A guard dog on a round doghouse

Kaendler loved this motif. In his work report from May 1734, he described and modeled seven different variations of the theme. Almost three years later (work report from February 1737), he modified the previously rectangular doghouse (built of stone). This refers to our round doghouse, made of broad wooden planks with an unaltered red tile roof. In addition to the nine different "Pugs" from 1734, five more "dogs" of unspecified breeds were added, of which Kaendler describes three in his work report. The fourth or fifth in this series would be our chained barking courtyard dog on the roof. DuPaquier copied the model around 1740 (Kunze-Köllensperger: Idyll in Porcelain, Fig. 24 p. 36). The motif was very popular at court, as seen in the Slg. Baillie (Sotheby’s Paris 01.05.2013 No. 199, among others):

• 2 in the Dresden court confectionery (inventory from 1733–48)
• 1 in the Warsaw Royal Court Confectionery
• 3 in the confectionery of Count Brühl
  The inventory from 01.10.1953 (Cap. 21 catalog, Swan Service p. 234) lists: "3 doghouses with a dog," referring to our version.

Comparable pieces:

• Slg. Schneider (quoted by Kunze-Köllensperger p. 54)
• Antique Porcelain Company (Sotheby’s New York 11.11.2006 No. 542) very similar shape
• Kunze-Köllensperger (Idyll in Porcelain as above)
• Slg. Axel Guttmann (Kunze-Köllensperger: Alexanders Tiere, 2000 No. 29)