CIRCA 1735, MODELLED BY J.J. KNDLER
Details
A MEISSEN SQUIRREL TEAPOT (EICHHRNCHEN ALS TEEKANNE)
Circa 1735, modelled by J.J. Kndler
Modelled as a squirrel nibbling an acorn, a green bow-tied collar around its neck, the tail curving around and up to form the handle and mouth of the pot, the acorn as the spout
6 in. (15.2cm) high
Circa 1735, modelled by J.J. Kndler
Modelled as a squirrel nibbling an acorn, a green bow-tied collar around its neck, the tail curving around and up to form the handle and mouth of the pot, the acorn as the spout
6 in. (15.2cm) high
Literature
See Rainer Rckert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, no. 1147, plate 280 for an example with gilt mounts; Yvonne Hackenbroch, Meissen and other Continental Porcellan, Faience and Enamel, The Irwin Untermyer Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1956, plate 91, fig. 145 for an example with marks similar to the present squirrel.