Exclusive Collection Vase with snowballs

In the middle of the 18th century, European porcelain art underwent a change. Instead of the exotic motifs of the East Asian models, an opulent European style now dominated the fashion. New decorations and shapes were created to satisfy the prevailing opulent taste of the Rococo period - an artistic heyday for the manufactory under the direction of the great modeler Johann Joachim Kaendler.
One of his most outstanding works is undoubtedly the "Snowball Decoration" from 1739, which Kaendler used for the first time to decorate a service commissioned by Augustus III for his wife Maria Josepha of Austria. Even Frederick the Great could not escape the magic of the flowers and ordered six vases with the decoration in 1760.
Around the same time, another work of art with the famous decoration was created - the "Snowball Jug". In addition to the characteristic lavish floral decoration, small vine leaves and various bird species such as the palm cockatoo, oriole and blue tit were added. Even today, each decoration is individually hand-molded, modelled onto cups, vases or jars and then painted by hand. This results in small, individual variations that make each work of art unique. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that Johann Joachim Kaendler literally made European porcelain art blossom.