Porcelain Nymphenburg Manufacture Cane

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By Kimball Sterling

May 24, 2025

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• Lot Description
  Ca. 1890 Figural Porcelain handle modeled, hand painted, and highlighted with gold to depict a Southern German Bavarian Lion, the heraldic animal of the former kingdom of Bavaria and part of the coat of arms of the federal state of Bavaria. Select, long and well-dressed malacca shaft with a fringed silver collar and a horn ferrule. Inspired by the two large lion sculptures of the official Court Sculptor Roman Anton Boos, commissioned by the Electoral Court in 1774 to adorn the garden side, outside stairs of the Nymphenburg Palace, the handle delights with a unique artistic power. Indeed, the execution of the eyes, ears, muzzle, and paws leans towards a miniature masterpiece. More and above, the micro, overglaze hand coloring is done in excellent micro detail and emphasized by the striking gold-framed escutcheon with the White and Blue Lozenges Coat of Arms. The description would not be complete if one did not mention the lion's most unusual open-work mouth and the inimitably molded seal of the Nymphemburg Porcelain Manufacture at the bottom of the heraldic shield. Nymphenburg porcelain canes are extremely difficult to come by, making them a true collector's item with excellent market value. In the 18th century, porcelain was the ultimate status symbol for Europe's royals. So prized was this hard but delicate material that it was known as “white gold.” And as Janet Gleeson's 1998 history, “The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story,” makes clear, princes and dukes were not above imprisoning craftsmen to discover the secret and keep it for themselves. The Nymphenburg Porcelain factory was founded in 1747 in Bavaria and moved to Nymphenburg on the outskirts of Munich in 1761. Hard-paste porcelain was made from the beginning, but from 1757 its quality improved, and it was used to make Rococo figures, including those modeled by Franz Bustelli. The Nymphenburg factory also produced veilleuses and tableware and specialized in the production of cane handles and small boxes. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Nymphenburg mainly produced busts, reliefs, classic figures, and tableware in Sèvres Empire style. H. 3 ½” x 1 ¾”, O.L. 42 ½” $1,000-$1,500
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