Rare large Art Nouveau figurine group: Sleeping Beauty. Meissen.

Molded 1911-1923. model year: 1911-1912, model no. B 250. model by. EICHLER, Theodor(1868 Oberspaar - 1946 Meissen)

Height: 31 cm, width: 32 cm.

Painted in color, painted gold. Incised mark, impressed mark, sword mark. Glaze crack on the neck under the chain, small firing cracks in places, base rim minimally bumped.

* Eichler, sculptor, porcelain modeler, studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule and academy in Dresden. From 1886 at the Meissen porcelain manufactory, ran his own studio on the side, retired in 1928. From 1899 regularly represented at German art exhibitions, received various awards * Meissen manufactory price: 5490 euros. All lots with a limit (starting price) of at least €1,500 are checked against the Art Loss Register database.

Literature : Bergmann (2010) illustration no. 519.

Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann, Kurt Adelsberger Collection, part 2.