Description
A very unusual Fürstenberg porcelain model of an Ostrich.
Modelled by Simon Feilner (1754)
Date: circa First half 19th century?* (made before 1866)
Height : 6½” (16.5cm)
Condition : Restoration to part of the beak only.
Stock ref : 18088/yni-/+pn-
Price: £ SOLD
*Dating is uncertain, similar examples have been dated to c1770-80 but they’re not particularly reliable sources. To me this looks 19th century. Fürstenberg factory markings changed to a printed ‘F’ mark after 1866, so it was produced before that date.
** A similar model, from the H. Sandon reference collection (heavily restored) was sold at auction (2023) for £ 300+28.2% BP (buyers penalty)