Art Nouveau Meissen Figurine Girl with Shawl attributed to Theodor Eichler, Germany, 1913

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Depiction of a young unclothed art nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth … Read more Depiction of a young unclothed art nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth wrapped around her right forearm and holding it behind her resting on the ground with her left hand. On round flat base with beveled edge. Modeller: karl theodor eichler (1868 - 1946) german porcelain modeler and sculptor; after an aptitude test, he began studying drawing and modeling with ernst august leuteritz and emmerich andresen in the meißen porcelain factory in 1885. In september 1886 he was hired in the factory and completed a five-year training as a bossier. Then studied at the dresden school of applied arts, then modeler in the meissen porcelain factory. Already during his studies he received several awards, his sculptures were characterized by objectivity and realism. Design of model d 255 around 1913 manufactory: meissen dating: made circa 1913 material: hand-made, multicolored porcelain, glossy finish style: art nouveau meissen mark of around 1900 / first quality model number d 255 / former's number 152 / painter's number 7 size: height: 23,0 cm / 9.05 in width: 11,0 cm / 4.33 in depth: 7,7 cm / 3.05 in bibliography: thomas & sabine bergmann, meissen artist's - figures / erlangen (germany) 2010, model numbers a 100 - z 300, catalogue number 507 on page 268. Condition: very good. This piece has an attribution mark,
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