‘HARLEKIN & COLUMBINE’
Dancing couple depicting the figures of the Harlequin and the Columbine: Dancer balancing on her toes in an elaborate crinoline dress with a plunging neckline, her hair artfully pinned up with floral decorations, her outstretched arms pressed down in front of her and her head tilted to the left with her mouth open, facing her dance partner, the latter dressed in colourfully patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, He is dressed in colourful, patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, which he presses against his chest with his left hand, and a black cap that reaches down over his eyes like a mask, the batte on his hip, nestling against the dancer’s side and burying his right arm around her hips in the ruffles of her dress and
suggesting a kiss with his mouth open.
The group is supported by a pedestal beneath the dancer’s skirt and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern and floral decoration.
Height: 10.62 in
Blue Meissen crossed swords mark of the 20th century
Year’s sign 1977
Model nr. 73306 (D 287) / Former’s nr. 123
‘ESTRELLA’
Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin while making a defensive gesture with her left hand – feigning horror at the stormy courtship of her gallant Eusebius.
She is wearing a crinoline dress decorated with flowers and a bonnet.
The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern.
Height: 10.62 in
Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947
Model nr. D 285 / Former’s nr. 48 / Painter’s nr. 15
‘CHIARINA’
Dancer balancing on the ball of her left foot, raising her right leg slightly forwards with her foot stretched downwards, leaning her head to the right and elegantly bringing both arms to her left side, flowers in her hands. She is wearing an elaborate crinoline dress with a flowered top and a bonnet, with a mask, fan and flowers scattered on the floor.
The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern.
Height: 10.43 in
Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947
Modellnr. D 286 / Former’s nr. 51 / Painter’s nr. 12
‘EUSEBIUS’
Dancer in a wide lunge, his upper body turned to the right with his arm stretched backwards, holding his left hand to his heart and adoring his beloved Chiarina. He wears his hair parted in curls, his costume in the style of a dandy
with chequered trousers, a tight-fitting blue tailcoat with a flower pinned to the lapel, top hat, mask and riding crop at his feet.
The figure is supported by a rock and rests on a white, fluted oval base.
Height: 9.25 in
Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947
Model nr. D 284 / Former’s nr. 76
‘PIERROT’
Dancer in typical Pierrot costume: white suit with wide trousers and extra-long wide sleeves, here covered with discreet grey-brown dots, wide ruff and black cap, imitating the pose of Eusebius in reflective and exaggerated gestures – wide lunge with knees to the floor, arms crossed in front of him as if in an embrace, head stretched far back in a languorous gesture.
The figure is supported by a small pedestal and rests on a white, fluted oval base.
Height: 7.08 in
Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947
Model nr. D 283 / Former’s nr. 52 / Painter’s nr. 9
Designed by Paul SCHEURICH (1883-1945) who was painter, sculptor, graphic artist, drawer and stage designer. He worked for Meissen manufactory from 1913 to 1936 and belonged to one of most important porcelain designers of
the first half of the 20th century.
ON THE DESIGN:
In 1912/13 Paul Scheurich designed and modeled five figures from the Russian ballet ‘Carnival’. The ballet was arranged in St. Petersburg in 1910 by Mikhail Fokin after Robert Schuhmann’s piano music and was danced in Berlin by the ballet company Sergei Diaghilews, a performance that Scheurich had deeply impressed.
Source: Meissen manuscripts, volume VIII, pp. 21 – 31
Manufactory: Meissen Germany
Designed: 1912/1913
Manufactured 1934-1977
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest handpainting, glossy finish
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures / Erlangen (Germany) 2010, Model Numbers A 100 – Z 300, catalogue number 1005-1009 on page 449 & 500.
Condition: excellent
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Creator:Meissen Porcelain(Manufacturer),Paul Scheurich(Sculptor)
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Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)
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Style:Biedermeier(In the Style Of)
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Materials and Techniques:PorcelainHand-CraftedHand-Painted
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Place of Origin:Germany
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Period:Mid-20th Century
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Date of Manufacture:1934-1977
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Condition:Good
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Seller Location:Vienna, AT
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Reference Number:Seller: LU1014438602742
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