Lot: 2102
Date of sale: 11. Thu Apr 2024
Large polar bear, Meissen, mark a
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Large polar bear, Meissen, mark after 1934, 1st choice, designed by Otto Jahrl, (Uppsala 1856 – 1915 Dornbach/Vienna), in 1903, sculptor, reduced underglaze painting, imposing animal depiction in standing position with head turned to the side and slightly open mouth, naturalistic-moving surface modeling, designer’s mark ‘O. Jarl’, model no. T 181, press no. 100 and year mark for 1955, h. 27 cm, l. 56 cm Lit: Bergmann, Meissener Künstler-Figuren, A 100- Z 300, p. 347
Category: Porcelain