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Liquor barrel and stand
Meissen porcelain factory
1735-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Metal
Museum Object Number
2001.0003.005 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0003.005 A, B
Object Name
Liquor barrel and stand
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Date
1735-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of stand
Inscription: Painted in gilt, "2."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of stand
Inscription: Incised "3" [ or possibly a capital B] and "3.5."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of stand
Inscription: Impressed "66" or "99"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Metal
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
16.5 (H) x 10.4 (W) x 10.4 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.91 (H) x 26.5 (W) x 26.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cummer Gallery of Art. 1984 The Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain.
• Liquor barrel and stand of similar form, but with cherubs as finial and seated on stand legs: col. pl. 43 & no. 611, p. 250, c. 1740Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Meissen Barrel and stand of different form with applied flowers on base and painted European figures on barrel: London, December 9, 2009, lot 102, c. 1750Book: Johnson, Hugh, et al. 1985 Wine: Celebration and Ceremony.
• Meissen liquor barrel and stand of similar type modeled by Johann Joachim: p. 71Book: Nelson, Christina H. & Roberts, Letitia. 2013 A History of Eighteenth-Century German Porcelain: The Warda Stevens Stout Collection.
• Meissen "Spirits Barrel and Stand" (assembled) of somewhat similar form: p. 142, cat. 104, 1740-50, with different mounts, modeling and painted details.Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• French blue glass barrel-shaped small "brandy bottle" and large "storing barrel": p. 209, pl. 158, respectively early 18th century and c. 1880-1920.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Meissen spirit barrel with Bacchus figure: December 2, 2015 sale (London), lot 140, 19th century.