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Lot 141

A pair of Meissen figures of male and female gardeners, circa 1745

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£7,000 - £9,000

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A pair of Meissen figures of male and female gardeners, circa 1745

Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, each seated in a rocky mound holding a basket of vegetables and flowers, respectively, the gentleman wearing a puce hat, a jacket decorated with indianische Blumen, lavender breeches and yellow shoes, his companion wearing a black headscarf, pale-yellow bodice, lavender skirt and blue-edged apron decorated with flower sprigs and yellow shoes with blue ribbons, the bases applied with leaves and flowers, 19.5cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (minor chips) (2)

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These figures usually feature pierced tops to the baskets to form bouquetières; the model is mentioned by Kaendler in his Taxa of overtime work: '1. Weibs Bild sizend einen Korb auf den Schooß habend, worein Bluhmen gesezet werden können [...] 1. Gärtner sizend, einen Bluhmen-Korb vor sich haltend, darein Bluhmen gesezet werden können, als Compagnon zur Gärtnerin' [1 female figure seated holding a basket on her lap, in which flowers can be out (...) 1. seated gardener, holding a flower basket in front, in which flowers can be put, as companion to the female gardener].

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