Hunting cup with cover

Johann Joachim Kändler|Meissen Manufactory

ca. 1741 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Displaying the arms of the king of Poland and elector of Saxony, this is a splendid example of the creativity of a modeler who derived his basic direction from the silversmith and detailed form from the ivory carver.

Artist

Johann Joachim Kändler|Meissen Manufactory

Date

ca. 1741

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

German, Meissen

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973