White glazed and naturalistic painted porcelain
Germany/Meissen, 1860-1900
Meissen Porcelain Factory, established in 1710
Model by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775), circa 1770
One dog with crossed swords mark
Height: circa 15 cm
Very good condition
Naturalistic designed sitting Bolognese dogs; relief-like presentation of the fur with delicate drawing

The pair of Meissen Bolognese dogs was executed between 1860 and 1900 and designed probably 1770 by Johann Joachim Kaendler who created these Bolognese dogs on behalf of Mme Pompadour. The animals show a naturalistic design and a relief-like presentation of the fur. The very delicate and naturalistic design of the faces underlines the loyal hangdog look. They have been the last dog figurines by the modeler. Kaendler, who has been employed by August II the Strong in 1731 and became Master Modeler in 1733, is one of the most important modelers of the Meissen Porcelain Factory.

Condition:

The light brown of the two dogs is marked with the crossed swords mark and incised with the number 73 at the bottom. The dark brown dog shows only the incised number 26. Both dogs are first choice and in very good condition. The dimensions are approximately 15 x 13 x 6 cm. (spl)

Meissen Porcelain Factory

Porcelain has been known in Europe since the 13th Century, but always had to be imported from China. Thus it was mostly of lower quality – the Chinese rarely gave their best ware to the foreigners – and extremely expensive. Europeans tried to copy Chinese the Chinese porcelain for centuries but only in 1708 managed to create real porcelain – in Meissen. The manufacturer’s brand, the crossed swords in blue, has been in use since 1722 and is still a guarantee for the high quality of the porcelain. Meissen celebrated its 300 years of existence in 2008. Quality has always been the number one criteria for Meissen and they go as far as having their own mine to win the needed kaolin, also known as china clay, for the production. It takes several years to reach the degree of a “master painter” in Meissen but judging by the quality of the painting, it is definitely worth it.

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