High Important Pair of Figure Groups
for King Frederick the Great
On a rococo base a young elegant lady, wearing very fine clothes, playing on a lute, behind her a tree with leaves and blossoms in front of her a basket with apples, pears and grapes.
Counterpart:
On a rococo base a young elegant man playing on a transverse flute, behind him a tree with vine tendrils, vine leaves and grapes. In front of him a dog.
Very fine and rich polychrome decoration with gold.
Design: Friedrich Elias Meyer and Johann Joachim Kaendler.
Swordmark
Meissen abt. 1760
Height: each ca. 26 cm
Provenience: Sammlung Frau Brigitte Britzke, Bad Pyrmont
This important pair of figure groups was exhibited in the Museum of Bad Pyrmont and in the Torreón de Lozoya, Spain.
Literature:
- Sammlung Pauls, Bd. I, Page. 472 f.
- Schnoor von Carolsfeld, Page. 98 ff.
- Staatliche Porzellan Manufaktur Meissen, Bd. I, Blatt 11
High Important Pair of Figure Groups
for King Frederick the Great
On a rococo base a young elegant lady, wearing very fine clothes, playing on a lute, behind her a tree with leaves and blossoms in front of her a basket with apples, pears and grapes.
Counterpart:
On a rococo base a young elegant man playing on a transverse flute, behind him a tree with vine tendrils, vine leaves and grapes. In front of him a dog.
Very fine and rich polychrome decoration with gold.
Design: Friedrich Elias Meyer and Johann Joachim Kaendler.
Swordmark
Meissen abt. 1760
Height: each ca. 26 cm
Provenience: Sammlung Frau Brigitte Britzke, Bad Pyrmont
This important pair of figure groups was exhibited in the Museum of Bad Pyrmont and in the Torreón de Lozoya, Spain.
Literature:
- Sammlung Pauls, Bd. I, Page. 472 f.
- Schnoor von Carolsfeld, Page. 98 ff.
- Staatliche Porzellan Manufaktur Meissen, Bd. I, Blatt 11
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