Magnificent lidded tureen from the swan service with Acis and Galatea
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Lot-No. 641
Starting Bid: 5.800 €
Meissen. Designed 1736, made 1992. Porcelain, decorated with colors and gold. H. 45 cm, W. 35 cm. Crossed swords mark, model number 05028, year mark for 1992. Very minimally restored. Oval tureen on four feet, with dolphins on the narrow sides and masks of river gods on the long sides. The body is covered with plastic shells, snails and corals, side handles in the form of nymph children with fish tails. The lid is crowned with the fully sculptural figure group of the nymph Galatea on a dolphin, accompanied by her lover Acis. Both hold up a red cloth that partially covers them. The Meissen swan service, which originally consisted of 2,200 pieces, was one of the most magnificent porcelain services from the Meissen manufactory. It was commissioned in 1736 by Heinrich Graf von Brühl, director of the manufactory under August III, by J.J. Kaendler designed and with the collaboration of his employees J.F. Eberlein and J.G. Ehder models. - 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: Magnificent lidded tureen from the swan service with Acis and Galatea
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Magnificent lidded tureen from the swan service with Acis and Galatea
Lot-No. 641
Starting Bid: 5.800 €
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| Manufacturer: | Meissen |
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| Date: | Designed 1736, made 1992 |
| Technique: | Porcelain, decorated with colors and gold |
| Dimensions: | H. 45 cm, W. 35 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Crossed swords mark, model number 05028, year mark for 1992 |
| Condition: | Very minimally restored |
| Description: | Oval tureen on four feet, with dolphins on the narrow sides and masks of river gods on the long sides. The body is covered with plastic shells, snails and corals, side handles in the form of nymph children with fish tails. The lid is crowned with the fully sculptural figure group of the nymph Galatea on a dolphin, accompanied by her lover Acis. Both hold up a red cloth that partially covers them. The Meissen swan service, which originally consisted of 2,200 pieces, was one of the most magnificent porcelain services from the Meissen manufactory. It was commissioned in 1736 by Heinrich Graf von Brühl, director of the manufactory under August III, by J.J. Kaendler designed and with the collaboration of his employees J.F. Eberlein and J.G. Ehder models. |
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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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