Johann Joachim Kändler

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Figure of small long-haired dog, sitting, head slightly turned; glazed in white with brown patches.
A Royal Menagerie … and Then Some
When the Meissen porcelain manufactury began its operations in 1710, its focus was on producing fine dinner services and traditional functional decorative objects, such as vases. Meissen’s reputation and passion for the modeling of elaborate porcelain figures did not arise until two decades or so later, thanks to King Augustus of Saxony who, enthralled by...