Lion mark, 2nd half 20th c. Marked. Model no.: 2541 (8258). Design: 1958. ACHTZIGER, Hans (1918 Selb - 2003)

Painted underglaze. H 43 cm, L 48 cm.

Both antlers restored, 1 antler tip loosely attached.

"Hans Achtziger (1918 - 2003) from Selb trained as a modeler at the Lorenz Hutschenreuther porcelain factory from 1934 to 1937, before studying under Fritz Klee at the technical college for the porcelain industry in Selb until 1939. After the Second World War, he was a student in Hans Panzer's sculpture class at the master school for builders and craftsmen in Munich from 1946 to 1948. He then took up his many years of design work in the Hutschenreuther art department, where he became head in 1961. He had a decisive influence on the figurine program of the Hutschenreuther art department and gave the collection considerable impetus. In the design of his animal figurines, he aimed to capture a moment of movement vividly, which he certainly succeeded in doing with the figure of the Platzhirsch." (Petra Werner, in: Catalog: Auf der Pirsch - Jagdbare Tiere in Porzellan, Porzellanikon (vol. 117), Hohenberg a.d. Eger 2015, p. 34/cat. no. 42).

Provenance : German private collection.