Auction 110 - Tag 2 Jewellery, Design, Art Nouveau & Furniture
By Auktionshaus Mehlis
May 26, 2023
Hammerstraße 30, 8523 Plauen, Germany

This is session 2 of 3 of our 110th auction


featuring a variety of furniture and jewelry of different style epochs such as art nouveau, art deco, modern design, but also many antiques from earlier design periods. Please visit our webpage to find the current session schedule with the respective categories and further information.

The auction has ended

LOT 2404:

Meissen "Child with picture book, small"
so-called Hentschel child as paperweight, design Konrad Hentschel ...

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Start price:
1,650
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VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on May 26, 2023 at Auktionshaus Mehlis
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Meissen "Child with picture book, small"
so-called Hentschel child as paperweight, design Konrad Hentschel 1904-1905, unglazed base with blue pommel sword mark 1860-1924, 1st choice, incised model no. U.143.., embossed bossier number 132 and brush number 4, naturalistic design in porcelain with pastel coloured underglaze painting, a toddler sitting on a flat round plinth, holding an open leporello with scenes from Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter on his lap, good condition, h 7,5 cm. Source: Bergmann, Meissener Künstler-Figuren, vol. I, p. 244, fig. 462 (here without base).