Caption

Figurine of an officer of the Polish Guard, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763; figurine of a Polish guardsman. On a flat square base with gilded side edges, standing leaning against a low marbled column, a man in a purple kontusz with pink lapels, with epaulettes, a sabre strapped to the kontusz belt, a black map case, slung on a belt and leaning against the column at the back; on his head is a high pink cap with black decorations and a high broken tail placed at the side. Defined signature on the bottom of the base as a Galician noble guardsman, in the Austrian service. Dated to the 18th/19th century model marking with the letter K 1-100 from ca. 1791. Saxony; Meissen., A painted porcelain figurine of a standing person wearing a tall decorative hat with feather-like elements, a long purple coat with pink accents on the shoulders and cuffs, and black boots; the figure has a pale face and light-colored hair, a sash and belt with metallic-colored details, and a curved sword hanging at the side; the figure stands on a white square base with a gold-colored edge and a small floral detail near the feet. The visible colors include purple, pink, black, white, gold, metallic tones, pale skin tones, and a small amount of green and red in the floral detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (726.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine officer Polish Guard Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 figurine Polish guardsman flat square base gilded side edges standing leaning low marbled column man purple kontusz pink lapels epaulettes sabre strapped kontusz belt black map case slung belt leaning column back head high pink cap black decorations high broken tail placed side Defined signature bottom base Galician noble guardsman Austrian service Dated 18th 19th century model marking letter K 1-100 ca 1791 Saxony Meissen painted porcelain figurine standing person wearing tall decorative hat feather- elements long purple coat pink accents shoulders cuffs black boots figure pale face light-colored hair sash metallic-colored details curved sword hanging figure stands white square base gold-colored edge small floral detail near feet visible colors include purple pink black white gold metallic tones pale skin tones small amount green red floral detail.