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Cabinet Pieces: The Meissen Porcelain Birds of Johann Joachim Kandler, 1706-1775 Hardcover - 2008
by Gerhard Robbig
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- Title Cabinet Pieces: The Meissen Porcelain Birds of Johann Joachim Kandler, 1706-1775
- Author Gerhard Robbig
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition English language
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hirmer Verlag GmbH, Munich
- Date 2008-03
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9783777442259 / 3777442259
- Weight 3.55 lbs (1.61 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 9.8 x 0.9 in (27.94 x 24.89 x 2.29 cm)
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Cabinet Pieces: The Meissen Porcelain Birds of Johann Joachim Kandler: The Meissen Porcelain Birds of Johann Joachim Kandler, 1706-1775
by Robbig, Gerhard
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Munich: Hirmer Verlag, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Jacket has light general wear and a 3cm tear to top front adjacent to spine. Book very clean. Binding tight. 264pp The present volume is the first comprehensive survey of more than one hundred porcelain birds by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775). This prolific sculptor created the models for all of these figures during the twenty-year period from his entry into service at the manufactory in 1731 up until 1750. The vast majority of these rare and magnificently coloured masterpieces were inspired by the observation of live specimens and are still unparalleled today. A total of 115 bird figures are published here along with the latest research findings and a wealth of historical cross-references and background. In some cases, the provenance of the figures can be traced back to the original royal collections or to those of the Rothschilds, Ole Olsen, and others. Without exception, all the present pieces now form part of European…
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