Lot 1055 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - jeudi, 26. mars 2026, 13h30
A FIGURE OF THE CHAMBER HUSSAR SCHINDLER
Meissen, ca. 1735. Model by Johann Joachim Kändler.
Dressed as a hussar in black with a red sash highlighted with gold, yellow boots, and a blue, fur-trimmed cap, holding a “Bohemian or Polish billy goat” in his right arm, a type of bagpipe which he inflates with a bellows under his left arm and plays through the chanter held at the mouth of the "billy goat". Accompanied by a dog positioned at his feet. Standing on a curved base modeled with gilt rocailles. Traces of a blue sword mark on the unglazed underside.
H 17 cm.
The billy goat's ear is broken off, various minor restorations.
Provenance:
Further models in public and private collections: Metropolitan Museum, New York, Irwin Untermyer Collection (Inv. No. 64.101.130); Siegfried Salz Collection Berlin, Cassirer/Helbing, auction 26–27 March 1929, plate IX, No. 61; Alan Shimmerman Collection (V. Sigalas/M. Chilton, All Walks of Life 2022, p. 400, No. 126, ill. p. 402).
For comparable models on the auction market, see Bonhams London, The Marouf Collection, 5 December 2012, Lot No. 40; Sotheby's New York, The Arnhold Collection, 24 October 2019, Lot No. 311; Christie's London, Two Private Collections, 16 December 2021, Lot No. 114.
Further reading: A. Gräfin von Wallwitz, Celebrating Kaendler, Porcelain Sculptures from Meissen, 2006, p. 29, Cat. No. 1; V. Sigalas /M. Chilton, All Walks of Life. Alan Shimmerman Collection 2022, pp. 400-403.
For comparable models on the auction market, see Bonhams London, The Marouf Collection, 5 December 2012, Lot No. 40; Sotheby's New York, The Arnhold Collection, 24 October 2019, Lot No. 311; Christie's London, Two Private Collections, 16 December 2021, Lot No. 114.
Further reading: A. Gräfin von Wallwitz, Celebrating Kaendler, Porcelain Sculptures from Meissen, 2006, p. 29, Cat. No. 1; V. Sigalas /M. Chilton, All Walks of Life. Alan Shimmerman Collection 2022, pp. 400-403.
CHF 7 000 / 9 000 | (€ 7 220 / 9 280)
Vendu pour CHF 9 375 (frais inclus)