A MEISSEN MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT ORMOLU-MOUNTED WITH A MAHOUT

CIRCA 1746, POSSIBLY MODELLED BY P. REINEKE, THE ORMOLU FIGURE OF LATER DATE

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A MEISSEN MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT ORMOLU-MOUNTED WITH A MAHOUT
Circa 1746, possibly modelled by P. Reineke, the ormolu figure of later date
The animal striding forward, a mahout seated atop a gilt-tasselled turquoise cushion and iron-red gilt-tasselled saddle cloth painted with foliate scrolls
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high, 6in. (15.2cm.) wide

來源

Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 October 1996, lot 484

拍品專文

Several small figures of elephants were modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler and Peter Reineke around 1745-1747, the earliest possibly being the figure without the trappings, an example of which is illustrated by Rainer Rückert, Meissener Porzellan, pl. 258, no. 1051. A very slightly larger pair with more elaborate trappings exists also, and examples are illustrated by Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere, 1935, pl. XLVI, nos. 203 and 207. One of the latter examples as well as of an elephant similar to the model in this lot, but lacking the cushion, mounted in ormolu to form a pair, is illustrated by K. Butler, Meissner Porzellanplastik des 18.Jahrhunerts, the Hermitage catalogue, nos. 98 and 99. Another elephant of this rare fully caparisoned model was in the Jahn Collection, sold at Lempertz in Cologne on 12 June 1989, lot 200.