Lot 1049* - A196 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 25. March 2021, 01.30 PM
TWO MODELS OF SMALL SWANS
Meissen, models by Johann Joachim Kändler and Peter Reinicke, probably ca. 1747.
One model with traces of a blue sword mark on the unglazed bottom.
H 13 cm.
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Small restorations.
Comparable items: M. Cassidy Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 2008, p. 273, Cat. No. 59; Sir Gawaine & Lady Baillie Collection, Sotheby's London Auction, 1 May 2013, Lot Nos. 39-44.
Swans have been produced in various models and sizes. The 1753 Inventory of the Confectionery at Pförten Castle, the ancestral home of Count Heinrich von Brühl, the Manufactory Director and patron of the legendary "Swan Service", listed 31 swans of various sizes, "Cap. 20 An Feder Viehe 24 Grosse Schwane, 4 Kleine dgl. 5 Ganz kleine dgl.", which were obviously kept there as ornaments for the dessert table (Pietsch 2006, p. 234).
Comparable items: M. Cassidy Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 2008, p. 273, Cat. No. 59; Sir Gawaine & Lady Baillie Collection, Sotheby's London Auction, 1 May 2013, Lot Nos. 39-44.
Swans have been produced in various models and sizes. The 1753 Inventory of the Confectionery at Pförten Castle, the ancestral home of Count Heinrich von Brühl, the Manufactory Director and patron of the legendary "Swan Service", listed 31 swans of various sizes, "Cap. 20 An Feder Viehe 24 Grosse Schwane, 4 Kleine dgl. 5 Ganz kleine dgl.", which were obviously kept there as ornaments for the dessert table (Pietsch 2006, p. 234).
CHF 7 000 / 9 000 | (€ 7 220 / 9 280)
Sold for CHF 8 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.