Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
German
Meissen Porcelain (Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen) is one of the preeminent porcelain factories in Europe and was the first to produce true porcelain outside of Asia. It was established in 1710 under the auspices of King Augustus II “the Strong” of Saxony-Poland (1670–1733), a keen collector of Asian ceramics, particularly Ming porcelain.
In pursuing his passion, which he termed his “maladie de porcelaine,” Augustus spent vast sums, amassing some 20,000 pieces of Japanese and Chinese ceramics. These, along with examples of early Meissen, comprise the Porzellansammlung, or porcelain collection, of the Zwinger Palace, in Dresden.
The king was determined, however, to free the European market from its dependence on Asian imports and to give European artisans the freedom to create their own porcelain designs. To this end, he charged the scientist Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and aspiring alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger with the task of using local materials to produce true, hard-paste porcelain (as opposed to the soft-paste variety European ceramists in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Spain had been producing since the late Renaissance). In 1709, the pair succeeded in doing just that, employing kaolin, or “china clay.” A year later, the Meissen factory was born.
In its first decades, Meissen mostly looked to Asian models, producing wares based on Japanese Kakiemon ceramics and pieces with Chinese-inflected decorations called chinoiserie. During the 1720s its painters drew inspiration from the works of Watteau, and the scenes of courtly life, fruits and flowers that adorned fashionable textiles and wallpaper. It was in this period that Meissen introduced its famous cobalt-blue crossed swords logo — derived from the arms of the Elector of Saxony as Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire — to distinguish its products from those of competing factories that were beginning to spring up around Europe.
By the 1730s, Meissen’s modelers and decorators had mastered the style of Asian ceramics, and Augustus encouraged them to develop a new, original aesthetic. The factory’s director, Count Heinrich von Brühl, used Johann Wilhelm Weinmann’s botanical drawings as the basis for a new line of wares with European-style surface decoration. The Blue Onion pattern (Zwiebelmuster), first produced in 1739, melded Asian and European influences, closely following patterns used in Chinese underglaze-blue porcelain, but replacing exotic flora and fruits with Western varieties (likely peaches and pomegranates, not onions) along with peonies and asters.
During the same period, head modeler Joachim Kändler (1706–75) began crafting delicate porcelain figures derived from the Italian commedia dell’arte. Often used as centerpieces on banquet tables and decorated to reflect the latest fashions in courtly dress for men and women, these figurines were popular in their day, and are still considered among Meissen’s most iconic creations. Kändler also created the Swan Service, which, with its complex low-relief surface design and minimal decoration is considered a masterpiece of Baroque ceramics.
The rise of Neoclassicism in the latter half of the 18th century forced Meissen to change artistic direction and begin producing monumental vases, clocks, chandeliers and candelabra. In the 20th century, Meissen added to its 18th-century repertoire decidedly modern designs, including ones in the Art Nouveau style. The 1920s saw the introduction of numerous animal figures, such as the popular sea otter (Fischotter), which graced an East German postage stamp in the 1960s. Starting in 1933, artistic freedom was limited at the factory under the Nazi regime, and after World War II, when the region became part of East Germany, it struggled to reconcile its elite past with the values of the Communist government. In 1969, however, new artistic director Karl Petermann reintroduced the early designs and fostered a new degree of artistic license. Meissen became one of the few companies to prosper in East Germany.
Owned by the State of Saxony since reunification, in 1990, Meissen continues to produce its classic designs together with new ones developed collaboratively with artists from all over the world. In addition, through its artCAMPUS program, the factory has invited distinguished ceramic artists, such as Chris Antemann and Arlene Shechet, to work in its studios in collaboration with its skilled modelers and painters. The resulting works of contemporary sculpture are inspired by Meissen’s rich and complex legacy.
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Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Love Putto figurine in Meissen Porcelain from the 1800s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Milano, MI
Statuette depicting the Love Putto in Meissen porcelain, made in 1800. The figurine may have undergone restoration.
Ø cm 10 Ø cm 6 h cm 13
Meissen porcelain is considered one of th...
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1870s German Classical Greek Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$354 Sale Price
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Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th Century
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent lifelike depiction of an exotic bird sitting on a sturdy tree trunk, turning its head to the left.
Detailed execution of the scenery in bold colours, base based on a heavy ...
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Late 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Girl with Flower Basket
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German porcelain figurine.
By Meissen.
In the form of a barefoot young girl in a dirndl dress carrying a wicker basket full of many different flowers. Atop a Rococo-style gilt plinth.
Marked to the base with Meissen's blue underglaze crossed swords mark / an impressed 9 / an incised 'No. 5'.
Simply a wonderful antique Meissen figurine...
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20th Century German Rococo Revival Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN CRUCIFIX
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful polychrome porcelain crucifix from the Meissen factory, one of the oldest and most prestigious European porcelain manufacturers. The brand...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain, Wood, Paint
Meissen Porcelain Boy with Dog Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain figure of a boy with a dog by world renowned makers Meissen and dating from the 19th century. The figure of a young boy in typical period dress stands...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain, Seated Buddha Figure As Wiggling Pagoda, By Kaendler, Ca 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting, smiling Buddha figure from a series of folk types. Voluminous body with hair strictly combed back and a wide robe sitting cross-legged, arms straight in front...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Two Large Seated Meissen Porcelain Wiggling Pagodas, By J.J. Kaendler, Ca 1840
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of two seated, smiling Chinese Buddha figures from a series of folk types:
Voluminous bodies with hair tied back strictly, wearing robes that cling closely to the body, bel...
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1840s German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Birdcage Grouping
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Meissen Birdcage Grouping
Germany Circa 1880
This enchanting 19th-century Meissen birdcage grouping, made in Germany circa 1880, is a re...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$1,516 Sale Price
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Rococó Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centerpiece Bowl by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Austrian porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlig...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$2,920 Sale Price
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Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Hentschelkind, Child Sitting On Cushion, 1905
By Meissen Porcelain, Julius Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
Child with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - apron and long-sleeved s...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Meissen Parrots.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting pair of fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrots, perched on tree trunks feasting.
Blue crossed swords signed to the base.
Batch 62747 DHKZ
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19th Century Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Very Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Day and Night Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent pair of very large Meissen putti representing Day & Night by Heinrich Schwabe. Each figure wrapped in a cloth, float above the earth's atmo...
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1870s German Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Gentleman, circa 1745
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Meissen Porcelain figure of a Gentleman, circa 1745
model standing, blue crossed sword mark to back of base
Measures: 24cm., 9 1/4 in. high.
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20th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1860 Meissen Porcelain Figurine Waiter
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale in this ad you can find the prettiest little porcelain figurine. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain in the 1860s. The figurine depicts a water carrying a tray with foo...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Gold Plate
Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Gallant - Trumpeter No. 12
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th German porcelain figurine.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Model Number 12.
Depicting a Trumpeter from the 'Gallant Orchestra' series created b...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Bacchant Group
Drunken Silenus On Donkey
, by F.E. Meyer, Circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century:
Visibly drunk Silenus, crowned with a wreath of vines, sitting on a donkey and supported by a young Bacchante walking beside him...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Grouping of Apollo
s Sun Chariot with Sun Putti for Catherine the Great
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum quality, antique Meissen Porcelain grouping of Apollo, the Sun God's, Sun Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, Better known as Catherine the great...
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1870s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$23,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses
Dogs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and quite large pair of 19th century antique Meissen porcelain hunting groups with "The Prince" and "The Princess" each riding a horse followed by a bunch of hunting d...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Lovers Kissing in the Ocean on a Rock
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large Meissen Porcelain group of lovers kissing in the Ocean on a Rock. This piece is truly spectacular in both quality and size. The pair of lovers a...
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1870s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Subjects.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain subjects.
A pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture subjects, circa 1760, depicting a Turkish couple.
H: 13cm, D: 5cm
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$5,984 / set
Meissen Figure Cavalier At His Desk Writing A Love Letter, Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure:
Young gentleman in elaborate rococo clothing of the upper classes: noble white frock coat with golden hems, gold and flower embroidered vest and sleeve cuffs, large black bow on the wig hair, sitting at a magnificent desk with curved...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Figurine “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” Cupid with Slipper, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A delightful antique Meissen porcelain figurine titled “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” (“Cupid Under the Slipper”), masterfully modelled and hand-painted in exquisite detail. The charmin...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Pastoral Group/Handkuss
The Hand-kiss
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lantau, HK
Meissen, hard-paste porcelain, circa 1738-1740.
The Artist
The Meissen manufactory near the city of Dresden was founded by Augustus II (1670-1733), King of Poland and Electoral of Saxony, in 1710. It was the first factory in Europe to succeed in making white hard-paste porcelain. The early years of the Meissen production were focused on creating copies of Chinese porcelain. It was only when Kaendler began to work at Meissen in 1731 that the manufactory would break free from the influence of Asia and produce porcelain of true European character.
The Painting
A sculptor by training, Kaendler took over the direction of the manufactory in 1733. He is considered the key figure in the development of Meissen and the individual behind the transformation of the factory’s porcelain during the 18th century. Kaendler demonstrated his artistic ability by creating a variety of porcelain groups including the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, Pastoral and Crinoline groups, and Cris de Paris, which were met with widespread acclaim and made Meissen famous throughout all of Europe. Soon these porcelain figures would be used extensively alongside vases and other ornaments to decorate interiors.
Provenance
The themes of fête galante, pastoral idylls and masquerade themes, created by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), and then developed further by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), depicting amorous scenes with dancers, women and shepherds engaged in frivolous pursuits, spread all over Europe during the first half of the 18th century. This is due to the French engraver Gabriel Huquier (1695-1747), who dedicated himself to images and engravings after Francois Boucher and Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), who fostered the concept of Rococo style, that brought about the new trend in decorative arts.
In 1738, Kaendler introduced one of his figures in pastoral costume with the Handkuss (Hand-kiss) scene under a tree. For the shepherd lovers’ scene, the German sculptor drew his inspiration from Boucher and Watteau. Since the 1730s, the Meissen manufactory has been providing Watteau’s engravings...
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1830s Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figure "Gentleman"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figure
"Gentleman"
Beautiful porcelain figure representing a man of the time, in white and blue with gold details with a bo...
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19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Romantic Meissen porcelain groups.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite pair of 19th Century Meissen porcelain groups showcases the artistry and craftsmanship characteristic of Meissen. The figures depict a charming scene of courtship, fea...
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Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group of Zeus with Cherubs Sculptures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain Group Sculpture. It depicts the Greek god Zeus seated in a kind of a rectangular rock surrounded by four “ hard workers “ winged cherubs. He is wearing hi...
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20th Century German Classical Greek Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Girl With Doll
s Pram, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
The girl in a white dress and with a blue bow in her long hair bends over the wicker doll's pram and places ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Large Seated Meissen Porcelain Wiggling Pagoda, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a seated, laughing female Buddha figure from a series of folk types. Full-figured body with the hair tied back tightly and the robe tightly fitting the body with wide sl...
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1860s German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine
Pair of Lovers
Liebespaar
circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
Sitting lovers, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, above a base covered with plastic flowers and l...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$6,630 Sale Price
30% Off
Meissen Cupid Figure
Je Les Enflamme
, By M. V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure of the 19th century:
A winged Cupid, covered only with a cloth, his curls held back by a headband, holding his bow horizontally in front of him, dr...
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1870s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Sculpture of an Elegant Woman, Louis XV Period
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period.
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period, mythological figu...
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18th Century German Louis XV Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Grouping of Mars
s War Chariot with War Putti for Catherine the Great
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum Quality, Antique Meissen Porcelain Grouping of Mars, the God of War, Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, better known as Catherine the Great. Mars, the Roman God of war, is seen wearing a Roman war attire on his white double horse-drawn chariot. While seated, Mars is seen holding the handle of his sword. On his head is a beautiful silver helmet...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Cupid Leading A Heart
, By August Ringler, Ca 1895
By August Ringler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by August Ringler:
Naked winged cupid, loosely covered with a cloth fastened by an embroidered belt, looking down at a winged, flaming heart ...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Figurine
Mask Dancer
From Hoffmann
s Tales, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer standing on one leg in a white Bajazzo suit with blue tassels, wearing the characteristic cap with an extra-long visor and cock feathers sti...
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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Cubist French Horn Musician Figurine by Peter Strang
By Peter Strang, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Meissen porcelain figurine.
By Peter Strang. Strang was born in Dresden in 1935 and received a degree in Sculpture from the Academy of F...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Animal Figure, Dwarf Bulldog, By E. Hoesel, Germany, Mid-20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Erich Hoesel
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting and attentive dwarf bulldog looking slightly to the side with white and black fur and white collar.
Designer:
OSKAR ERICH HOESEL (1869 - 1951) was a German sc...
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Mid-20th Century German Other Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk Eating, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent lifelike depiction of an exotic bird sitting on a sturdy tree trunk, eating with the help of its claw, below crawling insects: Cockchafer, caterpillar and snail, and leaf t...
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Late 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Sculpture, 19th Century Style, 20th Century.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Meissen porcelain sculpture, 19th century style, 20th century.
A Meissen porcelain sculpture of a Chinese man in traditional dress, 20th century, 19th century style.
H: 17cm, D: 6cm
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20th Century German Chinoiserie Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Tied Up Cupid
by Paul Helmig, Germany Circa 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
Winged cupid boy with a suffering expression tied to a tree with a long garland of roses, an empty quiver at his feet.
On hig...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Cupid Feeding Pigeons
, Paul Helmig, Germany Ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
A winged cupid boy, covering his nakedness with a loose cloth, leaning backwards against a tree trunk with foliage and a quiv...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer
Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin:
Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn:
Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine Group
Apollo
Daphne
, By Juechtzer, Ca. 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century:
Apollo clothed with a cloak embraces Daphne from behind, who is fleeing from him and has already frozen into a ...
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1860s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century or Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Groups.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 18th century or early 19th century Meissen porcelain groups.
A pair of 18th century or early 19th century Meissen porcelain sculpture groups representing the 4 continents.
H...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group
Indian Haunting A Buffalo
, Hoesel, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain, Erich Hoesel
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine,
After The Bath
, by Robert Ockelmann, ca 1890
By Meissen Porcelain, Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculpted representation of a naked young beauty with her hair tied back, covering her nakedness after her bath with a softly draped cloth, which she holds...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain "Little Gardener With Basket" Model #2
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nice small figurine of a little girl in dress and flowers, made by famous German manufactory Meissen. The model was created in 1770s by Johann J. Kändler as a part of "Gärtenkinder"...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of Cupid with a Cheese Press
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lambertville, NJ
19th Century Meissen porcelain figure modeled to show the young putti with a cheese press, sat on a naturalistic rocky outcrop raised on circular base. Un...
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1860s English Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine
Dancing Vestal Virgin
By E.J. Haenel, Ca 1880
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine from the 19th century:
Fully sculpted porcelain figurine of an antique-style young beauty standing in a dancing pose in an elaborately pleat...
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1880s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Porcelain, Singerie Style Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An early Meissen Porcelain Singerie style Monkey Musician Figurine. Dressed in full male noble attire and wig the monkey merrily plays the trumpet assu...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Group of Commedia Dell"arte, Harlequin and Columbine Dancing
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Group of Commedia Dell"arte, harlequin and columbine dancing. This example depicts Harlequin dancing...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen Crinoline Group
The Heart Box Sale
, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite and rare genre group of the 19th century:
Lady in elaborate, magnificent rococo clothing with a sweeping crinoline and an ermine-trimmed cape enthroned on a richly decorate...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Rococo Group
Love and Indulgence
by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Carl Schoenheit
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy.
The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides.
Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage.
This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806).
Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788
started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.
Design of the model in 1788
Manufactory: Meissen Germany
Dating: made around 1840
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting
Dimensions:
height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in
width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in
depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in
Marks:
Blue Meissen crossed sword mark
Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da..
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
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Early 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Five Allegorical Porcelain Sculptures by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of five allegorical porcelain sculptures by Meissen
German, c. 1975
Measures: Height 15cm, width 10cm, depth 8.5cm
The five figures in this set are allegorical of the senses...
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1970s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures,
Turkish / Persian Lady
Gentleman
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, Turkish / Persian Lady
Gentleman. circa 1755
Both designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Rare and early examples of both models.
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1750s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$5,285 Sale Price
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Meissen Parrot perched on a tree trunk, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrot perched on a tree trunk, having wonderful bold colouring.
Signed to the base with blue crossed swords.
Batch 77 62748 DNKZZ
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Lady Figurine Watching a Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain lady figurine that it is part of group of five that represents the five senses. She represents the sense of Touch. It depicts an 18th century lady in a chair beside a side table that has a large birdcage...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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