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Lot 247*
A large Meissen Bacchanalian table centrepiece, late 19th century
6 July 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,562.50 inc. premium
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A large Meissen Bacchanalian table centrepiece, late 19th century
After the models by J.J. Kaendler of 1761, comprising a central ionic column on rockwork entwined with fruiting vines, surrounded by figures of Bacchus, the drunken Silenus on a donkey and a faun and surmounted by a candelabrum with six scrollwork arms entwined with fruiting vines and seven sconces, enclosed at the base by five figures of a satyr, a reclining nymph and young fauns, one with a goat, all on gilt-edged rockwork applied with fruiting vases, leaves and small trees, all mounted on a wooden base, 77cm high overall, crossed swords marks in blue and underglaze-blue, incised model number A.96, impressed numerals (typical minor damage and restoration) (7)
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A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century Meissen
Based on the centrepiece ordered by Frederick the Great in April 1761 for a large table service of 'preussisch-musikalische Dessin, which was subsequently given to one of his favourite generals, Hans-Joachim von Ziethen; parts of the centrepiece were in the von Klemperer Collection, Dresden (destroyed in WWII, the fragments sold in these Rooms, 8 December 2010, lot 69). The original was surmounted by a basket rather than a candelabrum. The same model was also used for a similar service for Frederick with red instead of green borders, of which part of the centrepiece is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (see S. Wittwer, 'Hat der König von Preßen die schleunige Verferttigung verschiedener Bestellungen ernstlich begehret', in Keramos 2018 (2010), pp. 51ff. and ill. 51 for the centrepiece in the V & A).
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