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Lot description
White porcelain body, glazed, polychrome onglaze painting, accented in gold Germany, 1770s Design: Johann Peter Melchior (1747-1825) – German sculptor and porcelain modeller Porcelain Manufacture Höchst – established in 1746 Wheel marks and incised model numbers Small egg thief Girl with a milk jug Boy with the pocket watch All figurines with the collection label Height: 10.7 to 12.3 cm Good overall condition Provenance: ex-collection K. A. L. Rhodes 3 figures of the well-known model master of the Porcelain Manufacture Höchst Condition: The figures are in good overall condition. The painting and the gold accents are slightly rubbed in places. The left arm of the boy with the hat and the handle of the pot has been restored. Two sockets show small, production-related fire cracks. The heights measure between 10.7 cm and 12.3 cm. Porcelain Manufacture Höchst – est. in 1746 The second eldest porcelain manufacture of Germany was founded in 1746 by Johann Christoph Göltz and Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck. As manufacture mark the so-called wheel of Mainz was chosen. Between 1746 and 1754, initially only faience were produced. Under Johan Kilian Benckgraff and the stove-builder Josef Ringler starts, with strong orientation to Meissen, the production of porcelain. After internal problems, and the intermediate conversion into a public limited company, the manufacture had to file for bankruptcy in 1796. The operation of the Porcelain Manufacture was revived again between 1947 and 2013. (bde) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.