Figure de Venus en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1921-1923 A Meissen figure of Venus, circa 1921-1923Modelled by Paul Scheurich as a nude figure with her arms across her front body, delicately decorated, a tree support behind her legs, on a square base, incised 'Scheurich.' to the rear of the base, 34.4cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base, incised model number G 250, impressed 'Bossierer' numeral 48, painter's numeral 69 in greenFootnotesProvenance: Wolfgang Müller von Baczko (1894-1947), Director of the Meissen Manufactory 1936-40 Literature: Rafael 1995a, ill. 16.4; Lechelt 2007, ill. 33 Exhibited: Meissen, Schauhalle der Staatlichen Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Paul Scheurich 1883-1945 Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur, 21 September 1995-10 January 1996; Meissen, Museum der Meissen Porzellan-Stiftung, Paul Scheurich Porzellangestalter Zeichner Grafiker, 6 March 2020-21 February 2021 The plaster model of Venus was exhibited at the 1920 exhibition of the Berlin Secession and was purchased by the manufactory on 11 June 1920 for RM 5,000. The first figure was sold in August 1921 and a further 130 were sold by 1931.
Figure de Venus en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1921-1923 A Meissen figure of Venus, circa 1921-1923Modelled by Paul Scheurich as a nude figure with her arms across her front body, delicately decorated, a tree support behind her legs, on a square base, incised 'Scheurich.' to the rear of the base, 34.4cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base, incised model number G 250, impressed 'Bossierer' numeral 48, painter's numeral 69 in greenFootnotesProvenance: Wolfgang Müller von Baczko (1894-1947), Director of the Meissen Manufactory 1936-40 Literature: Rafael 1995a, ill. 16.4; Lechelt 2007, ill. 33 Exhibited: Meissen, Schauhalle der Staatlichen Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Paul Scheurich 1883-1945 Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur, 21 September 1995-10 January 1996; Meissen, Museum der Meissen Porzellan-Stiftung, Paul Scheurich Porzellangestalter Zeichner Grafiker, 6 March 2020-21 February 2021 The plaster model of Venus was exhibited at the 1920 exhibition of the Berlin Secession and was purchased by the manufactory on 11 June 1920 for RM 5,000. The first figure was sold in August 1921 and a further 130 were sold by 1931.
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