743 - Rare Meissen Art Nouveau figurine "Pierrette." Original title: Pierrette stands on a square, ornate pedestal in a dancing, coquettish pose, wearing a white costume adorned with red hearts and purple pom-poms, featuring a green collar and train, as well as dark stockings, long gloves, and a small hat. Her face is rendered in a naturalistic flesh tone. In her raised right hand, she holds a black mask. Polychrome painting. Designed by Martin Wiegand, 1906–1909. Model No. Y 165. Undated restoration; Sword mark. Height: 38 cm.

Rare Meissen Art Nouveau figurine "Pierrette." Original title: Pierrette stands on a square, ornate pedestal in a dancing, coquettish pose, wearing a white costume adorned with red hearts and purple pom-poms, featuring a green collar and train, as well as dark stockings, long gloves, and a small hat. Her face is rendered in a naturalistic flesh tone. In her raised right hand, she holds a black mask. Polychrome painting. Designed by Martin Wiegand, 1906–1909. Model No. Y 165. Undated restoration; Sword mark. Height: 38 cm. An extremely original, comically amusing portrayal by the sculptor and painter Martin Wiegand. After studying at the Dresden Academy, he moved to Munich in 1889. His successful application for the position of head of painting led him to the Meissen Manufactory, where, between 1906 and 1909, he created a wide variety of designs for decorative Art Nouveau figures, vessels, and motifs. See Just, Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain, fig. 56; Jedding, Meissen Porcelain of the 19th and 20th Centuries, p. 171. A rare Art Nouveau porcelain figure of Pierrette modeled by Martin Wiegand. Slightly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1906–1923.