Art Nouveau Children’s Group Two Girls by A. Koenig for Meissen Porcelain, Germany, 1912s

Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-sleeved bodice, her hair pinned up in two side buns, grabbing the arm of the younger child in a red and violet dress who is sitting on the floor and pulling her up. The model joins a series of beach motifs by Alfred Koenig. Based on a white round pedestal with lateral relief structure and green border. Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details Designer: ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 – 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc. Model B 290 was created 1911/1912. Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made ca. 1912 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade and finest hand painting Size: height: 18.0 cm / 7.08 inches width: 8.0 cm / 3.14 inches depth: 9.5 cm / 3.74 inches Marks: Blue Meissen underglaze crossed sword mark first quality model number B 290 former’s number 127 painter’s number 67 Bibliography: Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen – Figures, Model Numbers A 100 – Z 300, Erlangen Germany 2010, catalog number 410, on page 218. Condition: very good.