A Meissen porcelain figure of a cavalier seated writing at a desk, the porcelain 18th century, the decoration 19th century
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modelled by J. J. Kändler, wearing a gold-ground coat painted with indianische Blumen, and lilac breeches, a pocket watch and writing implements on the scroll-footed desk, the letter inscribed ‘Ma chère’, the base applied with flowers and leaves, crossed swords mark in blue
Height 5 ⅜ in; 13,7 cm
The Schroder Collections, sold, Christie’s, London, 19 July 2022, lot 168.
The figure is listed in Kändler’s Taxa: '1. Figur, einen Monsieur, der einen Liebes-Brieff schreibt, vorstellend, mit der Feder in der Hand am Tische sizend, 6 Thlr.', [1 figure, depicting a gentleman writing a love-letter, seated at a desk with a pen in the hand]; see Sarah-Katharina Andres-Acevedo, Die autonomen figürlichen Plastiken Johann Joachim Kaendlers und seiner Werkstatt zwischen 1731 und 1748, Band II, Stuttgart, 2023, p. 264, no. 31, where a further example from a private collection is illustrated. Another, in the Porzellansammlung, Dresden is illustrated by Ulrich Pietsch and Claudia Banz in Triumph der blauen Schwerter, Leipzig, 2010, p. 314, cat. no. 341.
Cranfield University used non-invasive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was detected, a result consistent with later manufacture.
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