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Meissen Art Nouveau Hentschel Child Looking at Picture-Book Model U 149

$3,789.99
£2,830.78
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MX$71,251.05
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Meissen stunning Hentschel figurine: Baby boy looking at a picture-book Model U 149 Measures: Height 4.33 inches (= 11.0 cm) Depth 4.52 inches (= 11.5 cm) Width 4.72 inches (= 12.0 cm) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark model number U 149 / former's number 32 / painter's number 25 First quality Dating: very early 20th century / made circa 1905-1910 Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Art Nouveau Modelled by: Julius Konrad Hentschel(Cologne 1872-Meissen 1907) He studied at Academy of Arts at Munich and Dresden; since the year 1889 the sculptor has been active in Meissen manufactory as designer and modeller. - Hentschel designed the model U 149 in year 1904. Detailed description: Baby boy looking at a picture-book -- the lovely baby boy having sat down on earth - he is clad in a bright and dark blue colored baby dress with a short jacket - looks at a picture-book laid on his legs -- the modelling is of finest quality, the details are excellently shaped / the child's face is of stunning loveliness! Bibliography: Thomas Bergmann, The Art of Meissen Figures (Erlangen / Germany 2010), model numbers A 100 - Z 300, page 244 / catalogue number 463 Condition: Excellent (there aren't any damages existing).
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.33 in (11 cm)Width: 4.72 in (11.99 cm)Depth: 4.52 in (11.49 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1905-1910
  • Condition:
    there aren't any damages existing.
  • Seller Location:
    Vienna, AT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1014416176202

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