Of Neptune and Aphrodite's Triumphal Processions, in four and six sections, depicting the sea goddess Amphitrite seated in triumph in her chariot pulled by dolphins, surrounded by apuce wreath overhead and Neptune standing in a seashell, both surrounded by cherubs, nereids and tritons, all on waves applied with shells and a tortoise on a lobed base with moulded classical borders.
Crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, with impressed numbers.
Aphrodite: W 58cm ( 22 3/4 in), H 51cm (20 in)
Modelled by Kaendler in November 1772 as part of the 'Great Russian Order' intended for the decoration of a cabinet in the Pavilion near the Bobsleigh Hills in the park of Oranienbaum Palace; Amphitrite was intended to allude to Catherine the Great. See U. Pietsch, Meissen for the Czars (2004), pp. 103-125, for a discussion of the gift to Catherine the Great.See market comparable: Bonhams July 7th, 2022 Lot 210.
Missing scepter top of Aphrodite. Minor chips and losses in the hands of figures

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Every precaution was taken to make sure this lot was paid for. The buyer, Ramis Babaev of RB Antik of Dusseldorf, Germany bid on this lot with Identification and an active credit card. He did not pay his bill.