Pair of Nubian figure sweetmeat dishes
Manufacturer
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1747)
CultureGerman
OriginMunich, Bavaria, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1756)
Datec.1760
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G08.7.26.1a-b): 14 × 11.4 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
Overall (G08.7.26.2a-b): 14.6 × 14 × 11.4 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
MarkingsImpressed Bavarian shield mark on side
DescriptionPair of Nymphenburg sweetmeat dishes with male and female Nubian figures. Each figure is semi-reclining on rockwork with legs extended and leaning on an inverted pear-shaped moulded sweetmeat basket and cover reserved with quatrefoil cartouches of flowers at the opposing side. The basket is resting on a grassy mound, and the flower finial enriched in puce. The figure's feet are supported on the gilt-enriched scroll end of the rocaille-moulded base.
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Gardiner
Object numberG08.7.26.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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