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Lot 1081 D α

A rare Nymphenburg figure of a female allegory of America

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 14:30 - Porcelain Glass
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
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A rare Nymphenburg figure of a female allegory of America

A woman standing on an elliptical base with crown, drapery, bow and quiver of arrows, holding a flute in both hands. Impressed rhombus mark, green stamped rhombus mark inscribed Nymphenburg beneath a crown, impressed model nos. 569 and 5. H 40 cm.
Model by Joseph Wackerle, 1920, produced 1921, painted 1922.

This figure as well as its counterpart (Lot 1080) clearly show the change in Wackerle's style that took place as of the late 1910s after a stay of several years in Berlin. He now avoided curves and softness as much as possible and designed his 1920 American figures standing upright, elongated and with almost angular contours.

Provenance

Berlin private collection.

Literature

Cf. Gielke, Meissener Porzellan des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts Bestandskatalog des Grassimuseums Leipzig/ Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Leipzig 2003, p. 61.