A Large Centrepiece with Ceres and Flora
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Lot-No. 644
Proceeds : 2.300 €
Meissen, ca. 1750. The two godesses on a base with sculptural flowers, accompanied by two putti, the bowl with partially open-worked wall and flower painting. No manufactory mark. Rest. H. 47 cm. - German porcelain modeller and sculptor, taught by the sculptor Thomae in Dresden, whose baroque influence is especially visible in his animal figures, in 1731 appointed court sculptor by August the Strong, at the same time beginning his work for porcelain manufacture Meissen, which he directs for many years, his works are among the highlights of early European porcelain.
Johann Joachim Kaendler: A Large Centrepiece with Ceres and Flora
Johann Joachim Kaendler (Fischbach/Sachsen 1706 - Meissen 1775)
A Large Centrepiece with Ceres and Flora
Lot-No. 644
Proceeds : 2.300 €
Meissen, ca. 1750. The two godesses on a base with sculptural flowers, accompanied by two putti, the bowl with partially open-worked wall and flower painting. No manufactory mark. Rest. H. 47 cm. - German porcelain modeller and sculptor, taught by the sculptor Thomae in Dresden, whose baroque influence is especially visible in his animal figures, in 1731 appointed court sculptor by August the Strong, at the same time beginning his work for porcelain manufacture Meissen, which he directs for many years, his works are among the highlights of early European porcelain.