247 - Fine Meissen liqueur decanter with scenes by Watteau on a pedestal. A cornice-shaped pedestal standing on three volute-shaped legs, featuring shell and rocaille reliefs. In the shield-shaped central panel, a purple-colored landscape scene and two faces. Three sculpted female and male Atlanteans clinging to the feet. Above, a recessed compartment for inserts. Above that, a barrel-shaped body. On the sides, between profiled gold bands or framed by a gold lace border, delicate, corresponding Watteau figures and comedians, surrounded by scattered bouquets of flowers. Extremely fine, polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Gilded bronze spout and square lid for the filling hole. Partially restored; base bears a sword mark. Base height: 20 cm. Barrel: 18 cm x 13 cm. Total height: 31 cm.

Fine Meissen liqueur decanter with scenes by Watteau on a pedestal. A cornice-shaped pedestal standing on three volute-shaped legs, featuring shell and rocaille reliefs. In the shield-shaped central panel, a purple-colored landscape scene and two faces. Three sculpted female and male Atlanteans clinging to the feet. Above, a recessed compartment for inserts. Above that, a barrel-shaped body. On the sides, between profiled gold bands or framed by a gold lace border, delicate, corresponding Watteau figures and comedians, surrounded by scattered bouquets of flowers. Extremely fine, polychrome painting with gold accents. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Gilded bronze spout and square lid for the filling hole. Partially restored; base bears a sword mark. Base height: 20 cm. Barrel: 18 cm x 13 cm. Total height: 31 cm. Such small casks were also referred to in the 18th century as “Handfass” or “Kaffeefässchen,” although they were intended for storing liqueur, which was drunk in combination with coffee. In Kaendler’s work report, the model is described as follows: “A richly decorated base made for the coffee cask; it rests on three neatly crafted scrolls, each of which features a figure—two women and one man—and on the front there is a delicate shield.” See Pietsch, *Triumph of the Blue Swords*, no. 172; Rückert, Plate X, no. 277; Cat. Wark Collection, no. 597f. A porcelain liqueur barrel with stand depicting finely painted Watteau scenes, comedians, and floral decoration. Partially restored. Base marked with crossed swords. Meissen. Circa 1740.