Art Nouveau Child Figurine from Meissen, 1930s

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Girl in typical children's clothing from around 1900 – a little white dress with polka-dot details and a bonnet featuring … Read more Girl in typical children's clothing from around 1900 – a little white dress with polka-dot details and a bonnet featuring intricate art nouveau decoration in red, yellow and green, sitting on a green lacquered wooden stool, caressing a cat and holding it close with both arms. Excellent modelling, lovely details. Modeller: julius konrad hentschel (coelln 1872 - meissen 1907) studied at the academies in munich and dresden, was a modeler and porcelain painter, worked at the meissen manufactory from 1889, one of the most influential art nouveau artists, designed various forms of tableware, he began his figural creations with amoretti and culminated in a series of playing children. Model w 121 was created 1905. Manufactory: meissen germany dating: made 1934-1947 style: art nouveau material: multicolored porcelain, glossy finish technique: handmade porcelain marks: underglaze blue meissen sword mark / first quality model number w 121 / former's number 145 / painter's number 28 dimensions: height: 11,5 cm / 4.52 in width: 9,0 cm / 3.54 in depth: 9,5 cm / 3.74 in this piece has an attribution mark,
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