Paul Scheurich figure Mohr with cockatoo

Lot 4108 limit € 950

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model by Paul Scheurich 1921, model no. A 1068, painted in colour, restored, H approx. 21 cm, modeled after 1934, the sculptor and porcelain designer Paul Scheurich (1883 New York - 1945 Brandenburg) was taught by Max A. Pfeiffer to the Berlin Academy of Arts after studying at the Porcelain design introduced. After the first orders for the Schwarzburg workshops for porcelain art and from 1912 for the Meissner manufactory, Pfeiffer succeeded in binding Scheurich firmly to the Meissner manufactory from 1918. In the years that followed, P. Scheurich created over 100 models for Meissen, including almost 90 figures. In these he combines the heritage of the rococo with modern artistic aspects