Model Number: B 12
A Meissen model of Empress Catherine II of Russia’s favorite dog, second half 19th century
After the model by J.J. Kaendler, the recumbent greyhound on a cushion, wearing a moulded gilt collar.
Usually inscribed on the underside of the base ‘Chien favori de feu S.M. l’Impératrice Catherine de Russie.’.
Length: about 42 cm.

Keywords: figure, porcelain, animal, royal, queen