859 - FRANKENTHAL

FRANKENTHAL Title: Mythological Porcelain Ensemble 'The Abduction of Helen'. Date: 1777. Designer: Model by Johann Wilhelm Lanz, ca. 1757. Material: Porcelain, enriched in polychrome and gold. Measurement: Height 33 cm. Mark: CT mark painted blue under glaze with crown, year '(17)77', remains of an old adhesive label. Description: On a naturalistically decorated, wavy base there is a small boat, inside it, Paris, in antique-style armour, lifting Helen with both arms, at his feet, a kneeling oarsman is dropping the boat’s anchor The composition of the porcelain ensemble is based on a print by Louis Desplaces (1682–1739), based in turn on a drawing by Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700–1777). The figures’ sophisticated postures are characterised by great complexity and a marked sense of movement. The figure of Helen, with her right arm raised, forms the vertical axis of the overall composition. The slightly bent upper bodies of Helen and Paris, emphasised by the flowing drapery, lend the group a dynamic effect and avoid any sense of static rigidity. The muscular relief, particularly prominent in the figure seen from behind, is finely and intricately modelled. The light skin tone of the main figurine contrasts effectively with the slightly rosy complexion of the oarsman. Literature: - Baeucamp-Markowsky, Barbara: Frankenhtaler Porzellan. Volume 1: Die Plastik. Munich 2008, p. 183-186, cat. rais. no. 67. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Frankenthal #Germany #Rococo (Louis XV) #Ensemble #Porcelain.