Meissen porzellan - Meissen candelabrum “Egg Thieves” 1860

Meissen candelabrum “Egg Thieves” 1860

“Egg Thieves” Meissen figure chandeliers, around 1860/1880.

Model by:
Johann Joachim Kaendler
Model-Year:
1749
Model-No.:
1160
Height:
23 cm
Artist number:
65

1860-1880. 
Candlestick with two figures, father and daughter on a tree trunk, in the hands of the father a bird's nest with eggs

Two bowls for candles have been restored. According to the former owner in the early 20th century. It is difficult to find a figurine without restoration. About 170 years have passed since production.

 
This figure is one of the first. Blue camisole, holding a plate of eggs. In later models, the color of the camisole is different and there is no plate with eggs in hands!