Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating - 17 Apr 2024
AN UNUSUAL MEISSEN PORCELAIN ARCHITECTURAL OR FIGURAL ELEMENT
AN UNUSUAL MEISSEN PORCELAIN ARCHITECTURAL OR FIGURAL ELEMENT
C.1745-50
probably modelled by J. J. Kändler as roughly piled stone slabs modelled with foliage and applied with leaves
8.5cm high
Provenance
Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating.
Catalogue Note
This probably once formed part of an elaborate table decoration. See Victoria & Albert Museum, accession no. 246:1-1870 for the table fountain commissioned by Count Bruhl, which includes similar elements.
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