Unit 6, 6 - 12 Ponton Road, London, SW8 5BA Tel/Fax: +44 (0)20 8947 1902 E-mail: hdavies@antique-meissen.com Description: One of the rarer and most sought after groups produced by Meissen at the beginning of the 20th century. 'North America' was modelled by Erich Hoesel in 1906. Hoesel was appointed director of the modelling department at Meissen in 1903. He had travelled widely in North America and this model shows the new vitality which he brought to the modelling department. The decoration uses the new high fired colours or 'Scharffeuerfarben' which had been recently developed at Meissen. -SOLD- Height in cms: 35.00 Height in inches: 13.78 Model Number: V 120 Mark Info: Crossed swords in underglaze blue on top of base. Assemblers no. 43 and painters no. 1 in grey on underside of base. Circa: 1910 Price Band: £5,000 - £10,000