Art Deco decorative box

Lot 3900 limit € 180

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 2 cuts through with cross cut, designed by Paul Scheurich 1937, model no. A 1271, "Chinese children on a box", oval shape with dragon handles on the side, curved lid with plastic figure crowning, colored painting, subtle gold decoration, L approx. 23.5 cm, after 1948; Paul Scheurich (1883-1945), graphic artist, painter and sculptor, 1900-02 studied at the Art Academy in Berlin, from 1912 first works for the Meissen, KPM and Nymphenburg manufactories, around 1913 stage designs for Max Reinhardt, 1923 professor, from 1929 banknotes based on his designs, 1935 stage curtain in the German Opera House in Berlin, 1937 participation in the World Exhibition in Paris, is considered one of the most important sculptors of the first half of the 20th century, he created 111 models for the Meissen Manufactory alone