Property from a Private Collection, Maryland
The Lover Discovered: a porcelain figural group after the model by J.J. Kaendler for the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Period of Nicholas I, 1825- 1855
No reserve
Auction Closed
November 25, 06:21 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
modelled with a lady reclining on her bed holding a pastry and chocolate cup, with her husband peering over the end of the bed and Cupid hiding behind her, the gilt scroll-edged bed painted with birds in branches at each end, with blue Imperial cypher of Nicholas I
length 21 cm; 8 1/4 in.
Acquired by the parents of the present owners in the 1990s.
This rare model was originally created by J. J. Kaendler at the Meissen Factory in 1771 and the full ensemble would have included a separate figure depicting a mystery lover hiding under the bed.
For an illustration of this model by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, see N. Wolf, Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod: 1744-1904, 2003, p. 181, pl.280
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