CIRCA 1766-1767, PAINTER'S MARK OF SAUSENHOFER, MODELLED BY JOSEPH WEINMÜLLER

Details

A LUDWIGSBURG PORCELAIN GROUP OF THE CHINESE EMPEROR
Circa 1766-1767, painter's mark of Sausenhofer, modelled by Joseph Weinmüller
Modeled standing in a jewelled and tasselled crown and fur-lined iron-red and blue cloak, his robes reserved with rosettes and stripes in green and puce on a lavender ground, an attendant boy in iron-red and yellow suit at his side, a vase at his feet, on a square rockwork base
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high

Literature

Hugo Morley-Fletcher, The Pflueger Collection: Early European Porcelain and Faience as Collected by Edward and Kiyi Pflueger, London, 1993, vol.I, pp. 188-189.

Lot Essay

The present model is from a series of figure groups depicting Chinese subjects, all strongly modeled by Joseph Weinmüller and possibly connected in some way with the Chinese ballet. It has been suggested that this group depicting the Chinese emperor is the work of Domenico Ferretti. See W.B. Honey, German Porcelain, pl. 62 for the example in the Victroria and Albert Museum, London. Also Die Sammlung der Markgraffen und Grossherzöge von Baden, Band III - Ceramics and Glass; Sotheby's on site, 5-21 October 1995, lots 814, 815, 816 for the example of the present group and two related subjects sold at auction.

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