War Elephant I for Tsarina Catherine II. in Oranienbaum,
allegory of the Russian-Turkish war, the elephant with splendid caparison and tower on its back, 3 Russian soldiers in Roman dress, one throwing a stone, a second with sword and shield, the third with a lance, on the elephant's neck a little Moor guiding the animal, the base with flat wall fixture, brown rock base and green foliage, the facing side with wide and narrow gilt edging, light purple chain frieze above a gilt moulding, porcelain, polychromed and gilt, height: 39 cm, length: 37 cm, depth: 16 cm, minor restorations;
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords 2nd half 19th cent., model by Johann Joachim Kändler June and July 1773 for Oranienbaum, rare version (Ru)
Lit.:
Meissen für die Zaren, Munich 2004, p 116, ill. 177, The Russian soldiers become identified with warriors of antiquity employing force of arms to pursue the hegemonic efforts of their sovereigns. The elephant refers those used by the Carthaginian general Hannibal to defeat the Roman consul Scipio.
Specialist: Ursula Rohringer
Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382
ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at
25.10.2018 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 22,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 18,000.- to EUR 30,000.-
War Elephant I for Tsarina Catherine II. in Oranienbaum,
allegory of the Russian-Turkish war, the elephant with splendid caparison and tower on its back, 3 Russian soldiers in Roman dress, one throwing a stone, a second with sword and shield, the third with a lance, on the elephant's neck a little Moor guiding the animal, the base with flat wall fixture, brown rock base and green foliage, the facing side with wide and narrow gilt edging, light purple chain frieze above a gilt moulding, porcelain, polychromed and gilt, height: 39 cm, length: 37 cm, depth: 16 cm, minor restorations;
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords 2nd half 19th cent., model by Johann Joachim Kändler June and July 1773 for Oranienbaum, rare version (Ru)
Lit.:
Meissen für die Zaren, Munich 2004, p 116, ill. 177, The Russian soldiers become identified with warriors of antiquity employing force of arms to pursue the hegemonic efforts of their sovereigns. The elephant refers those used by the Carthaginian general Hannibal to defeat the Roman consul Scipio.
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 and Porcelain |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 25.10.2018 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.10. - 25.10.2018 |
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