they are sitting on red cushions and blue as well as purple caparisons with golden tassels, borders and embroidery, the Sultan is wearing a turban, on which a yellow cap with plume of feathers and brooch, light purple coat with gold border and shoes, green cloak dress with gold borders, gold buttons and light green inside lining, golden belt band with red and black diagonal stripes as well as yellow and orange harem pants, in his right hand the golden sceptre, the left hand is resting on his hips, the Sultana is wearing a royal blue high cap with dark red terminal, four feather parts with golden and red ends joined by golden pearl thread and brooch, ear jewellery and golden pearl necklace, royal blue coat with applied precious stones and light green inside lining, light purple cloak dress with purple palm pattern and precious stone applications as well as yellow inside lining, white dress with coloured exotic flower pattern, light purple shoes with brooches, in her right hand the golden sceptre, in her left had an incense vessel with double strap, the elephant painted in natural colours, sultan height 43 cm, length 45 cm, sultana height 43.5 cm, length 38 cm, minor restorations, Meißen, blue sword mark on bellies, second half of the nineteenth century, sultan model number 188, former number 98, painter number 66 or 99, sultana model number 118, models probably by Johann Joachim Kändler 1741, Modelnr. 188x (Ru)

Lit.:
Bergmann, animals S 200, Kat. Nr. 3568;