Handle basket with plastic floral coveringsMeissen. 1976. model no.: 81504 (old form no. A 57). Width: 31 cm. Model by Johann Joachim Kaendler 1764-1766. Painting in purple and gold. Indian décor. Openwork relief body on four branch feet from which handles grow on the sides. Incised mark, press mark, painter s mark, sword mark Kaendler, court sculptor and modeller. Since 1731 at the manufactory, from 1749 head of the plastic department * Partner auction Bergmann. Literature : Rückert (1966), Figure No. 713. Provenance : South German private collection.