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A Meissen figure of a shepherdess holding a birdcage with a lamb, 19th century,

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A Meissen figure of a shepherdess holding a birdcage with a lamb, 19th century,

modelled as a standing shepherdess wearing a broad-brimmed hat and rustic dress, the bodice applied with lace detail and centred with a flower, a patterned apron at her waist, she holds a bird cage upon her right shoulder enclosing a dove, and a letter in her left, a lamb seated at her feet, the circular base with stylised Greek key border in gilt, painted in polychrome, crossed swords mark

18cm high

Condition Report:

Losses to the lace.

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A Meissen figure of a shepherdess holding a birdcage with a lamb, 19th century,

Lot 0148

Estimate £150-£250

Mar 16, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

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Mar 10, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

Stansted Mountfitchet, ESSEX, United Kingdom

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