Johann Joachim KAENDLER (1706-1775) - according to, Lady with two mops (dame vom Mopsorden)

porcelain, enamel paint, gilt;
Chipping on edge of gown at back;
height 28 cm, base of pedestal 13 x 9.8 cm;
Signed in cobalt in underglaze with crossed swords (on the back on the support, under the gown), engraved: 549 (model no.), impression: 127.
Royal Manufactory of Meissen, 2nd half of 19th century (?) according to a model of circa 1745.
On an architectural pedestal, a lady wearing a floral crinoline with a small train, with purple collar lapels and cuffs of the matching top, with frill trim at the sleeves and around the karo neckline; on her head a cap with frill trim tied under her chin with a pink bow, with her left hand at her shoulder she is holding a mop of hair.
with her hand at her shoulder holding a moppet, her right hand resting on her gown; on the pedestal on the right lying by the hem of her gown is a second moppet.
Group described in 1744 in Kaendler's work diary: " ... Duchess von Herfordt", a member of the 'Mopsorden' (Order of the Mops), founded around 1740 by Prince Elector Clement August von Beyern, Archbishop of Cologne, as an alternative to the freemason lodges,
banned in 1738 by Pope Clement XII. The Grand Master of the Lodge (Order) of Mops, to which women could also belong, was King Augustus III. At the time, the Mops was a symbol of loyalty, perseverance and friendship.