Garrison; End of XIX century. Saxony porcelain.

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  Garrison; End of XIX century. Saxony porcelain. Presents faults in the porcelain and in the leg of the cherub. Measurements: 60 x 50 x 24 cm; 47 x 24 x 25 x 25 cm. Garrison composed of a table clock and two candlesticks. The clock, made of porcelain, has a prismatic base structure supported by four legs. In the center is the dial with Roman numerals in black. The design of the structure of the case is simple, following the format of the watch itself. However, this body has an ornamental sculptural pattern of profuse character, arranging figurines on the sides and in the upper area of the clock. A set of three-light candelabra (the central one higher and in the center), placed on a base with forms reminiscent of the Rococo Rococo of the 18th century, complete the decoration, as do the rest of the decorative elements: the couple that is placed on both candelabra (formed by a lady and a child, which seems to represent a little love), the roses of different colors that populate and almost hide the foot and other elements of the pieces in some flowers, made in relief, etc. The style of the figures and the shades are very reminiscent of the works popularized by the Meissen Manufactory, which was the first European factory to produce authentic porcelain. The manufacture was started by the scientist Ehrenfried Walther von Tchirnhaus in 1708, and after his untimely death his work was continued by Joahnn Friedrich Böttger, who remained practically imprisoned on the factory premises in order to protect the secret of the porcelain formula. Meissen porcelain production began in 1710, one year after the manufactory was founded by Augustus the Strong, and soon achieved great fame throughout Europe. After an initial production in rococo style, which evolved towards neoclassical in the 1750s, in the 19th century we witnessed a new style known as "second rococo", inspired by the first productions of the manufactory, which coexisted with other historicisms, among them the round sculpture, mainly in enameled porcelain, following models of both rococo and neoclassical.
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