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"Mercury" group for Tsarina Catherine II.,

Lot No. 1038

"Mercury" group for Tsarina Catherine II.,


"Mercury" group for Tsarina Catherine II., - Works of Art (Furniture, Sculptures, Glass, Porcelain)

Mercury with the attributes, winged helmet and sandals seated on a money chest in a chariot atop a cloud base, drawn by two ravens, in front of him a rooster, in the foreground a small genius with money bag and short sword, the facing side of the curving tiered base with gilt edging, pink bands and gilt meander relief, flat back, porcelain, polychromed and gilt, height: 31 cm, length: 43 cm, restorations, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords, prime and secondary quality, mid-19th cent., model no. 30, 30, former no. 70, model by J. J. Kändler Feb. 1774 (Ru)

Mercury, god of merchants and thieves; ravens are considered larcenous, the rooster is expected to wake people. In Homer's hymn to Mercury, he deceives humanity during the dark of the night. The small genius, holding a money bag, refers to his role as god of merchants. The “Merkur” group was commissioned by Catherine II. of Russia for the pavilion at the Rodelberge in Oranienbaum. Lit.: Meissen für die Zaren, Porzellan als Mittel sächsisch-russicher Politik im 18. Jh., exhibition catalogue Dresden 2004, p 113, ill. 173;

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

19.10.2016 - 15:00

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EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

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"Mercury" group for Tsarina Catherine II.,


Mercury with the attributes, winged helmet and sandals seated on a money chest in a chariot atop a cloud base, drawn by two ravens, in front of him a rooster, in the foreground a small genius with money bag and short sword, the facing side of the curving tiered base with gilt edging, pink bands and gilt meander relief, flat back, porcelain, polychromed and gilt, height: 31 cm, length: 43 cm, restorations, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords, prime and secondary quality, mid-19th cent., model no. 30, 30, former no. 70, model by J. J. Kändler Feb. 1774 (Ru)

Mercury, god of merchants and thieves; ravens are considered larcenous, the rooster is expected to wake people. In Homer's hymn to Mercury, he deceives humanity during the dark of the night. The small genius, holding a money bag, refers to his role as god of merchants. The “Merkur” group was commissioned by Catherine II. of Russia for the pavilion at the Rodelberge in Oranienbaum. Lit.: Meissen für die Zaren, Porzellan als Mittel sächsisch-russicher Politik im 18. Jh., exhibition catalogue Dresden 2004, p 113, ill. 173;

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

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Auction: Works of Art (Furniture, Sculptures, Glass, Porcelain)
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 19.10.2016 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 08.10. - 19.10.2016

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