GERMAN DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTURE:
SELB / BAVARIA / ROSENTHAL GERMANY
DATING:
VERSION CIRCA 1934
MATERIAL: WHITE PORCELAIN, GLAZED
TECHNOLOGY:
HAND SHAPED AND PAINTED PORCELAIN
DRAFT: WOLFGANG SCHWARTZKOPFF CIRCA 1930 / SIGNED
'CARMEN'
Spanish dancer in standing position, right arm raised and hand resting against head and looking to the left over her shoulder; dressed in the style of a Spanish bullfighter: tight-fitting short bolero jacket, under which her bare chest is visible, long tight trousers with a belly sash, wide-brimmed hat and shoes with heels. The carmine red costume is decorated with elaborate abstract patterns in silver. The figure is supported by a plant at the back and is based on a round, flat base.
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 40.5 cm
BRANDS:
GREEN ROSENTHAL BRAND WITH CROWN AND CROSSED ROSES / ROSENTHAL / GERMANY
MODEL NUMBER 425 / MANUFACTURED CIRCA 1934
ARTIST SIGNATURE 'SCHWARTZKOPFF'
PROOF:
Ann Banduhn, Rosenthal Porcelain Figurines, USA 2010, page 223
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTORY:
SELB / BAVARIA / ROSENTHAL GERMANY
DATING:
MADE CIRCA 1934
MATERIAL:
WHITE PORCELAIN, GLOSSY FINISH
TECHNIQUE:
HANDMADE AND PAINTED PORCELAIN
DESIGN: WOLFGANG SCHWARTZKOPFF CIRCA 1930 / SIGNED
'CARMEN'
Spanish lady dancer standing, right arm raised with her hand against her head and looking left over her shoulder; dressed in the style of a Spanish bullfighter: tight-fitting short bolero jacket, under which her free breast can be seen, long tight trousers with a sash, wide-brimmed hat and shoes with heels. The carmine red costume is decorated with an elaborate abstract pattern in silver. The figure is supported by a plant on the back and is based on a round, flat base.
SIZE:
height: 15.94 in
MARKS:
GREEN ROSENTHAL MARK WITH CROWN AND CROSSED ROSES / ROSENTHAL / GERMANY
MODEL NUMBER 425 / MANUFACTURED CIRCA 1934
ARTIST'S SIGNATURE 'SCHWARTZKOPFF'
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Ann Banduhn, Rosenthal Porcelain Figurines, USA 2010, page 223
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT