Eagle owl, ca. 1735, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 20 1/2 x 11 9/16 x 9 3/8 in., 27.5lb. (52.1 x 29.4 x 23.8 cm, 12.4739kg), Ceramics-Porcelain, This sculpture of an eagle owl is one of five examples of this model delivered in 1736 to the Dresden palace of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony. Known as the Japanese Palace, the building was remodeled in the early 1730s in order to house the menagerie of large-scale porcelain animals that Augustus ordered, beginning in 1731, from his porcelain manufactory in nearby Meissen
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Eagle owl, ca, 1735, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall, confirmed, 20 1/2 x 11 9/16 9 3/8, 27.5lb, 52.1 29.4 23.8 cm, 12.4739kg, Ceramics-Porcelain, sculpture, eagle, five examples, model delivered, 1736, Dresden palace, Augustus, Strong, elector, Saxony, Japanese Palace, building, remodeled, early 1730s, order, house, menagerie, large-scale, animals, Augustus ordered, 1731, porcelain manufactory
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