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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CRINOLINE GROUP OF A LADY DRINKING CHOCOLATE
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CRINOLINE GROUP OF A LADY DRINKING CHOCOLATE

CIRCA 1740, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

Closed15 December 2015

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USD 15,000–20,000

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CRINOLINE GROUP OF A LADY DRINKING CHOCOLATE
CIRCA 1740, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
A variation on 'The Handkiss', the tripod table replacing the woman's kneeling lover, a pug in her lap
6 in. (15 cm.) high, 21 cm. (8 ¼ in.) long

Specialist note

The original model of for this group, 'The Handkiss,' is recorded in Kändler's Taxa of 1737 and exists with a number of variations to the figural composition. The group was inspired by an engraving by Laurent Cars after Boucher depicting a scene from Molière's comedy 'Le Sicilien ou l'Amour peintre'.