A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A MOOR AND A MAIDEN, 'DAME MIT MOHR' OR 'MOHR UND MÄDCHEN'
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A MOOR AND A MAIDEN, 'DAME MIT MOHR' OR 'MOHR UND MÄDCHEN'

DATE CYPHER FOR 1963, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED 10, 112, LW, 75, P AND MODEL NO. A 1179, INCISED SCHEURICH

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A MOOR AND A MAIDEN, 'DAME MIT MOHR' OR 'MOHR UND MÄDCHEN'
DATE CYPHER FOR 1963, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED 10, 112, LW, 75, P AND MODEL NO. A 1179, INCISED SCHEURICH
The young woman seated cross-legged in a graceful pose, her face with a look of surprise as her attendant bows to kiss her hand, his arm entwining hers, on a stepped hexagonal base
11 in. (28 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Here, Scheurich has arrested an elusive incident in the interplay of two figures, portraying a fleeting emotion with a grace and harmony which recalls the work of his predecessor, Franz Anton Bustelli and with a sense of humor and drama reminiscent of the harlequins created by J.J. Kändler. The sparse decoration serves to emphasize the sense of movement and the concentration of colors on the Moor heightens the exotic.

See J. Rafael, Paul Scheurich 1883-1945, Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur, Meissener Manuskripte, Sonderband VIII, Meissen, 1996, p. 40-43, ill. 11.1-4. For a Pfeiffer period example 1924-1934, compare Christie's, London, 16 & 17 June 1984, lot 552.

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