Art Deco Porcelain Figure by C. Holzer-Defanti for Rosenthal, Germany, 1920s

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Excellent porcelain figurine of the 1920s by the rosenthal: dancer in an oriental costume with a traditional korean-style headdress, performing … Read more Excellent porcelain figurine of the 1920s by the rosenthal: dancer in an oriental costume with a traditional korean-style headdress, performing a dance pose with one leg raised and bent and her arms outstretched, with a chinese pagoda leaning against her supporting leg. The figure is richly painted in bright, bold colours and gilded, and stands on a white, stepped oval plinth with a dark grey painted finish on the top and a gold border; the artist’s signature ‘c.holzer-defanti-’ appears on the top next to the supporting leg, behind the pagoda. A photo by alexander binder, which depicts the dancer anita berber in her korean dance in a corresponding pose, served as a template for this design. Anita berber (1899 - 1928) was a german dancer and actress. She studied acting and dance and soon became a star on berlin's stages. Designed by constantin holzer-defanti (1881 - 1951) austrian sculptor and porcelain maker; lived in selb from 1918 to 1927, where he worked for the rosenthal and hutschenreuth factories and, for a short time, for the fraureuth porcelain factory. Model k 566 was designed circa 1919 manufactory: selb / bavaria / rosenthal germany dating: manufactured circa 1925 material porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish dimensions: hight: 40,0 cm / 15.74 in width: 20,0 cm / 7.87 in depth: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in marks: green rosenthal mark with crown and crossed rose stems / rosenthal / selb-bavaria model number k 566 condition: excellent overall condition, bright colours, gold is fine this piece has an attribution mark,
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