Two five-branched candelabra

Porcelain Manufactory Meissen (est. 1710)

Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)

c. 1737/40

Material/technique: porcelain, overglaze enamels, gilding

Measurements: 63 × 37 × 37 cm

Acquisition: presumably acquired by Prince Joseph Wenzel I von Liechtenstein

Artists/makers/authors: Porcelain Manufactory Meissen; Johann Joachim Kändler

Inventory number: PO 1995

Signature/inscriptions content only available in German: Porzellanmarke unterglasurblaue gekreuzte Schwerter

Provenance: presumably acquired by Prince Joseph Wenzel I von Liechtenstein

Place of origin: Meissen

R. Rückert, Ausst.-Kat. Meissner Porzellan 1710-1810, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München 1966, S. 116-117, Nr. 489, Abb. S. 124

O. Walcha, Meissen Porcelain, New York 1981, Abb. Taf. 95

Clare LeCorbeiller, Ausst.-Kat. Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, New York 1985, S. 177-178, Kat. 119

Dirk Syndram, Meisterwerke der Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Skulpturen – Kunsthandwerk – Waffen, Vaduz 1996, S. 180-181 u. 297, Kat. 62

Teekanne mit Deckel, nach einer chinesischen Weinkannenform

Teapot with cover modelled on a Chinese wine pot

Porcelain: c. 1713, painting: 1725/30

Teapot with cover modelled on a Chinese wine pot

Porcelain: c. 1713, painting: 1725/30

Büste des Kaisers Josef I. (1678–1711) mit Allonge-Perücke und Lorbeerkranz

Emperor Joseph I (1678–1711) with full-bottomed wig and laurel wreath

c. 1745/50

Emperor Joseph I (1678–1711) with full-bottomed wig and laurel wreath

c. 1745/50

Humpen mit Szene einer Tischgesellschaft

Mug with scene of a company dining al fresco

c. 1720

Mug with scene of a company dining al fresco

c. 1720

Seated Chinaman with a bird

c. 1730

Seated Chinaman with a bird

c. 1730

Chinaman in an arbour

c. 1725

Chinaman in an arbour

c. 1725

Two squared bottle vases

around 1730/40

Two squared bottle vases

around 1730/40

Large covered bowl with Imari decoration

around 1730

Large covered bowl with Imari decoration

around 1730

Fourteen oval dishes in the shape of a leaf

around 1730

Fourteen oval dishes in the shape of a leaf

around 1730

Fünf grosse runde Schüsseln mit indianischen Blumen und Rautenfeldern

Five large round dishes with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Five large round dishes with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Seated Chinaman with a monkey

around 1730

Seated Chinaman with a monkey

around 1730

Seated Chinese woman with parrot

around 1730

Seated Chinese woman with parrot

around 1730

Drei grosse ovale Schüsseln in Blattform

Three large oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Three large oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Sechs kleine ovale Schüsseln in Blattform mit Rautenmuster

Six small oval dishes in leaf shape with chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Six small oval dishes in leaf shape with chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Zwei grosse runde Schüsseln mit indianischen Blumen und Rautenfeldern

Two large round dishes with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Two large round dishes with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

around 1730

Two large circular bowls with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard decoration

c. 1730

Two large circular bowls with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard decoration

c. 1730

Zwei runde durchbrochene Körbe mit Asthenkel

Two circular pierced baskets with branch-shaped handles

around 1750

Two circular pierced baskets with branch-shaped handles

around 1750

Zwei Tafelaufsätze mit je drei Schalen und männlicher bzw. weiblicher Figur

A pair of centrepieces, each with three dishes and a male/female figure

around 1850

A pair of centrepieces, each with three dishes and a male/female figure

around 1850

Obstkorb mit durchbrochenem Gitterwerk und Fürstenwappen

Fruit basket with pierced decoration and princely coat of arms

c. 1765

Fruit basket with pierced decoration and princely coat of arms

c. 1765

Fruit basket with pierced decoration and princely coat of arms

c. 1765

Fruit basket with pierced decoration and princely coat of arms

c. 1765

Drei kleine ovale Schüsseln in Blattform

Three small oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Three small oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Statuette eines Papageis auf einem Baumstamm über Fels

Statuette of a parrot on a tree trunk above rockwork

around 1740

Statuette of a parrot on a tree trunk above rockwork

around 1740

Grosse runde Schüssel mit indianischen Blumen und Rautenfeldern

Large round dish with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

c. 1730

Large round dish with 'indianische Blumen' and chequerboard pattern

c. 1730

Candlestick; base for a porcelain figure

around 1735/40

Candlestick; base for a porcelain figure

around 1735/40

Zwei kleine ovale Schüsseln in Blattform

Two small oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Two small oval leaf-shaped dishes

c. 1730

Group of three putti making music

around 1750

Group of three putti making music

around 1750

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Porcelain Manufactory Meissen (est. 1710)

Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)

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