18th-century Meissen porcelain spirit fountain, base and sto - Lot 58

18th-century Meissen porcelain spirit fountain, base and stopper, with gilt-bronze mount. The porcelain, circa 1740, is marked in blue with two crossed swords. Modeled by J.-J. Kändler, consisting of a barrel resting on a tripod base with figures in the round and topped by a stopper formed by a Chinese figure, with polychrome and gold decoration of figures in landscapes in gold cartouches standing out against a green background of water and chinoiserie; the barrel pierced and with a small chip, the base with a figure with a missing foot, some restorations to the legs, crack to a foot of the base, small chips and wear. Total height: 40.5 cm For a similar armorial model, see Christie's London sale, Property of the Estate of Axel Guttmann, March 31, 2008, lot 66. For a commentary on this model, see by Ulrich Pietsch Schwanen service, Meissener porzellan für Heinrich Graf von Brühl, Leipzig, 2000, pp. 229-231 and by the same author, Triumph der blauen Schwerter, Dresden, 2000, no. 172.