Art Nouveau Figurine of Young Lady Ball Player attributed to Walter Schott for Meissen, 1900s

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Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an art nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a … Read more Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an art nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back hem of the dress on her back. The figure is supported by a tree stump decorated with formed tendrils and is based on a round, stepped base with a gold-highlighted wavy band frieze and gold rims. Very rare colour of the dress.

modeller: walter schott (1861 - 1938) german sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the berlin art academy, worked as a freelance artist in berlin from 1885 and created numerous monuments. 'the ball player', designed in 1897, is his most famous work and is located life-size in bronze in the flower garden at the south end of königsallee in düsseldorf. The model was designed 1897. Manufactory: meissen germany dating: circa 1900 style: art nouveau material: multicolored porcelain, glossy finish technique: handmade porcelain marked: underglaze blue meissen sword mark / first quality model number q 180 b / former's number 125 / painter's number 37

dimensions: height: 30,0 cm / 11.81 in width: 20,0 cm / 7.87 in depth: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in bibliography: thomas & sabine bergmann, the art of meissen - figures, model numbers a 100 - z 300, erlangen, germany, 2010, catalogue number 281 on page 152. Condition: very good current sales price at meissen eur 9.990,- 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



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