Two porcelain groups 'Four Seasons'
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Lot-No. 635
Starting Bid: 1.200 €
Meissen,. Models from 1749, version around 1860. Porcelain, colored and painted gold. H. 22.5 - 26 cm. Crossed swords marks, model numbers 1230 and 1239. Chipped and professionally restored. Each on a rocaille base, putti children as allegories of spring and winter or summer and autumn with corresponding attributes - 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.
Johann Joachim Kaendler: Two porcelain groups 'Four Seasons'
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Two porcelain groups 'Four Seasons'
Lot-No. 635
Starting Bid: 1.200 €
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| Manufacturer: | Meissen, |
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| Date: | Models from 1749, version around 1860 |
| Technique: | Porcelain, colored and painted gold |
| Dimensions: | H. 22.5 - 26 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Crossed swords marks, model numbers 1230 and 1239 |
| Condition: | Chipped and professionally restored |
| Description: | Each on a rocaille base, putti children as allegories of spring and winter or summer and autumn with corresponding attributes |
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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.
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