Two Meissen porcelain figures of seated spaniels, circa 1750-55
Live auction begins on:
June 24, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the larger, seated open-mouthed, on a rectangular tasseled puce cushion painted with purple and gilt indianische Blumen, the other seated on its haunches, both with crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue
(2)
Height of the larger example 9 ½ in; 24 cm
Height of the smaller example 5 ½ in; 14 cm
The larger example:
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1979, lot 112;
Anonymous sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 23 March 1991, lot 164;
Acquired at the above sale, until sold, Property from the Collection of Sir Gawaine and Lady Baillie, Sotheby’s, London, 1 May 2013, lot 215;
With Röbbig, München;
Acquired from the above in 2013, until sold, Leo Spik, Berlin, 24 March 2023, lot 492;
Acquired at the above sale.
The smaller example:
Piasa, Paris, 31 May 2013, lot 46;
Acquired at the above sale.
The larger example: London, Asprey, no. 13, bearing label.
A figure of a spaniel was modelled in October - November 1734 for the Japanese Palace and attributed to Kändler, see Ulrich Pietsch, Die figürliche Porzellanplastik von Gottlieb Kirchner und Johann Joachim Kaendler, Munich, 2006, pp. 305-306. Two watercolours of a dog on a cushion were executed for the French market circa 1758, one for the widow of the marchand-mercier Michel-Joseph Lair.
An example of a spaniel seated on a cushion was in the historic List Collection, Magdeburg, sold, Hans W. Lange, Berlin, 28-30 March 1939, lot 784.
