Kpm Berlin, Anton Puchegger, German Art Nouveau Porcelain Monkey Group, 1909/1925

KPM Berlin, Anton Puchegger, German Art Nouveau porcelain monkey group, 1909/1925
KPM Berlin Germany, Anton Puchegger, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau Porcelain Group of Two Capuchin Monkeys, Designed 1909, Made 1925

Rare KPM Berlin Art Nouveau porcelain figure depicting two capuchin monkeys on an oval base, designed by Anton Puchegger in 1909.

Finely modelled animal sculpture with naturalistic details and underglaze decoration.

Design: Anton Puchegger, November 1909
Manufacturer: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), Berlin, 1925
Model number: 9360

Deutsch: Kapuzineraffen
Englisch: Capuchin monkeys
Französisch: Singes capucins

The model was registered in the KPM model book in November 1909. Reference: von Treskow, p. 319.

Exhibition history:

The model was exhibited in Cincinnati, USA, in 1912 as part of the travelling exhibition of German decorative arts. The monkey group can be identified in a historical photograph of the exhibition display case.

Marks: Underglaze blue sceptre mark, KPM orb mark, impressed marks and date letter Z for 1925. Additional numbers 140/307.

Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm, width 19 cm, depth 15 cm.
1 inch = 2.54 cm

Condition: Very good.

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