On a high oak tree stump sits a Eurasian jay, with its head turned to the right and its beak open. Below, a fleeing squirrel with an acorn in its mouth. The detailed representation is executed with a naturalistic feather pattern or finely stippled fur markings. Polychrome painting. Possibly by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Model number 1128. Indistinct signature; crossed swords mark. Height 42.5 cm. See catalog Albiker, Meissen Porcelain Figures, illustration 88; State Porcelain Manufactory Meissen, Colorful Birds, 1128. A large figure of an Eurasian jay modeled by J. J. Kaendler. Insignificantly restored. Date mark. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. 1963.
