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Porcelain Donkey

Drunken Silenus On A Donkey, Meissen Bacchant Group, by F. E. Meyer, Cairca 1770
Drunken Silenus On A Donkey, Meissen Bacchant Group, by F. E. Meyer, Cairca 1770

Drunken Silenus On A Donkey, Meissen Bacchant Group, by F. E. Meyer, Cairca 1770

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Designed by FERDINAND ELIAS MEYER (1723 - 1785) called 'the Elder', was a German sculptor and porcelain modeler in the Rococo period. He created numerous models for the Meissen porce...

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Antique 1760s German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1870
Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1870

Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1870

By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century: The group was designed by Leuteritz using old moulds based on a model by Friedrich Elias Meyer from 1760: Visibly drunk Silenus,...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1860
Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1860

Meissen Bacchant Group, Drunken Silenus On Donkey, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1860

By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century: The group was designed by Leuteritz using old moulds based on a model by Friedrich Elias Meyer from 1760: Visibly drunk Silenus,...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Set Teapot Donkey Yongzheng/Early Qianlong Period
Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Set Teapot Donkey Yongzheng/Early Qianlong Period

Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Set Teapot Donkey Yongzheng/Early Qianlong Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice example with Donkey and Traveller with attendant. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796) Period: 18t...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

"The Donkey Race" Limoges Porcelain Dish, Signed F. Mérigot, France, Circa 1890
"The Donkey Race" Limoges Porcelain Dish, Signed F. Mérigot, France, Circa 1890

"The Donkey Race" Limoges Porcelain Dish, Signed F. Mérigot, France, Circa 1890

Located in PARIS, FR

Charming Limoges porcelain dish with scalloped edges representing a popular festival, a donkey race in a village in Bretagne, attended by families in traditional outfits.

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Antique 1890s French Decorative Art

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Porcelain

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Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780
Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in London, GB

However, it is clearly painted in his tradition and possibly by a student. The Worcester Porcelain Company was one of the first potteries in Britain to produce porcelain.

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Antique 1780s English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Plate Painted with a Man on a Donkey 18th Century

Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Plate Painted with a Man on a Donkey 18th Century

Located in London, GB

A Chinese porcelain famille rose plate painted in the centre with a man on a donkey with an attendant beside, a building and mountains in the distance, the rim painted with flowerhea...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, Circa 1860
Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, Circa 1860

Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, Circa 1860

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century: Visibly drunk Silenus, crowned with a wreath of vines, sitting on a donkey and supported by a young Bacchante walking beside him...

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Antique 1860s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Elaborate Bacchant Group Silenus On Donkey by Leuteritz, 19th Century
Meissen Elaborate Bacchant Group Silenus On Donkey by Leuteritz, 19th Century

Meissen Elaborate Bacchant Group Silenus On Donkey by Leuteritz, 19th Century

By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz

Located in Vienna, AT

Extraordinary porcelain figure group from the 19th century: Obviously drunken Silen, crowned with a wreath of grapevines, sitting on a donkey and supported by a young bacchante stri...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Lladro #4859 Typical Peddler with Donkey Retired Porcelain Figurine
Lladro #4859 Typical Peddler with Donkey Retired Porcelain Figurine

Lladro #4859 Typical Peddler with Donkey Retired Porcelain Figurine

By Lladro

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Lladro Spain porcelain figurine #4859 “Typical Peddler” showing a man leading a donkey laden with a large basket full of crockery.

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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Porcelain Figurine of a Donkey, Ćmielów, Designed by Mieczysław Naruszewicz 1960
Porcelain Figurine of a Donkey, Ćmielów, Designed by Mieczysław Naruszewicz 1960

Porcelain Figurine of a Donkey, Ćmielów, Designed by Mieczysław Naruszewicz 1960

Located in Chorzów, PL

Figurine "Donkey", designed by Mieczyslaw Naruszewicz. Signed: Cmielów Model from 1960. Measures: Height 11 cm / Width 5.5 cm / Length 13.5 cm.

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Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773
Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773

Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Designed by FERDINAND ELIAS MEYER (1723 - 1785) called 'the Elder', was a German sculptor and porcelain modeler in the Rococo period. He created numerous models for the Meissen porce...

Category

Antique 1760s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rarity Meissen Bacchant Group Drunken Silenus on Donkey by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773
Rarity Meissen Bacchant Group Drunken Silenus on Donkey by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773

Rarity Meissen Bacchant Group Drunken Silenus on Donkey by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Behind the donkey on the ground lies a putto, also crowned with a grape wreath and playing with vines.

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Antique 1760s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Donkey Lamp
Porcelain Donkey Lamp

Porcelain Donkey Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Porcelain Donkey Lamp Rewired and Base Repaired

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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Porcelain Lamp
Porcelain Lamp

Porcelain Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Porcelain Donkey Lamp on Painted Wood Base, Newly Wired.

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Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

Meissen Porcelain Group of Silenus on a Donkey Lead by Bacchus, 19th Century
Meissen Porcelain Group of Silenus on a Donkey Lead by Bacchus, 19th Century

Meissen Porcelain Group of Silenus on a Donkey Lead by Bacchus, 19th Century

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

Meissen Porcelain group of Silenus on a donkey lead by Bacchus, 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Two Donkeys No 1486
Royal Copenhagen Figurine Two Donkeys No 1486

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Two Donkeys No 1486

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Royal Copenhagen figurine two donkeys no 1486. Measures 21 cm x 18 cm (8" x 7")Design J.A. Heuch.

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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Located in Austin, TX

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Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Porcelain Dragon Bowl, 19th Century

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Located in Austin, TX

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19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks

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Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The globular body finely decorated with hand applied enamels depicting nobles taking tea surrounded by attendants and small children. The slender neck rising to a bulbous mouth (seem...

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A Chinese Famille Verte Enameled Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
A Chinese Famille Verte Enameled Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

A Chinese Famille Verte Enameled Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

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Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

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18th Century Chinese Export "Rockefeller Pattern" Punch Pot
18th Century Chinese Export "Rockefeller Pattern" Punch Pot

18th Century Chinese Export "Rockefeller Pattern" Punch Pot

Located in Dallas, TX

"Rockefeller Pattern" / Chinese Export Famille Rose Mandarin-Pattern punch pot (or large tea pot) and cover. Qianlong Period (1736-1795), the vessel finely enameled to each side with...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period
A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period

A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period

Located in seoul, KR

The jar features a balanced and robust form, typical of the Transitional period, which was a time of significant change and innovation in Chinese porcelain art. The decoration is exu...

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Antique 17th Century East Asian Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845

Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845

Located in New York, NY

With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...

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Antique 1840s English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, 19th Century

Located in Norton, MA

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On Trunk With Cherries, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th
Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On Trunk With Cherries, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th

Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On Trunk With Cherries, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent representation of an exotic bird perched on a tree trunk, its head turned to the side as it holds a cherry in its beak, below the bird further three-dimensional cherries an...

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Late 20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Hand Painted Porcelain, Kangxi Period C a 1690
Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Hand Painted Porcelain, Kangxi Period C a 1690

Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Hand Painted Porcelain, Kangxi Period C a 1690

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain "Famille Verte" Plate, dating to the late 17th Century Qing Kangxi period ( 1662-1722). This is a well potted plate, fairly...

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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Fabulous pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars, Early 1800s
Fabulous pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars, Early 1800s

Fabulous pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars, Early 1800s

Located in New York, NY

Presenting an exquisite duo of antique ginger jars, dating back to the year 1810. These captivating pieces showcase the renowned Famille Rose porcelain originating from China, featur...

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Antique 1810s Chinese Qing Jars

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Porcelain

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Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902

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By Paul Helmig, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

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19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Enamelled Porcelain Basin, Qing Period

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Enamelled Porcelain Basin, Qing Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

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Porcelain

Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Circa 1860
Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Circa 1860

Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Circa 1860

By Johann Carl Schoenheit, Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Gardener couple consisting of two large single figures. The female gardener wears rural rococo clothing: a dress with elaborate decorations and pinned-up apron, corset and borders, a...

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese porcelain Famille Rose Teapot with Cover
18th Century Chinese porcelain Famille Rose Teapot with Cover

18th Century Chinese porcelain Famille Rose Teapot with Cover

Located in Delft, NL

18th Century Chinese porcelain Famille Rose Teapot with Cover An early Qianlong enameled porcelain teapot with a scene of birds and Peonies in a garden , 1736-1795. With a silver mo...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

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Porcelain Donkey For Sale on 1stDibs

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How Much is a Porcelain Donkey?

Prices for a porcelain donkey start at $162 and top out at $14,387 with the average selling for $475.