Meissen "Eisbär, klein" Designed by Otto Jarl in 1903, underglaze blue sword mark after 1948, cancelled once and white cut, embossed model number 78794, boss number 10, year mark for 1996 and incised mark, naturalistic form with brown onglaze painting, example with unusual and rare painting, good condition, h 10.5 cm, l 23 cm. Source: Bergmann, Meissener Künstler-Figuren, vol. I, p. 347, fig. 680.

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