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Rare Meissen figurine group "Mutterglück". Original title A young mother standing on a round, profiled plinth, holding an infant aloft with both arms. A boy standing in front of her, looking up and pulling on her skirt. At her feet a basket with fruit. Polychrome painting with gold rim. Designed by Alexander Struck, 1940, marked A. Struck. Model no. P 289. Sword mark. H. 45 cm. After studying at the drawing school of the Meissen porcelain manufactory and at the Dresden Academy, the sculptor Alexander Struck (1902 - 1990) worked as a freelancer at the Meissen manufactory from 1936. In addition to figures from the world of fairy tales and legends, he also sculpted traditional costumes and several animal figures. The present example is a rare mold of a Meissen model. Cf. Jedding, Meissen porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, p. 168. A rare porcelain figure The joy of motherhood modelled by A. Struck. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1940 - 1972.

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Rare Meissen figurine group "Mutterglück". Original title A

Estimate 3 600 - 7 200 EUR
Starting price 3 600 EUR

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ahlden, Germany
Schloss Ahlden
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