Vineyard Proprietor: C.24-1954

Titles

Vineyard Proprietor

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim

Entities

• Figure

Categories

• Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Hard-past porcelain painted in blue, green, yellow, cream, flesh pink, red, brown, and black enamels, with a little gilding. The vineyard proprietor is seated on an irregular white rock, on a low white oval base, encrusted with coloured flowers and foliage. His left leg is drawn back, and between his knee rests a cream coloured wicker basket of inverted ball shape, the point supported by a smaller rock. The wicker lid is open, and with his right hand he points to a large bunch of blue grapes, hanging with one leaf from the top of the lid. In addition, there is a removable perforated cover which fits over the basket. In his left hand he holds a stout stick, which rests on the ground close to his left foot. He wears a wide black hat; a long dark brown coat with gold buttons and white lining, slit up the back and open at the front to show his white shirt; white breeches; white stockings, and black shoes.

Notes

History note: Bought from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, on May 15 1934, for £30 by Cecil, 2nd Baron Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone

Legal notes

Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund

Place(s) associated

• Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1740 CE - 1750 CE

Note

The model for this figure is attributed to Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-75). The date is not recorded but it was probably c. 1740-45.