Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Bolognese Dog
modelled by J.J. Kaendler 1734
for the Japanese Palace of Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland
This cast and decoration 1734-35.
Acquired by a private collector in Monaco
Marks
Crossed swords in underglaze blue
Measurements
Height: 49cm
Condition
very good, only minor restoration.
Five casts of this models seem to have been made in 1734
Two Bolognese dogs are in the PorzellanSammlung, Dresden; One example is in the Metropolitan Museum; another, albeit severly damaged is in the Brandenburg Textilmuseum, Forst/Lausitz. Another cast from the 19th c is in the Musée de Louvre.
€ 261.300
