The Frick Collection: Exhibitions

Special Exhibition: The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain

The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50
March 25, 2008, through June 29, 2008

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		The charming Mounted Figural Group of a bearded Chinese man accompanied by a disproportionately large exotic bird, lemons, berries, and a flower may have been executed for export to France, where the Chantilly porcelain manufactory soon would begin to produce groups in the same taste. The fact that the porcelain group is mounted on a French gilt-bronze base reinforces this supposition. Although the model for the group is not known, it may have been inspired by a Chinese sculpture in the king’s collection.

Mounted Figural Group, Meissen porcelain, c. 1728–30, model attributed to George Fritzsche, gilt-bronze mounts, probably French, 2005.558; H: 6” (15.2 cm); L: 9 ¾” (24.7 cm), The Arnhold Collection. Photo: Maggie Nimkin

>>> Next image from the exhibition. The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50, was organized for The Frick Collection by Director Anne L. Poulet and Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, guest curator of the exhibition. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, published by The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Unlimited, London, available in mid-April in the Museum Shop and online at shopfrick.org. The exhibition is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Arnhold Foundation.