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Meissen hamadryas baboon first modelled by Max Esser in 1925 for a series of 75 models known as Reynard the Fox. Reynard the Fox was the central animal in a series of loosely connected animal fables which were popular in mediaeval Europe. The whole series was created by Max Esser between 1920 and 1928. This model is decorated with a highly stylised use of orange and gold very redolent of the Art Deco period. This example c.1925. Illustrated on page 535 of The Art of Meissen figures by Bergmann. |
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| Height
in cms: |
24.00 |
| Height
in inches: |
9.45 |
| Model
Number: |
H 255 |
| Mark
Info: |
Crossed swords in under gaze blue with dot, on top of base by tail of monkey, also in same area impressed M Esser 1925 and inscribed M Esser 1925 in gold. On underside of base impressed monogram for the Reynard the fox series. Incised model number H 255. |
| Circa: |
1925 |
| Price
Band: |
£2,000 - £5,000 |
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