Two Very Rare and Important Meissen Figures of Guinea Fowl
Model by J.J. Kaendler for the Japanese Palace
Circa 1735
Marks
None
Measurements
H 43.5cm; 17 1/8in.
Provenance
Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland,
The collections of the House of Wettin
Ole Olsen collection, Copenhagen
Curt Berndorf Collection, Copenhagen
Sir Gawaine Baillie Collection, England
As recorded by Dr. Samuel Witter, of the 28 figures of guinea fowl ordered for the Japanese Palace between 1732-1736, only seven were actually completed and delivered in 1735.
Johann Joachim Kaendler’s work report of March 1735 records his work on the model.
