THREE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROM THE RUSSIAN BALLET 'KARNEVAL', PIERROT, EUSEBIUS AND ESTRELLE
THREE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROM THE RUSSIAN BALLET 'KARNEVAL', PIERROT, EUSEBIUS AND ESTRELLE
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THREE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROM THE RUSSIAN BALLET 'KARNEVAL', PIERROT, EUSEBIUS AND ESTRELLE

CIRCA 1913-23, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED NUMERALS, PIERROT WITH INCISED MODEL NO. D.283., EUSEBIUS WITH INCISION BELOW SWORDS, MODEL NO. D 284., ESTRELLE'S SWORDS CANCELLED, MODEL NO. D 285., ALL MODELED BY PAUL SCHEURICH

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THREE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROM THE RUSSIAN BALLET 'KARNEVAL', PIERROT, EUSEBIUS AND ESTRELLE
CIRCA 1913-23, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED NUMERALS, PIERROT WITH INCISED MODEL NO. D.283., EUSEBIUS WITH INCISION BELOW SWORDS, MODEL NO. D 284., ESTRELLE'S SWORDS CANCELLED, MODEL NO. D 285., ALL MODELED BY PAUL SCHEURICH
Pierrot lunging forward with his head back and eyes closed, his arms limply crossed in his very long sleeves; Eusebius striding forward, his left hand to his chest, a top-hat, crop and mask at his feet; and Estelle in a coquettish pose, wearing a crinoline
9¼ in (23.5 cm.) high; 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.) high; 7¼ in (18.4 cm.) high, respectively (3)

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The Russian Ballet series was introduced at the Meissen Manufactory in early January and February of 1912. See J. Rafael,Paul Scheurich 1883-1945 Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur Meissener Manuskripte, Sonderband VIII, Meissen, 1996, p. 21-31, ill. 1.2, 3/4.4 and 5.3 for similar examples and a discourse on the ballet including watercolors, costume designs and pl. 1.1 a period photograph of Adolf Bolm as Pierrot (1912).

This lot and the following represents four of the five figures modeled by Scheurich on characters in the ballet Karneval created by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, choreographed by Mikhail Fokine, with music by Robert Schumann. Staged in Berlin in 1910, 1912 and 1914 as a one-act ballet at the Theatre des Westerns, the performance featured new sets and costumes by Leon Bakst. Carnival quickly became a beloved favorite resulting in its choice for recreation by Scheurich at Meissen.