The Frick Collection
Goya's Last Works
 
Special Exhibition: The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain
  

About This Exhibition

:: The Japanese Palace of Augustus the Strong: Royal Ambition and Collecting Traditions in Dresden

:: The Arnhold Collection: From Dresden to New York

:: The Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony,
c. 1710–13: “Red Porcelain” Production

:: The Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony,
c. 1713–50: The New Medium, Court Culture, and European Tastes

:: The Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony,
c. 1720-50: Chinoiserie Style, the Marchands- Merciers, and the Independent Decorators

Selected Images

 

The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50
March 25, 2008, through June 29, 2008

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Mounted Figural Group, Meissen porcelain, c. 1728–30, model attributed to George Fritzsche, gilt-bronze mounts, probably French, 2005.558; H: 6” (15.2 cm); L: 9 ¾” (24.7 cm), The Arnhold Collection. Photo: Maggie Nimkin   The charming Mounted Figural Group of a bearded Chinese man accompanied by a disproportionately large exotic bird, lemons, berries, and a flower may have been executed for export to France, where the Chantilly porcelain manufactory soon would begin to produce groups in the same taste. The fact that the porcelain group is mounted on a French gilt-bronze base reinforces this supposition. Although the model for the group is not known, it may have been inspired by a Chinese sculpture in the king’s collection.

Mounted Figural Group, Meissen porcelain, c. 1728–30, model attributed to George Fritzsche, gilt-bronze mounts, probably French, 2005.558; H: 6” (15.2 cm); L: 9 ¾” (24.7 cm), The Arnhold Collection. Photo: Maggie Nimkin

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The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50, was organized for The Frick Collection by Director Anne L. Poulet and Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, guest curator of the exhibition. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, published by The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Unlimited, London, available in mid-April in the Museum Shop and online at shopfrick.org.

The exhibition is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Arnhold Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710-50 Teapot, Meissen porcelain, c. 1725– 30, decoration attributed to Ignaz Preissler, c. 1725–30; 2001.468, photo: Maggie Nimkin Teapot and Cover, Meissen porcelain; c. 1725-30; h: 15.2 cm, without cover, to tip of handle h: 13.7 cm; The Arnhold Collection; photo: Maggie Nimkin Stand, Meissen porcelain, c. 1730, 2001.435, photo: Maggie NimkinCoffee Pot with Cover, Meissen stoneware, c. 1710–13, engraving executed in Dresden or Bohemia, 2001.449 (photo: Maggie Nimkin)