Extraordinary Pair of Meissen Figures
Shepherdess and Shepherd
The figures mounted on a gilt-bronze three light candelabrum in fine rococo shape with foliage.
Shepherdess with birdcage.
She is standing on a natural rococo base, wearing elegant clothes, decorated with Indian flowers. In her hands she is holding a birdcage and a shepherd´s crook. Next to her two sheep.
Shepherd with bird nest.
He I standing on a natural rococo base, wearing elegant clothes. In his right hand he is holding his hat with a bird nest inside of it. On his left hand a songbird. Next to him a herding dog.
Both figures are decorated in fine polychrome colors with gold.
Design by Johann Joachim Kaendler in 1750.
Swordmarks at the base.
Meissen abt. 1750-1760 and
Paris um 1750-1760
Dimensions:
Height Shepherdess: 27 cm, Height Shepherdess with candelabrum: 51 cm
Height Shepherd: 25 cm, Height Shepherd with candelabrum: 52 cm
The drip trays and the grommet pierced for a former electrification.
Provenance: Out of the property of a gentleman, private art collection, Paris, France.
Literature: Bergmann, Meissen Figures Model Numbers 1-3000. Page 133 and Page 144.
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