Faïence & Porcelaine européenne/European Ceramics

Goat, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller), Meissen, to 1734. Porcelain, white, (formerly painted black). H. 57.2 cm, 72.0 cm L. PE 47. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Goat, Johann Joachim Kaendler (master model), Meissen, 1732. Porcelain, white. H. 56.5 cm, L 74 cm, D 36 cm. PE 713. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 As a counterpart to the goat with the little goats of the goat is... [Lire la suite]

Elephant, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (modeller),  Meissen, 1731 (June). White china. H. 61 cm. PE 55. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 he modeling of the elephant and rhinoceros (PE 56) means somehow the birth of the European large-scale sculpture in porcelain, and it was certainly Gottlieb Kirchner, who made his debut with it, although this can not be demonstrated through written sources. Since Kirchner had probably never seen a live elephant, he had to use in the... [Lire la suite]

Barn Owl, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller), Meissen, 1731. Porcelain, enamel colors. H. 25.4 cm, W. 16.5 cm. PE 20. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Shortly after joining as a modeller in the Meissen porcelain factory in 1731, the sculptor Johann Joachim Kaendler created a number of animal sculptures for the Japanese Palace. Kaendler made in a very short time with the unfamiliar material so familiar that he could easily create a series of life-size... [Lire la suite]

Herons, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller), Meissen, until December 1731. Porcelain, without painting. H. 74.5 cm. PE 136. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Herons, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller), Meissen, 1731. White china. H. 73.5 cm, L 40.5 cm. PE 684. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Herons preening, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller), Meissen,... [Lire la suite]

Pug on Pillow, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller),  Meissen, circa 1750-60. Porcelain, paint: enamel colors and gold. H. 15.2 cm, W. 13.6 cm, D. 7.6 cm. PE 3892. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Pug on Pillow, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller),  Meissen, circa 1750-60. Porcelain, paint: enamel colors and gold. H. 15.2 cm, W. 12.7 cm, D. 7.9 cm. PE 3893. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 The two standing... [Lire la suite]

Pug with cub, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller),  Meissen, circa 1741. Porcelain, paint: enamel colors. H. 17.9 cm, W. 18.6 cm, D. 11.8 cm. PE 3894. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Pug, Johann Joachim Kaendler (modeller),  Meissen, circa 1741. Porcelain, paint: enamel colors. H. 17.3 cm, W. 19.2 cm, D. 11.1 cm. PE 3895. Porcelain Collection. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2013 Conceived as the counterpart sitting pugs with ringed... [Lire la suite]

Christian Friedrich Herold (1700-1779), A cylindrical tankard with poly- and monochrome Kauffahrtei-scenes, Meissen, ca. 1732. Photo courtesy of Robbig Munchen Painted with polychrome and monochrome harbour scenes by Christian Friedrich Herold (1700–1779) and Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775). No mark. Partly-gilt silver cover with a 1594 dated Saxonian coin with the portraits of the sons of the Electoral of Saxony Christian I. H. 17,3 cm, D. 10,5 cm. Price on... [Lire la suite]

Coffee Pot, Böttger porcelain, Meissen, ca. 1723. Photo courtesy of Robbig Munchen Decorated with coloured landscapes by Johann George Heintze. No mark. Fire-gilded silver mount, Augsburg hallmark and marker’s mark “EA” for Elias Adam. H. 20 cm. Price on request - http://robbig.artsolution.net/ The pear-shaped form of this coffee pot is derived from contemporary silverware. It has a beak spout, scroll handle, and high-domed cover with double-disk finial. The low foot ring and rims of pot and... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Böttger stoneware cups and saucers. Böttger stoneware, Meissen, ca. 1710-1713. Photo courtesy of Robbig Munchen H. 5,7 cm. Price on request - http://robbig.artsolution.net/

Cylindrical Tankard with Incised Coat of Arms. Böttger stoneware, Meissen, ca. 1715. Photo courtesy of Robbig Munchen Original silver-gilt mount, Nuremberg city mark, and as master craftsman’s signs two H’s interlaced (see Rosenberg 1922–28, vol. 3, no. 4268). H. 22.5 cm. Price on request. http://robbig.artsolution.net/For comparison: Cylindrical tankard with similar incised decoration, Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst Leipzig (inv. no. V 1516 (I. C. 547); see Gielke 2003, p. 84, no. 8. This important cylindrical... [Lire la suite]