Rosenthal - Gustav Oppel - Figure - Ballade - Porcelain

Rosenthal - Ballade, guitarist crocodile figurative sculpture, Art Deco.
Art Department Selb.
Model No. H 744
Design by Gustav Oppel 1924.
Base verso signed G. O.
21.5 cm
White glazed.

Crocodile standing on a rock pedestal, playing the guitar, head tilted far back with an open mouth as if singing.
A frog sits on the round, ringed tail of the crocodile, holding out a hat for alms.
Guitar neck professionally restored.

A very rare figure to find.

The figure is listed in the specialist literature by:
Emmy Niecol, Rosenthal Art - and Decorative Porcelain 1897-1945,
Volume 3/5,
Fig. page 45, no. 3.0901.