STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
A MEISSEN LARGE FIGURE OF COUNT VON BRUHL'S TAILOR, SECOND-HALF 19TH CENTURY
Lot Closed
October 21, 05:42 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A MEISSEN LARGE FIGURE OF COUNT VON BRUHL'S TAILOR, SECOND-HALF 19TH CENTURY
after the 18th century model by J. J. Kändler, brightly painted wearing a yellow floral frock coat, seated astride a shaggy goat which supports the various accouterments of his trade, including scissors hanging from his horns, and a pin cushion, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, incised model number 107., impressed numeral 40
height 17⅜ in.
44.2 cm
By tradition the Count Heinrich von Brühl's ambitious tailor requested an invitation to dine at court. In response the Count requested Kändler to make a figure of the tailor so that he could place him at the dining table.
The fame of the group extended into the 19th century. An example was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, in 1851 and described by John Tallis, History and description of the Crystal palace, and the Exhibition of the world's industry, (Band 1), 1851, p.153:
'The grotesque figures and groups of Dresden porcelain have always been admired for their execution, if not for their style. The costumes are especially admirable, and the representation of fine work, such as lace, truly wonderful. Some specimens of this were seen in the Exhibition. One of the grotesque pieces which obtained most celebrity, and was familiar to all amateurs, was the famous tailor of the Count de Bruhl, a figure which was remarkable for the difficulty of its execution, owing to the numerous accessories it included. The figure of the tailor was represented riding on a goat surrounded with all the implements and appendages of his trade, and was about 20 inches in height'.