Lot 374
A female nodding pagoda figure, Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1730 (design), Meissen, 20th century
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Description
Porcelain, painted in polychrome, with partial gilt details. Metal mount with lead weight and wire. Female Chinese figure seated cross-legged, grinning with mouth wide open. Head and hands suspended on counterweights, articulated. Movable tongue, painted in colour. The reverse with crossed swords mark, 1st quality, inside in purple “11”, as well as “66” and “107” (incised) and a London dealer's label. Dimensions 22 x 25 cm. Cf. Bergmann, Meissen figures. Dagger Numbers 1 - 3000, Erlangen 2017, cat. no. 1610. The nodding pagoda figures are based on designs from the year 1762, when Friedrich II of Prussia ordered “10 Bajoden mit wackelnden Köpfen”. The five female and five male figures were installed as part of the interior decoration of the Chinese House at Sanssouci following the end of the Seven Years' War. Counterpart to the preceding lot.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?
