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Title: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: errant49 on September 24, 2014, 10:51:42 AM
This is a huge set from Schultz Donner showing the court of the Grand Mogul honoring him for his birthday
There are dozens of figures and it is a very colorful set inspired by a master work of jewellry of the early XVIII° century
I join a copy of the catalog
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Here is the first figure of the set : one of the gifts offered to the Mogul by his vassal Chani Alem, people prince, a grey hunt elephant with its crew
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The next figure will be a white elephant offered by an aother vassal, Mir Miron, lord of the lords
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The engraving and casting are good enough to make painting a real pleasure
There is a book about this work of art : "At the grand mogul court", Leipzig edition, byJoachim Menzhausen (text) and Klaus G Beyer (pictures)
Eric

Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: marko on September 24, 2014, 11:24:51 AM
These are the types of sets that make flats 'special' in my opinion.  Really does look fun to paint and wonderful start with the elephant!.


mark  8)
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: willie on September 24, 2014, 07:03:52 PM
I like the elephants the best I would say that they are from Burma because of there size. Does any one have an address for this set.  Willie
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: willie on September 24, 2014, 07:08:24 PM
Ok what time period would this be and if its Mogul would that not be India yet there are what looks like lots of  Chines in the mix Willie
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: gerhard gady on September 25, 2014, 02:32:56 AM
The Inspiration for this figures was a famous Piece of Art.
Joachim Melchior Dinglingers "Am Hofe des Großmoguls Aurangzeb"
It is a Kind of Diorama with plastic figures made of Gold with Diamonds and Pearls and so on.
According to Wikipedia Dinglinger selled this work of jewelery to August the Strong.

So, this is actual a work of baroque Fantasy. I think it was called Orientalism.
Sorry, not really historic.

Greetings
Gerhard
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: errant49 on September 25, 2014, 05:52:15 AM
The editor of the set is :
Dieter Schultz
Weinmeisterhornweg 169
13593 Berlin
I think they have an email address but I lost it; you could certainly find it on the KLIO site


Not really an historic set but based on the informations and drawings brought back from Orient by the first european travellers
I join a picture of Dinglinger's  masterwork
Eric

Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: Michael_43 on September 25, 2014, 10:24:10 AM
Hallo,
thera are pictures of the Grand Mogul court in the book "Überall ist Wunderland" von www.edition-krannich.de.
Inge Claus-Jansen painted it in the style of Heinrichsen The good but short description wrote Dr. Egon Krannich.
Perhaps someone can contact Mr. Krannich and translate it for the Journal in english ???

The editor, Mr. Schulz died some years ago during an accident with his TV. His wife Gabriele Svhulz-Donner makes now
the castings and she is in Kulmbach, too.

There is another interesting set from Schulz "Maskenball bei August dem Starken" for our pin-up fans.
Pictures are in the book of Krannich, too.

With friendly regards

Michael
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: Michael_43 on September 25, 2014, 10:36:53 AM
Here the last adress of Mrs. Donner from the Klio-Page:

Zinnstübel
Gabriela Donner
Offizin Schulz/Donner
Schliebener Weg 2
04939 Lebusa
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: Michael_43 on September 25, 2014, 11:17:34 AM
Hallo,
the correct name is Gabriella Donner; I found a short article in Google, december 2010 she openend a small Museum
with flats in Lebusa named Zinnstüb´l.

Regards

Michael
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: blaster on September 26, 2014, 03:43:00 AM
Hello All,

I have a complete set of this. Fantastic figures. Some pictures of painted examples kindly supplied by Ms Donner can be seen on my blog.
http://zinnfiguren-victorwong.blogspot.sg/2014_04_01_archive.html

Rgds Victor
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: errant49 on September 26, 2014, 05:45:37 AM
Thanks for the pictures Victor
Eric
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: snagy on September 29, 2014, 11:43:31 PM
I like the first elephant very muxh, Eric.
Waiting for the upcoming, next figures.
It is a spectacular set - but should be a huge work to paint it up to your high standards.
Best regards:
sandor
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: errant49 on October 17, 2014, 05:43:45 AM
Here is the second elephant of the set
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And a picture of both elephants
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Eric
Title: Re: The Grand Mogul court
Post by: snagy on October 17, 2014, 06:53:33 AM
Welcome you white beauty!!! :D
I highly appreciate those small dots with what you realized the embroidery on the baldachine and on the schabrack.
I have a lot of problems to create them on the litter of Mr Wallenstein (in the set of Wallensteins Reise nahc Eger).
Well done!
Best regards:
sandor