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Höfische Begleiter : Möpse und andere Hunde in Porzellan und Fayence : eine süddeutsche Privatsammlung = Courtly companions : pugs and other dogs in porcelain and faience : a private collection from southern Germany

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Höfische Begleiter : Möpse und andere Hunde in Porzellan und Fayence : eine süddeutsche Privatsammlung = Courtly companions : pugs and other dogs in porcelain and faience : a private collection from southern Germany / Gun-Dagmar Helke & Hela Schandelmaier.

Author

Helke, Gun-Dagmar

Publication

Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers, [2020]
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199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 29 cm

Summary

"The first pugs were court dogs in the Chinese empire and arrived in Europe as diplomatic gifts in the sixteenth century. Two hundred years later they found their way onto the laps of noblewomen and, with this, into the portraits of contemporary rulers. Small and forever panting, the pug could not be put to use as a watchdog or a herding dog, but it compensated for this with its charm. The dog ultimately found its way onto porcelain and faience. Johann Joachim Kändler, the most significant modeler of the Meissen porcelain manufactory, designed over sixty variants of the pug between 1740 and 1760 - standing, lying, scratching, and performing tricks. For example, Kändler portrayed the pug belonging to Count Heinrich von Brühl in a splendid one-off, but he also produced models for serial production. This southern German collection comprises over 150 ceramic pugs as well as other dogs, which vary considerably in size, pose, and decoration. Moreover, the pugs do not just appear individually ; they may also be part of a courtly scene or decorate wares in the gallant style - accessories such as flacons, (snuff) boxes, and walking-stick handles. 'Courtly Companions' is a book for lovers of both dogs and porcelain and for all those for whom a passion for collecting and humor go hand in hand."

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Courtly companions : pugs and other dogs in porcelain and faience : a private collection from southern Germany

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Catalogs.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199).

Language (note)

Text in German and English.

Call Number

JQF 22-561

ISBN

9783897906006
3897906007

OCLC

1231203711

Author

Helke, Gun-Dagmar, author.

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Publisher

Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers, [2020]

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text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199).

Language

Text in German and English.

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Chronological Term

1700-1799

Added Author

Kändler, Johann Joachim, 1706-1775, artist.

Schandelmaier, Hela, author.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-561

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