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St. Nepomuk

Lost Art-ID
596275
Vergleichsstücke:
Berling 1911
Berling, Karl: Festschrift zur 200 jährigen Jubelfeier der ältesten europäischen Porzellanmanufaktur Meissen 1910. Leipzig 1911, Taf. 7;
Rückert 1966
Rückert, Rainer: Meissner Porzellan 1710-1810. Ausstellungskatalog. Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. München 1966, Nr. 903
Artist / Creator
Unknown
Title
St. Nepomuk
Dating
1740 (um)
Object type
Portable art
Group of reported objects
Crafts and other folk arts
Material / Technique
Ceramics (Porcelain)
Height
18.90 cm
Inventory number
1920.18
Description

Meissen porcelain figure of St. Nepomuk with radiant crown, holding the cross in his left hand, right hand raised. Dressed in gold-flowered garment and black cope, pink lined. The right free leg stands out at the knee through the robe. The base is slightly decorated with gold.

Modelled by Kändler. 18th c. Without mark.

Provenance
Purchase from Siegfried Lämmle, Munich.
Literature / Source
Meissener Porzellan des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts : Bestandskatalog der Sammlung des Grassimuseums Leipzig, Museum für Kunsthandwerk / [Hrsg.: Grassimuseum Leipzig, Museum für Kunsthandwerk]. Dieter Gielke. - Leipzig : Grassimuseum, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, [2003], S.247, Kat. Nr. 513.
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Contact
Dr. Thomas Rudi
Kurator Historische Sammlung
Phone
+49 (0) 341 - 22 29-108
E-Mail
thomas.rudi@leipzig.de
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