A naturalistically painted Meissen figure of a cat on an earth mound base. - image-1

Lot 667 Dα

A naturalistically painted Meissen figure of a cat on an earth mound base.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
14.11.2014, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, and Furniture
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 4.340 € (incl. premium)

A naturalistically painted Meissen figure of a cat on an earth mound base.

Unglazed underside with indistinct blue crossed swords mark. One paw and the tips of both ears restored. H 18.2 cm.
Modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1736, fired ca. 1736 - 40.

Provenance

The Oesterle collection, Munich.

Literature

The modelling of the figures mentioned in Kaendler's workshop records: "4. Zwey St. kleine Kätzgen aufs Lager in Thon poußiret, davon eine sitzend, die andere aber, wie sie eine Maus im Maule hat vorgestellet ist. 5. Noch ein altes Kätzgen repariret und brauchbar gemachet." (Pietsch, ed., Leipzig 2002, p. 41).