A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Elements’ Ewer Emblematic of Air

Product Description

A 19th century Meissen porcelain ‘Elements’ ewer emblematic of air. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, is after the set modelled by Johann Joachim Ka¨ndler in 1741. Of flattened baluster form with flared spout and spreading foot, emblematic of Air from a set of the Elements. Air with a handle formed as a billowing drape, with two winged putti playing a bagpipe to the top terminal, the neck molded with bands of brightly colored leaves above a winged putto head above scattered insects, the lower part molded in relief with birds among clouds between figures of Juno with a peacock and a winged figure, the foot molded with feathers and applied with a putto holding a bird.
Germany, Circa 1880.
Blue crossed swords marks, incised numbers.

Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)