Lion mark, from 1955.

Underglaze painting, 1x gold decoration.

1x model no. 28, design before 1916 by Fritz Klee (1876-1976): Eagle owl/forest owl (H 32). / 1x little owl (H 18 cm).

"Fritz Klee (1876 - 1976) studied architecture at the Technical University in Munich and worked as an architect in Munich and Dresden. He also produced designs for various areas of arts and crafts he also produced designs. In 1908, he moved to Selb, established the newly founded Royal Bavarian Technical College - later to become the Porcelain Technical College - and was its director until 1939. The early stock of animal models with which the Hutschenreuther art department began its production included Klee's long-eared owl, which was molded in various decorative variants." (Petra Werner, in: Catalog: Auf der Pirsch - Jagdbare Tiere in Porzellan, Porzellanikon (vol. 117), Hohenberg a.d. Eger 2015, p. 95/cat. no. 111).

Provenance : German private collection.