Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 90*
A Meissen figure of a cavalier seated at a writing desk, circa 1745
9 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £7,000
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A Meissen figure of a cavalier seated at a writing desk, circa 1745
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, wearing an iron-red patterned coat, blue waistcoat and black breeches, the Baroque desk embellished in gilding and blue enamel, the letter inscribed 'Monsieur/ Il foudroit ne vous a/ voir jamais vu', flanked by writing implements and a watch on the top of the desk, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13.8cm high (some restoration)
Footnotes
The model is listed in Kaendler's Taxa of overtime work: '1. Figur, einen Monsieur, der einen Liebes-Brieff schreibt, vorstellend, mit der Feder in der Hand am Tische sizend' [1 figure, depicting a monsieur writing a love-letter, seated at a desk with a feather in the hand]; see U. Pietsch/C. Banz, Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), no. 341, for the example in the Porzellansammlung Dresden.
