A GERMAN CRINOLINE FIGURE GROUP OF LOVERS AT A CLAVICHORD
A GERMAN CRINOLINE FIGURE GROUP OF LOVERS AT A CLAVICHORD

MEISSEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, IMPRESSED 121, INCISED 186X AND PAINTED NUMBER 33., AFTER A MODEL BY J.J. KNDLER

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A GERMAN CRINOLINE FIGURE GROUP OF LOVERS AT A CLAVICHORD
Meissen, late 19th century, blue crossed swords mark, impressed 121, incised 186X and painted number 33., after a model by J.J. Kndler
Modelled as a court lady seated at a clavichord, accepting the advances of a gallant at her side, the base applied with flowers and foliage
9in. (24.7cm.) wide, overall

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Cf. Rainer Rckert, Meissner Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, p. 167, taf. 208 for a model circa 1741. It is interesting to note that the difficulty of producing this model is recorded by Kndler in the Meissen archive.

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