Wien, AT
Details
- Dimensions
- 7.87ʺW × 4.72ʺD × 11.02ʺH
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less
- Description
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Finest meissen porcelain figurine: dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand …
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Finest meissen porcelain figurine: dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin, while with her left hand she performs a defensive gesture - feigning horror at the impetuous courtship of her gallant eusebius. She wears a crinoline dress decorated with flowers and a bonnet. The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern. Designed by paul scheurich (1883-1945) who was painter, sculptor, graphic artist, drawer and stage designer. He worked for meissen manufactory from 1913 to 1936 and belonged to one of most important porcelain designers of the first half of the 20th century. On the design: in 1912/13 paul scheurich designed and modeled five figures from the russian ballet 'carnival'. The ballet was arranged in st. Petersburg in 1910 by mikhail fokin after robert schuhmann's piano music and was danced in berlin by the ballet company sergei diaghilews, a performance that scheurich had deeply impressed. Proof: meissen manuscripts, volume viii, pp. 21 - 31 manufactory: meissen germany designed: 1912/1913 manufactured 2nd half of 20th century technique: handmade porcelain, finest handpainting, glossy finish height: 28,0 cm / 11.02 in width: 20,5 cm / 8.07 in depth: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in marks: meissen blue crossed underglaze sword mark of 20th century / first quality model number 73304 (old: d 285) / former's number 29 / painter's number 2818 bibliography: thomas & sabine bergmann, meissen figures / erlangen (germany) 2010, model numbers a 100 - z 300, catalogue number 1007 on page 500. Condition: excellent this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution less
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