Mint mark, around 1950, 3 grinding strokes. Model no.: V 181. design: 1920. HÖSEL, Erich (1869 Annaberg - 1953 Meissen)

Böttger stoneware. H 28 cm.

"After the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, the Meissen manufactory was open to contemporary artistic trends and Meissen was open to contemporary artistic trends and endeavored to develop a fundamentally new artistic concept. Paul Gesell (1842 - 1932), director of the manufactory from 1901 to 1912, pushed for the inclusion of contemporary, freelance artists and the promotion of the company's own designers and modelers. In 1903, Erich Hösel (1869 - 1951), himself an outstanding animal sculptor, took over the management of the sculpture department and supported Gesell in the implementation of his innovations. Within a very short time, the Meissen manufactory succeeded in reaching the highest international level in the field of porcelain animal sculpture. Outstanding animal figurines by Erich Hösel, Paul Walther and Otto Jarl are characterized by a naturalistic, stylized design. In their design, the artists always endeavored to reproduce the most characteristic features of the respective animal, which is impressively demonstrated by the moderately long, curved beak, which is only strong at the tip, the long wings and the strong feet of Hösel's eagle, which are feathered up to the toes." (Petra Werner, in: Catalog: Auf der Pirsch - Jagdbare Tiere in Porzellan, Porzellanikon (vol. 117), Hohenberg a.d. Eger 2015, p. 93/cat. no. 107).

Provenance : German private collection.