134. A Meissen figure of a cavalier seated at a writing desk, circa 1745 Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, wearing an iron-red patterned coat, blue waistcoat and black breeches, the Baroque desk embellished in gilding and blue enamel, the letter inscribed 'Monsieur/ Il foudroit ne vous a/ voir jamais vu', flanked by writing implements and a watch on the top of the desk, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13.8cm high (some restoration) Provenance Private German Collection of Meissen Porcelain The model is listed in Kaendler's Taxa of overtime work: '1. Figur, einen Monsieur, der einen Liebes-Brieff schreibt, vorstellend, mit der Feder in der Hand am Tische sizend' [1 figure, depicting a monsieur writing a love-letter, seated at a desk with a feather in the hand]; see U. Pietsch/C. Banz, Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), no. 341, for the example in the Porzellansammlung Dresden.