GERMAN DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTURE:
SELB, BAVARIA / ROSENTHAL GERMANY
DATING:
VERSION CIRCA 1925
MATERIAL: WHITE PORCELAIN, GLAZED
TECHNOLOGY:
HAND SHAPED AND PAINTED PORCELAIN
DRAFT: CONSTANTIN HOLZER-DEFANTI (1881 - 1951)
Austrian sculptor and porcelain designer; lived in Selb from 1918 to 1927, where he worked for the Rosenthal and Hutschenreuth manufactories and briefly also for the Fraureuth porcelain manufactory.
Design of the model K 566 around 1919
'KOREAN DANCE'
Dancer in oriental costume with traditional Korean-looking headgear, performing a dance pose with raised, bent leg and arms, leaning on a Chinese pagoda on her leg.
The figure is richly painted in bright colors and gold and is based on a white, stepped oval base with a gold edge.
The template for this design was a photo by Alexander Binder, which shows the dancer Anita Berber in a corresponding pose during her Korean dance.
ANITA BERBER (1899 - 1928) was a German dancer, actress and self-promoter. She studied acting and dance and soon became a star on Berlin's stages.
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 39.5 cm
BRANDS:
GREEN ROSENTHAL BRAND WITH CROWN AND CROSSED ROSE STEMS / ROSENTHAL / SELB-BAVARIA
MODEL NUMBER K 566 / MANUFACTURED CIRCA 1925
PAINTER'S SIGNATURE 'Schwalb'
PROOF:
Exhibition catalogue: 'Dancing figures from the Alain Bernard and Vladimir Malakhov collections', 13. March to 31st May 2009 in the Bröhan Museum, Berlin, page 21
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTORY:
SELB, BAVARIA / ROSENTHAL GERMANY
DATING:
MADE CIRCA 1925
MATERIAL:
WHITE PORCELAIN, GLOSSY FINISH
TECHNIQUE:
HANDMADE AND PAINTED PORCELAIN
DESIGN: CONSTANTIN HOLZER-DEFANTI (1881 - 1951)
Austrian sculptor and porcelain maker; lived in Selb from 1918 to 1927, where he worked for the Rosenthal and Hutschenreuth factories and, for a short time, for the Fraureuth porcelain factory.
Model K 566 was designed circa 1919
'KOREAN DANCE'
Dancer in oriental costume with traditional Korean looking headdress, with raised, bent legs and arms performing a dance pose, a Chinese pagoda leaning against her leg.
The figure is richly painted in bright colors and gold and is based on a white, stepped oval base with a gold rim.
A photo by Alexander Binder, which depicts the dancer Anita Berber in her Korean dance in a corresponding pose, served as a template for this design.
ANITA BERBER (1899 - 1928) was a German dancer and actress. She studied acting and dance and soon became a star on Berlin's stages.
DIMENSIONS:
height: 15.55 in
MARKS:
GREEN ROSENTHAL MARK WITH CROWN AND CROSSED ROSE STEMS / ROSENTHAL / SELB-BAVARIA
MODEL NUMBER K 566 / MANUFACTURED CIRCA 1925
PAINTER'S SIGNATURE 'Schwalb'
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Exhibition catalog: 'Dancing Figures from the Alain Bernard and Vladimir Malakhov Collections', March 13 to May 31, 2009 in the Bröhan Museum, Berlin, page 21
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT
