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374 - A female nodding pagoda figure, Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1730 (design), Meissen, 20th century
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A female nodding pagoda figure, Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1730 (design), Meissen, 20th century Porcelain, polychrome painted, partially gilded. Metal mounting with lead weight and wire. A Chinese woman seated cross-legged, grinning with her mouth wide open. Head and hands are hinged and movable with counterweights. Movable tongue, painted in color. Back features a “1st Choice” sword mark, a purple “11” on the inside, as well as “66” and “107” (engraved), and a London dealer’s label. Dimensions: 22 x 25 cm – See Bergmann, Meissen Figures. Model Numbers 1–3000, Erlangen 2017, Cat. No. 1610. The wobbling pagodas date back to designs from 1762, when Frederick II of Prussia commissioned “10 pagodas with wobbling heads.” The five female and five male figures were placed in the Chinese House at Sanssouci as part of the interior design following the end of the Seven Years’ War. Counterpart to the previous lot. Condition: I–II
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