Figure
Johann Joachim Kändler (Germany 1706 - Meissen 1775)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
152 mm (H)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245663
Summary
A Meissen Italian Comedy figure of a quack-doctor accompanied by a monkey. Modelled by Kaendler (Kandler) and Reinicke from the Cris de Londres. About 1755.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey porcelain stored in the Garden Room, page 84.
Makers and roles
Johann Joachim Kändler (Germany 1706 - Meissen 1775) , modeller Peter Reinicke, sculptor