Gardener, Königliche Porzellan-Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763; Kaendler, Johann Joachim 1706–1775 sculptor? ; Reinicke, Peter 1715–1768 sculptor?. On a circular base with a high tree trunk and plastic tufts of flowers stands a slightly bent barefoot man, leaning against the trunk, in knee-length trousers and a luxurious shirt with rolled-up sleeves; he holds a watering can in his left hand, tilting it to water the flowers, and supports the spout with a strainer in the palm of his other hand. Ca. 1760. Meissen, Saxony, Germany. Porcelain figurine; height 12 cm., A small porcelain figurine of a person leaning forward, shown in profile, with pale skin and light hair, wearing a white top and light yellow-green knee-length bottoms. The figure holds a pale jug or pitcher with both hands and stands with one foot on a white sculpted rock or mound. At the base near the rock is a cluster of painted flowers with green leaves and petals in white, pink, and blue. The overall background is a smooth gra...
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Gardener, Königliche Porzellan-Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763; Kaendler, Johann Joachim 1706–1775 sculptor? ; Reinicke, Peter 1715–1768 sculptor?. On a circular base with a high tree trunk and plastic tufts of flowers stands a slightly bent barefoot man, leaning against the trunk, in knee-length trousers and a luxurious shirt with rolled-up sleeves; he holds a watering can in his left hand, tilting it to water the flowers, and supports the spout with a strainer in the palm of his other hand. Ca. 1760. Meissen, Saxony, Germany. Porcelain figurine; height 12 cm., A small porcelain figurine of a person leaning forward, shown in profile, with pale skin and light hair, wearing a white top and light yellow-green knee-length bottoms. The figure holds a pale jug or pitcher with both hands and stands with one foot on a white sculpted rock or mound. At the base near the rock is a cluster of painted flowers with green leaves and petals in white, pink, and blue. The overall background is a smooth gray and the visible colors include white, pale skin tones, light yellow-green, green, pink, blue, and gray.

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Gardener Königliche Porzellan-Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 Kaendler Johann Joachim 1706–1775 sculptor Reinicke Peter 1715–1768 sculptor circular base high tree trunk plastic tufts flowers stands slightly bent barefoot man leaning trunk knee-length trousers luxurious shirt rolled-up sleeves holds watering left hand tilting water flowers supports spout strainer palm hand Ca 1760 Meissen Saxony Germany Porcelain figurine height 12 cm small porcelain figurine person forward shown profile pale skin light hair wearing white top light yellow-green knee-length bottoms figure holds pale jug pitcher hands stands foot white sculpted rock mound base near cluster painted flowers green leaves petals pink blue background smooth gray visible colors include pale skin tones light yellow-green green gray.

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