https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/1203/fullFigure of mine administratorca.1750Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Joachim KändlerPeter ReinickeOverall: 21.3 x 8.7 x 11.7 cm (8 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)hard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.6711A Meissen figure of a Mine Administrator (Oberberghauptmann) by J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke. The figure is looking to his left hand and holding an axe in his right hand. He wears a black hat and a long wig, a white parade uniform with red waistcoat and a black Bergleder. There is a sword in his belt, and the square base is applied with flowers and foliage.18th Century European PorcelainEuropean Porcelain FiguresGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1811071231GermanAugustus III (1733-1763)Crossed swords in underglaze blue
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