King August III on horsebackMeissen. 1978. model no: 73188 (old form no. 1796). Height: 28 cm. Model by Friedrich Elias Meyer 1752. colored painted, gold staffiert. August III, 1696-1763, as Frederick August II since 1733 Elector of Saxony and as August III King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, son of August the Strong. Press marks, painter s mark, sword mark reins bumped, a horse leg glued. Meyer, 1746-1748 court sculptor in Weimar, from 1748 modeller in Meissen, 1761-1785 model master in Berlin. Meissen manufactory price: 15.000,- Euro * Partner auction Bergmann. Literature : Bergmann (2017) illustration catalog no. 1087. Provenance : South German private collection.