An impressive German polychrome and gilt Meissen porcelain 'fire' ewer, 19th C.

H 67,5 cm

Applied with a figure of Vulcan, the body molded with a scene of animals fleeing from a fire, an erupting volcano on the reverse, the handle formed as a curling dragon, after the 18th-C. model from the 'Elements series' by Johann Joachim Kändler.

Provenance:

- Private collection, Belgium.

Condition: (UV-checked)

- In general in good condition, with minor superficial wear.

- The connection between the foot and the body showing overpainting, probably covering a break between the two, whether or not it is broken or retouched is unclear due to the overpainting.

- Different elements, from top to bottom:

* Putto: head reattached

* Dragon: tongue with small missing part (small pieces available, not complete), both tops of the wings restored, tail with a small missing piece.

* Vulcan: OK

* Figure on the side: missing a part of the tool in the left hand, 

* Putto: Torch restored

* Deer: left front leg and associated foliage restored, right front leg with missing top (+ damage to the foliage)

* Goat: one of the horns missing

* Wild boar: OK

* Dog: OK