Rosenthal - Figur "Leda mit dem Schwan" Lot n° 58318

Porcelain, unpainted, a squatting nude girl with swan on an oval base, the base with embossed artist's signature "Ernst Wenck", the base with underglaze green manufacturer's mark "Rosenthal SELB - BAVARIA" and embossed model number "H 753", H 27 cm, designed by Ernst Wenck (1865 - 1929) in 1924/28, executed by Rosenthal Selb in 1929 after a marble model from 1928, 1st choice, in very good condition without visible wear, undamaged, unrestored 4740 Rare early porcelain version after a marble model from 1928. Rare early porcelain version of the marble figure shown at the Berlin Academy exhibition for Ernst Wenck in 1928, the same design was executed again from 1940 under the new model number "S1735" Reference: Emmy Niecol 2001, Rosenthal Kunst- und Zierporzellan 1897 - 1945, vol. III, p. 156, no. 3.1220