Unmarked Figural Group - White and Gold with Dresden Lace

by Cherry Rainbow

Unmarked Figural Group - White and Gold with Dresden Lace:- Does anyone know what and where this piece of art comes from?

Cherry Rainbow

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Peter (admin) says about:- 'Unmarked Figural Group - White and Gold with Dresden Lace'

Dear Cherry

Thanks for your great query.

I am not 100% sure, but I think this looks typical of small decorators studios in Bavaria, Germany operating in the second half of the 20th Century (i.e. quite recent). They were jumping on the 'Dresden' tourist / export type bandwagon.

You can read the article I wrote on the subject of these small decorator studios in Bavaria here:-

Karl-Heinz Klette of Küps, Bavaria, Germany associated with Franz Sieber in Rudolstadt.

To my eye the sculptural values are very poor compared with the older Germanic Meissen and Dresden type studios (which were unbelievably finely sculpted in a style almost impossible to recreate now). Your figures seem to have the appearence of just being 'knocked out'. They are ok, but nothing special..... it looks like a case of "another dollar, another day".

Compare the lack of movement in the man pulling the horse (where there is supposed to be some human dynamics going on) with the incredible dynamics you can see in this sculpture here

When I first saw these type of mock historic 18th Century figurines I felt sure they must be from the Far East as they are so poor (actually a bit naff in my view). I was surprised when I researched and found they were German. Whatever happened to the fabled Germanic skills?

Actually, companies such as Furstenburg and Hutschenreuther are still flying the flag today (do a search on my site and see if you agree with me).

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