Bidspirit auction | The Triton Catch - Johann

The Triton Catch - Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen 1850-1924 - The Triton Catch - Johann Joachim Kaendler Royal and State Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen 1850-1924. Porcelain, white, glazed. Polychrome and gold painted. Gold rim. Underglaze blue knob sword mark. A grinding line under the sword mark. Incised model no. C 35. Painter no. 20. H. 32.5 cm. - Lit.: Meissen Figures, Model Numbers A 1 - Z 99. Erlangen 2014. Cat. No. 345. Multi-figure model by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706 Dresden - 1775 Meissen) from 1769. As head of the sculptural department of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Kaendler is considered the most important and influential porcelain modeller of the 18th century. -Condition: Base edge chipped and partially glued, firing crack in the base area. Multiple chips and missing parts: leaves, fish tail, various fingers. Restored: boy's left arm, rock base with frog, shells, leaves, etc.