A Fürstenberg porcelain bust of Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel - image-1

Lot 24 Dα

A Fürstenberg porcelain bust of Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)
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A Fürstenberg porcelain bust of Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Biscuit porcelain bust mounted on a glazed base. Impressed horse mark, W and No3, the base with blue F mark and incised 3. Slightly discoloured, the base restored. H 19 cm.
1781.

Duke Ferdinand von Braunschweig and Lüneburg (1721 - 1792) became Prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in 1735. In 1741, he fought with the “Sommerlatte” regiment of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in the Prussian fusilier regiment on the side of his brother-in-law, Friedrich II of Prussia. He also fought on the Prussian side in the Second Silesian War and the Seven Years' War and was appointed field marshal by the king in 1762. He was a Freemason and a member of Friedrich II's lodge and also became a member of the Illuminati Order in 1783.

Provenance

Collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen.

Literature

Cf. Ducret, Fürstenberger Porzellan, vol. III Figuren, Braunschweig 1965, illus. 329, for the example in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Here, the model is attributed to Hendler, who was employed as a sculptor at the manufactory from 1780 – 84. Cf. cat. Weißes Gold aus Fürstenberg, Münster-Braunschweig 1988, no. 342. Cf. also Wolff Metternich/Meinz, Die Porzellanmanufaktur Fürstenberg, vol. I, Munich-Berlin undated, p. 245 ff.