A MEISSEN CRINOLINE GROUP OF THE HANDKISS modelled by J.J. Kändler, the lady with a pug on her lap, seated on a gilt pierced chair taking tea from a blackamoor page, in black bodice and bright -yellow crinoline with elaborate indianische Blumen border and with turquoise-lined pink overskirt, her suitor to her left in gilt-edged iron-red frock-coat black breeches and shoes kissing her left hand, the page in pink, purple and turquoise and with high yellow boots, on a shaped mound base applied with flowers and leaves (suitor's right foot a restored replacement, blackamoor broken from group through base and repaired, restoration to right arm of page at shoulder, other shoulder, neck and plume, hair-bow of suitor, crack to underside extending into back of her skirt, minor chips to flowers and leaves and edge of suitor's coat, teapot lacking from tray), circa 1740

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A MEISSEN CRINOLINE GROUP OF THE HANDKISS modelled by J.J. Kändler, the lady with a pug on her lap, seated on a gilt pierced chair taking tea from a blackamoor page, in black bodice and bright -yellow crinoline with elaborate indianische Blumen border and with turquoise-lined pink overskirt, her suitor to her left in gilt-edged iron-red frock-coat black breeches and shoes kissing her left hand, the page in pink, purple and turquoise and with high yellow boots, on a shaped mound base applied with flowers and leaves (suitor's right foot a restored replacement, blackamoor broken from group through base and repaired, restoration to right arm of page at shoulder, other shoulder, neck and plume, hair-bow of suitor, crack to underside extending into back of her skirt, minor chips to flowers and leaves and edge of suitor's coat, teapot lacking from tray), circa 1740
15cm. high

Provenance

Anon., sale Christie's, 17 October 1977, lot 187

Lot Essay

Cf.Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, op. cit., vol. I, pp. 196-197 for a detailed discussion of this group; see also Stefan Bursche, Meissen Steinzeng und Porzellan des 18 Jahrhunderts Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin op. cit., nos. 304-306 and Rainer Rückert, op. cit. col. pl. XXIII, nos. 857 and 858

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