A Large Figure 'Standing Malabar'
Johann Friedrich Eberlein (Dresden 1695 - Meissen 1749)
Lot-No. 327
Meissen, midth 18th cent., modelled by J.F. Eberlein or J.J. Kaendler. Polychrome painted porcelain. No manufactory mark. Prof. rest., chip to the sword. H. 37 cm. - The figures of a Malabar and his female pendant were inspired by illustrations in Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopédie'. The female Malabare figure can be securely attributed to Eberlein, but for the male figure is also an attribution to Kaendler in discussion. - German sculptor and modeller, since 1735 the second sculptor in Meissen beside Kaendler, before education in England (casting of plumb, brass, steel a.o. plus works in marble and ivory), thereafter 4 years working for the court sculptor in Dresden Vinage (helped with the statue of August the Strong in the Zwinger).
Johann Friedrich Eberlein: A Large Figure 'Standing Malabar'
Johann Friedrich Eberlein (Dresden 1695 - Meissen 1749)
A Large Figure 'Standing Malabar'
Lot-No. 327
Meissen, midth 18th cent., modelled by J.F. Eberlein or J.J. Kaendler. Polychrome painted porcelain. No manufactory mark. Prof. rest., chip to the sword. H. 37 cm. - The figures of a Malabar and his female pendant were inspired by illustrations in Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopédie'. The female Malabare figure can be securely attributed to Eberlein, but for the male figure is also an attribution to Kaendler in discussion. - German sculptor and modeller, since 1735 the second sculptor in Meissen beside Kaendler, before education in England (casting of plumb, brass, steel a.o. plus works in marble and ivory), thereafter 4 years working for the court sculptor in Dresden Vinage (helped with the statue of August the Strong in the Zwinger).