A Meissen porcelain cockerel teapot with hare finial
A Meissen porcelain cockerel teapot with hare finial
Teapot designed as a crouching rooster with finely painted plumage, the open beak forming the spout and the tail feathers curved round to form the handle. The comb, some small chips to the spout and some claws restored. H 10.6, L 16.5 cm.
Around 1735, model by Johann Joachim Kaendler.
This extraordinary teapot was also based on a Chinese model, namely a wine or teapot made of red Yixing stoneware that was produced in the 17th century. The rooster is a German interpretation of the Fenghuang, phoenix, the sacred firebird of Chinese mythology.
Provenance
German private collection, acquired from Röbbig, Munich.
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A Meissen porcelain cockerel teapot with hare finial
Teapot designed as a crouching rooster with finely painted plumage, the open beak forming the spout and the tail feathers curved round to form the handle. The comb, some small chips to the spout and some claws restored. H 10.6, L 16.5 cm.
Around 1735, model by Johann Joachim Kaendler.
This extraordinary teapot was also based on a Chinese model, namely a wine or teapot made of red Yixing stoneware that was produced in the 17th century. The rooster is a German interpretation of the Fenghuang, phoenix, the sacred firebird of Chinese mythology.
Provenance
German private collection, acquired from Röbbig, Munich.
