Lot 1015 D α

A Meissen porcelain figural group "The Surprise".

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 8.000 € - 9.000 €

A Meissen porcelain figural group "The Surprise".

A Meissen porcelain figural group "The Surprise". Blue crossed swords mark with dot and two further dots - possibly painter's marks. One lady's hand reattached, the raised hand of the standing gentleman erroneously replaced. H 23.7 cm.
The model attributed to Johann Joachim Kaendler, ca. 1770, after a copperplate print by William Hogarth.

Provenance

Former Adams Collection.

Literature

Illus. in: Adams/Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, Leicester 1992, p. 190.