Rococo Model 2120 Children as Wine-Growers Figurine by Kaendler for Meissen, 1760s

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Meissen most remarkable figurine group: seven children as wine-growers size / dimenions: height 9.44 inches width 7.48 inches depth 5.90 … Read more Meissen most remarkable figurine group: seven children as wine-growers size / dimenions: height 9.44 inches width 7.48 inches depth 5.90 inches manufactory: meissen hallmarked: blue meissen sword mark (glazed bottom) first quality dating: 18th century / made circa 1760-70 (rococo = pre-marcolini period !) material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted technique: handmade porcelain style: rococo modelled by: johann joachim kaendler (born in 1706 near dresden / germany - died 1775 in meissen). - model 2120 created circa 1754. - kaendler was chief sculptor at meissen manufactory as from 1742 until the year 1775. He is the most famous modeller meissen manufactory ever had and created well-known series such as shepherd figurines, comedian's children, gardener children (with acier), paris town criers (with reinicke and meyer), gallant figurines, asian figurines etc. - additionally, kaendler made, too, excellent models of animal figurines as well as of stunningly decorated vases. Detailed : subject: seven figurines, seven boys, gathered around a wine cask. - there is a lidded wine cask attached to middle area existing - two boys are busy with crushing the wine grapes (both figurines cover lid of cask, one of them is only visible via its upper body). - the wine cask is surrounded by following figurines: °boy playing the lyra °boy being situated on a small wine cask, supporting himself on a pannier filled with wine grapes and holding a sickle in raised hand °boy with cask attached to his back, climbing up a ladder leant against the wine cask °boy lying prone holding a wine bottle and wine glass °boy running along the wine cask - he holds up a wine grape finally, there are a tambourine as well as a trumpet visible, lying on ground. The figurine group is attached to irregularly shaped base decorated with rocaille ornaments as well as with sculptured flowers and leaves. Bibliography: sabine & thomas bergmann, meissen figurines, (erlangen, germany) 2017, model numbers 1 - 3000, catalogue number 1239 on page 113. Condition: very good there aren't any chips / splinters / cracks or any other damages existing. Some fingers of figurines were excellently restored, restorations aren't visible with naked eye. This piece has an attribution mark,
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