Live Auction 16270The Collector: English and European 18th and 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN SAINT JOHN NEPOMUK FIGURE GROUP
Lot 294 Ceramics from the Collection of Marjorie West

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN SAINT JOHN NEPOMUK FIGURE GROUP

CIRCA 1740-48, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

Closed23 October 2018

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN SAINT JOHN NEPOMUK FIGURE GROUP
CIRCA 1740-48, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
The saint depicted kneeling on a bridge above the rushing Vltava river, with four putti among cloud scrolls at his feet
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high

The Estate of Andreina Torre; Christie's, Geneva, 16 November 1992, lot 118.

Specialist note

The example in the Hetjens Museum Düsseldorf is illustrated in R. Rüchert, Meissener Porzellan, Munich, 1966, no. 914 where he cites two entries from Kändler's taxa and his report of 1744. Also see the example sold Christie's, London, 5 April 1971, lot 53.