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Kaendlers ‘Indian’ Figures for the Large Centrepiece of Count Brühl of 1737, 1737

Master of Johann Joachim Kaendler

Exhibited by Elfriede Langeloh

Material Meissen porcelain

Dimensions 17.5 x 20 cm

Place of Creation Meissen

Status Vetted

About the Work

Our set of Meissen figures is a key component of the large Plat de Ménage in the “Indianische Arth” style, created for Count Brühl by Johann Joachim Kaendler in 1737. This completely original and autonomous work is, as Rainer Rückert describes it, “a high achievement in the development of a distinct style of European porcelain” (Keramos 150/1995, p. 23).

Ernst Zimmermann regards it as Kaendler’s most fantastical and opulent creation of the period (quoted in Sotheby’s, 25.3.1958, no. 145). The commission was also Count Brühl’s first order following his elevation to Imperial Count on May 27, 1737.

The ensemble comprises the complete set intended for one side of the Plat de Ménage, positioned on the lower plate in front of the lemon basket.

Oil Jug in the shape of a Chinese Man riding a Rooster: 17,5 cm high, 14,4 cm wide / traces of a swords mark on the unglazed base

Mustard Vessel in the shape of a Chinese Woman riding a Hen: 18,5 cm high, 17,3 cm wide; swords mark on the unglazed base; undetermined impressed mark

Sugar Shaker in the shape of Two Pagodas Embracing Each Other: 20,1 cm high / faint swords mark on the unglazed base

Spice Box in the shape of a Shell: 14 cm wide, 6,7 cm high / underglaze blue swords mark

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