The Handkiss Porcelain Figurine

In style of Meissen after Johann Joachim Kaendler's The Handkiss.

Hand painted, lady seated with pug in her lap, gallant kneeling by her side courting her, while a blackamoor holds a tazza of cookies.

*Chip to tip on top of sword

Issued: c. 1900
Dimensions: 7.25"L x 5"H
Manufacturer: Sitzendorfen Porzellanmanufaktur
Country of Origin: Germany

Artwork Details

Title: The Handkiss

Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)

Modeler: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)

Artist: After a composition by Laurent Cars (French, Lyons 1699–1771 Paris)

Artist: After a composition by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)

Date: 1737