A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A YOUNG BOY DRINKING MILK modelled by Konrad Hentschel wearing a long white night-shirt, wrinkled turquoise socks and brown slippers, his short brown hair finely delineated, sipping milk from a circular blue and white bowl painted with the Zweibelmuster pattern, clasped in both his hands, standing supported against a wooden horse discarded at his feet, blue crossed swords mark on base of bowl and right foot, Pressnummer 91, incised W118, painted number 53, circa 1904

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A YOUNG BOY DRINKING MILK modelled by Konrad Hentschel wearing a long white night-shirt, wrinkled turquoise socks and brown slippers, his short brown hair finely delineated, sipping milk from a circular blue and white bowl painted with the Zweibelmuster pattern, clasped in both his hands, standing supported against a wooden horse discarded at his feet, blue crossed swords mark on base of bowl and right foot, Pressnummer 91, incised W118, painted number 53, circa 1904
9½in. (16.5cm.) high

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Hentschel created several groups of children in a similar style. For further examples, see Dr. K. Berling, (ed.), op. cit, tab. 35, no. 1 and also Hermann Jedding, op. cit., p. 109, nos. 138-141

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