CIRCA 1773, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN ‘PADUAN COCK’ TUREEN AND COVER
CIRCA 1773, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Naturalistically modeled resting with its legs tucked beneath him, an alert expression below his feathered tufts and comb
10 5⁄8 in. (27 cm.) high

Provenance

The Late H.R.H. Duke of Kent (as per the 1967 Antique Porcelain Company invoice).
James Donahue Collection, Broadhollow; Parke-Bernet, New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 207.
With The Antique Porcelain Company, New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above on 3 November 1967.

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Lot Essay

Kändler’s work reports for October 1771 records: Eine grosse Terrine in gestalt eines Hahns gantz neu modelliret, gedachter Hahn ist sietzend vorgestellet, und allenthalben seine Positur sehr natürlich und mitten durch den Corpus gehet die Öffnung und abtheilung des Deckels. Und ist als der Compagnion Zu der schon Vorhanden gewesenen Terrinen Henne verlanget worden [A large tureen in the shape of a rooster, newly modeled, depicted in a seated position, and its posture is very natural throughout. The opening and division of the lid runs through the center of the body. It was requested as a companion to the existing hen tureen]. See Ulrich Pietsch, Die Arbeitsberichte des Meissener Porzellanmodelleurs, Johann Joachim Kaendler, Leipzig, 2002, p. 196.

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