Magnificent Rococo table clock with figures

Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)

Meissen. Around 1760. Porcelain, colored and painted gold. H. 58 cm. Professionally restored, the right foot of the female figure is missing, chipped, the back cover of the watch case and keys are missing. Magnificent curved clock case with sculptural flowers, a floating goddess and a pair of putti, painted with fine Watteau scenes, an openwork floral trellis and a vase-shaped crown with a sculptural flower bouquet. Movement with enamel dial with two keywinds and gold-plated floral hands, painted with Roman and Arabic numerals in black, - German porcelain modeller and sculptor, taught by the sculptor Thomae in Dresden, whose baroque influence is especially visible in his animal figures, in 1731 appointed court sculptor by August the Strong, at the same time beginning his work for porcelain manufacture Meissen, which he directs for many years, his works are among the highlights of early European porcelain.