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A rare Meissen group of a terrier on a kennel circa 1735-40
Estimate
3,000 - 4,500 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
- 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. high
modelled by J. J. Kändler, the barking dog with brown markings, standing wearing a chain attached to the blue-grey tiled roof, the sides simulating wood and with a circular aperture (minor losses to chain)
Provenance
Christie's London, 1st December 1986, lot 137
Exhibited
London, Asprey, no. 19
Condition
Some chips to links of dog's chain.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
No mention exactly correlating to this specific model has been found in Kändler's work records, but a model of a dog-kennel is listed in May 1734: 'Auch ist eine Hunde Hütte, welche so inventiret ist als wen selbige von Steinen gebauet und mit Dach Ziegeln gedecket wäre' [Also there is a dog-kennel, which is so inventive that it seems as if it was built by stones and the roof tiled with bricks]. Two versions seem to have been modelled, see Kunze-Köllensperger (1996), ill. 24 for the alternative (illustrated alongside a Du Paquier copy, ill. 23). These seem to have been quite popular as several examples are listed in the various inventories: two in the Dresden Conditorei inventory (1733-48), one in the Warsaw Conditorei inventory (1750) and three in the Brühl inventory (1753).
A similar example was sold in the Antique Company of New York sale, Sotheby's New York, 2006, lot 542.