Candelabrum: Swan Among Rushes

c. 1750

design by Johann Joachim Kaendler, manufactured by Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH

Associated Names
Johann Joachim Kaendler

Designer, German, c. 1706 - 1775

Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH

Artist

The sculpture features a white swan standing on a base adorned with small blue and green details. The swan has a smooth, glossy texture. Surrounding it is a gold-colored structure with intricate designs forming candle holders. The gold material resembles curling leaves and stems. The sculpture stands upright, with the swan looking forward, and the golden branches extending outward and upward from the base.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain

  • Credit Line

    Gift of George D. Widener

  • Dimensions

    overall size: 68.6 x 61.6 x 45.1 cm (27 x 24 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.20.2.a

Associated Artworks

Candelabrum (girandole)

French 18th Century, Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH

1750

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. [Eleanore Elkins Widener] Alexander Hamilton Rice; her son, George D. Widener Jr. [1889-1971]; bequest 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 2000-2001, no. 52 (shown only in Washington).

Bibliography

2000

  • Art Nouveau, 1890-1914. Exh. cat. Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. London, 2000: no. 52.

Inscriptions

at back of base: (Meissen porcelain crossed swords)

Markings

FM: Meissen

Wikidata ID

Q62286820

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