WORKSHOP OF WILHELM KRÜGER (1680-1756), DRESDEN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A carved ivory group of two beggars
Workshop of Wilhelm Krüger (1680-1756), Dresden, first half 18th century
The female beggar in ragged clothes, a rag tied round her hair and a cloak round her shoulders, with a pan and water bottle around her waist; the male beggar, bearded and with half-long hair, wearing a tricorne hat, ragged clothes and round his shoulders a cloak, with a water bottle around his waist and two chickens in a bag on his shoulder; on a modern ebonized stand
The woman 22 cm. high; the man 23.5 cm. high (without base) (2)

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Lot Essay

Our knowledge about Krüger's life and work is very poor. He was born in Danzig in 1680. On 3 January 1711 he was employed as a amber and ivory worker at the Dresden Kunstkammer, and in September of that year the Russian Tsar Peter visited his shop and ordered by him some fine ivory turned cups. In 1733 he became the Court ivory and amber carver under Elector Friedrich August II and died in 1756. Krüger worked for the Elector for a total of 45 years, mainly for the Grünes Gewölbe Kunstkammer in Dresden.

Very similar figures of beggars can be found in the collection of the V&A, London, inv. nos. A.11-1949 and A.12-1949.

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