a sportsman, kneeling to disembowel a boar, a hound and a dead fox at his side, decorated in coloured enamels, on scroll moulded shaped rectangular plinth base, picked out in gilt, 7 1 /4 wide, circa 1770, no mark. 38. A Meissen model of a grazing deer, naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, and supported by a tree stump, the oblong mound base applied with numerous coloured flowerheads and leaves, 4 1 /4 high, circa 1760, blue crossed swords mark.

19 39. A Frankenthal porcelain group of a stag being pursued by two hounds, naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, the shaped mound base applied with coloured leaves, 8 3 /4 wide, circa 1760, indistinct mark in blue. 40. A Samson model of a street vendor, the young man carrying bellows and other wares in a wicker basket on his back, and decorated in coloured enamels, on gilt scroll bordered mound base, 9 high, circa 1900, pseudo Vienna mark in blue. 42. A Samson figure of a street vendor, the young woman with a basket of oysters on her back, and decorated in coloured enamels, on gilt scroll bordered mound base, 8 3 /4 high, circa 1900, pseudo Meissen blue crossed swords mark.

20 41. A pair of Samson figures of street vendors, she carrying loaves of bread, and he with spoons and ladles in a basket, each figure decorated in coloured enamels, on gilt scroll bordered mound base, 8 3 /4 high, circa 1900, pseudo Vienna marks in blue. 43. A Meissen figure of a bearded sportsman, standing, wearing a pale green hunting coat, and gilt trimmed green tricorn hat, a game bag over his shoulder, and holding a gun, before a tree stump, on flower applied and gilt scroll bordered mound base, 6 1 /2 high, 20th century, blue crossed swords mark and incised 86.

21 44. A Volkstedt figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a green hunting suit with frilled collar, and black pointed hat, holding a dead hare in her left hand, and a gun in her right, on scroll moulded mound base picked out in puce, 6 high, circa , no mark. See Volkstedter Porzellan, (Thuringer Landesmuseum Heidecksburg Rudolstedt), figure 18, for a similar figure. 45. A Frankenthal figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a flower patterned skirt, green hunting coat and orange trimmed green tricorn hat, and taking aim with a gun to her right shoulder, on leaf applied rectangular mound base, 6 1 /2 high, circa 1758, painted mark in blue.

22 46. A pair of Frankenthal small figures of a sportsman and woman, he wearing green breeches, a pale yellow hunting coat and green hat, and taking aim with a gun to his right shoulder, and she in green skirt, brown trimmed white hunting coat and green tricorn hat, and carrying a gun, each on gilt scroll bordered mound base, 4 3 /4 high, circa 1770, painted marks in blue. 47. A pair of Ludwigsburg figures of a sportsman and woman, he wearing puce breeches, a puce and gilt trimmed green hunting coat, and gilt bordered black hat, dragging a dead stag with his left hand, a gun over his shoulder, and she in white skirt, orange and gilt trimmed hunting coat and brown hat, holding a bird in her left hand, and a gun in her right, a hound at her feet, each on mound base, 6 1 /2 high, circa 1770, painted marks in blue and she incised I C and numeral 3.

23 48. A Meissen figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a green hunting suit, and gilt bordered black tricorn hat, and holding a gun, a hound at her feet, on gilt scroll bordered mound base, 5 1 /4 high, circa 1780, blue crossed swords mark. 49. A Meissen figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a flower patterned dress, tied with a sash, a green hunting coat, and a plumed gilt trimmed tricorn hat, holding a gun in her right hand, and a begging hound at her side, on round mound base with a gilt flowerhead and key-fret moulded border, 9 high, circa 1900, blue crossed swords mark and incised F.31.

24 50. A Ludwigsburg figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a pale skirt, orange and gilt trimmed green hunting coat and brown hat, holding a bird in her left hand, and a gun in her right, a hound at her feet, on mound base, 6 high, circa 1770, painted mark in blue and incised I C and numeral A pair of Hochst figures of a sportsman and woman, standing, he wearing yellow breeches, a turquoise trimmed grey hunting coat and a hat, a gun in his right hand, and stooping to retrieve a game bird from a hound, and she in puce skirt, turquoise trimmed grey hunting coat and round brimmed hat, holding a gun in her left hand, a hound and a game bird at her feet, each figure beside a tree stump, on boldly coloured mound base, 6 3 /4 high, circa 1780, painted wheel marks in blue.

25 52. A Meissen figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a flower patterned skirt, green hunting coat and gilt bordered black tricorn hat, holding a gun, a hound at her feet, on flower applied and gilt scroll bordered mound base, 5 1 /4 high, circa 1910, blue crossed swords mark and incised B A Vienna figure of a sportswoman, standing, wearing a yellow trimmed turquoise skirt, gilt trimmed puce hunting coat and turquoise hat, and holding a gun in her right hand, 6 high, circa 1750, impressed mark and letter i. See Liechtenstein Museum, Zeremonien. Feste.Kostume, figure 114, for a similar figure.

26 54. A Meissen figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing a flower patterned waistcoat, turquoise hunting coat and gilt trimmed black tricorn hat, a gun beneath his left arm, and a recumbent hound at his feet, on flower and leaf applied gilt scroll bordered base, 5 3 /4 high, 20th century, blue crossed swords mark and impressed A Meissen figure of a sportsman, standing, wearing puce breeches, a fur trimmed turquoise coat and broad brimmed hat, a gun in his left hand, and a game bird in his right, on flower and leaf applied gilt scroll moulded mound base, 6 1 /4 high, circa 1760, blue crossed swords mark.

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