139 - Collection of 30 Meissen “Gardener Children,” 30-piece set; crafted as matching pairs: 15 girls and 15 boys. Girls and boys seated and standing on a rocaille-relief base, depicted as gardeners or winegrowers in summery Rococo attire with various accompanying attributes, including a flower basket, hoe, wine basket, scythe, shawm, flowers, or grapes. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Partially repaired and restored; sword mark. Height 12 cm – 15 cm.

Collection of 30 Meissen “Gardener Children,” 30-piece set; crafted as matching pairs: 15 girls and 15 boys. Girls and boys seated and standing on a rocaille-relief base, depicted as gardeners or winegrowers in summery Rococo attire with various accompanying attributes, including a flower basket, hoe, wine basket, scythe, shawm, flowers, or grapes. Polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Partially repaired and restored; sword mark. Height 12 cm – 15 cm. A love of nature is evident in the landscape gardens and orangeries of the spacious, stately palace complexes of 18th-century European princely courts. The courts also cultivated vineyards and managed orchards. This profound interest is reflected in the figures of gardeners, shepherds, and winegrowers, which the Meissen modeler Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775) and his colleague Michel Victor Acier (1736–1799) designed in various series of “Gärtnerkinder” (gardeners’ children). See Cat. State Porcelain Manufactory Meissen, Figures I, Gardener’s Children. A collection of 30 gardener’s figures modeled by J. J. Kaendler. Pairs. Partially chipped and restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. 19th and 20th centuries.