Lady holding a Falcon: C.18-1954

Titles

Lady holding a Falcon

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Eberlein, Johann Friedrich

Entities

• Figure

Categories

• Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, red, brown, grey and black enamels. The lady stands on a low white circular base, decorated with one encrusted flower in foliage and two leaves. A falcon with a blue crested hood sits on her gloved left hand, while she holds the lure in front of her with her gloved right hand. She wears a black three cornered hat, a yellow coat with blue lining and capacious buttoned side pockets. She also wears a low cut white dress with a black bodice laced in front, and a white apron and blue border. Her stockings are white, and black shoes with red bows.

Notes

History note: Hyam & Co, London, from whom bought for £30 on 23 May 1938 by Cecil, 2nd Lord Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone.

Legal notes

Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund

Place(s) associated

• Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1747 - 1750

Note

This figure of a Lady Falconer was modelled in 1746 by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749). It was based on 'Darstellung einer Falknerin',(Depiction of a Female Falconer) in a series of prints of hunting scenes in cartouches by Johann Christoph Weigel (1661-1721) published in Nuremberg. The letters KHC on the base stand for 'Kaiserliche Hof Conditorei, or Royal Court Confectionary or Pantry and indicate that this piece once belonged to the Elector of Saxony. There is another example of the figure at Wimpole Hall, at Wimpole near Cambridge (National Trust inv. no. NT 205134).