MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF WHIPPET "ZEMIRE", FAVORITE DOG OF CATHERINE II,19th century, after a model by J.J. Kaendler. Dog recumbent on green cushion with yellow tassels; blue crossed swords mark - L: 17 in.; W: 9 3/4 in. Estimate $800-1,000
CF: Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth, The House, London, 2002, pp.176-177. The Duchess writes 'On it [the piano] sits... the Meissen models of the Empress of Russia's dog, a good old mongrel on a grand china cushion'.
