A large Nymphenburg porcelain model of an owl - image-1
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Lot 360 Dα

A large Nymphenburg porcelain model of an owl

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
12.11.2020, 19:00 - Modern Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.125 € (incl. premium)

A large Nymphenburg porcelain model of an owl

Unidentified model. Underglaze blue impressed rhombus mark to the front of the plinth, signed and dated L.C.F. 27 to the reverse. H 41.8 cm.
Nymphenburg, this model by August Göhring 1927, decor by Ludwig Carl Frenzel, 1927.

Alongside the most famous maker of animal models at Nymphenburg, Theodor Kärner (1884 - 1966), August Göhring (1891 - 1965) can be considered the most important representative of this genre at the manufactory.

Literature

For more on August Göhring cf. Woeckel, Die Tierplastik der Nymphenburger Porzellan-Manufaktur. Bestandskatalog 1905 - 1920, Munich-Berlin 1978, p. 138 f.