Large Antique Art Nouveau Figurine by Robert Ockelmann for Meissen, 1890s

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Extremely decorative, fully sculpted representation of a naked young beauty with her hair tied back, covering her nakedness after her … Read more Extremely decorative, fully sculpted representation of a naked young beauty with her hair tied back, covering her nakedness after her bath with a softly draped cloth, which she holds with one hand at her left hip together with a bathing shoe, while she slips into the second shoe with her upper body leaning to the right, with her right leg resting on an ivy-covered stone pedestal. The figure stands on a round, stepped and fluted base with a blue and gold wave band relief decoration, a finely painted frieze with dolphins, trident and reed motifs, and gold edges. Modeller: robert ockelmann (1849 - 1915) german sculptor, student of eduard august lürssen at the academy in berlin and master student of johannes schilling at the academy in dresden. The meissen manufactory acquired several models, genre figures and nude figures until 1903. Design of model m 193 around 1883 manufactory: meissen germany dating: made circa 1900 style: art nouveau material: multicolored porcelain, glossy finish technique: handmade porcelain marked: underglaze blue meissen sword mark / first quality model number m 193 / former's number 10 / painter's number 225 dimensions: height: 44,0 cm / 17.32 in diameter: 17,5 cm / 6.88 in bibliography: thomas & sabine bergmann, the art of meissen - figures, model numbers a 100 - z 300, erlangen, germany, 2010, catalogue number 277 on page 150. Condition: very good this piece has an attribution mark,
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