B30

The Polish Hand Kiss

Model by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen, 1743, contemporaneous molding and decorating / Height: 17.1 cm / Unmarked

In 2024, this group was part of the major Kaendler exhibition at Wawel Royal Castle (Kraków 2024, no. 9)

Kaendler created an entire series of Polish nobles in porcelain, including our group "The Polish Hand Kiss."

In his 1743 work report, he notes:

"7. A small group in which a Pole kisses a lady, cut apart and prepared for molding."

In Kaendler’s TAXA, the group is described in greater detail, along with the price he charged the manufactory for his work (Menzhausen 1993, p. 203; Rafael in Keramos 203/204, 2009, no. 176):

"1. A small group, a Polish lady sitting on grass in a fur coat, approached by a well-dressed Pole who kisses her hands. 14 Thalers."

Literatur

Brattig, Patricia (Hrsg.): Meissen. Barockes Porzellan., Stuttgart 2010

Menzhausen, Ingelore: In Porzellan verzaubert. Die Figuren Johann Joachim Kändlers in Meißen aus der Sammlung Pauls-Eisenbeiss., Basel 1993

Pietsch, Ulrich: Die Arbeitsberichte des Meissner Porzellanmodelleurs Johann Joachim Kaendler 1706 – 1775, Leipzig 2002

Rafael, Johannes: „Zur »Taxa Kaendler«.“, In Keramos 203 – 204 / 2009

Reyes, Alfredo; Bodinek, Claudia: Magnificence of Rococo. Kaendler's Meissen Porcelain Figures., Krakau / Stuttgart

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