Rosenthal - Gustav Oppel - Figure - Salambo - Porcelain
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Rosenthal Salambo porcelain sculpture designed by Gustav Oppel (1927), in white biscuit porcelain, Art Deco, 26.5 cm high, monogrammed, model K.956 with green Selb Bavaria stamp, depicting a young revue girl in an oriental costume dancing as a half-figure on a circular plinth with a snake at her feet, in excellent condition.
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Rosenthal - Salambo, design Gustav Oppel 1927, monogrammed, large edition 26.5 cm.
engraved model number K.956
green stamp with addition Selb-Bavaria ., naturalistic shaping, on a round plinth a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose, as a half-figure in oriental costume and looking at the snake in the wicker basket at her feet, good condition, H 27 cm.
The figurine depicts a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose as a half-figure in oriental costume, dancing on a round plinth with a snake.
The sculpture is in the Art Deco style and consists in this case of white biscuit porcelain.
The model is known as “Snake Dancer” and often bears the engraved model number K.956.
Condition
Very good, without chips or restorations.
Salambo = daughter of the Carthaginian commander Hamilcar Barkas (died 229 BC), sister of the general Hannibal.
Protagonist of the eponymous novel by Gustave Flaubert, which depicts ancient Carthage in the struggle against Rome.
The figure is listed in the specialist literature by:
Emmy Niecol, Rosenthal Art - and Decorative Porcelain 1897-1945,
Volume 3/5 ,
Fig. Page 57 , No. 3.0942
Rosenthal - Salambo, design Gustav Oppel 1927, monogrammed, large edition 26.5 cm.
engraved model number K.956
green stamp with addition Selb-Bavaria ., naturalistic shaping, on a round plinth a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose, as a half-figure in oriental costume and looking at the snake in the wicker basket at her feet, good condition, H 27 cm.
The figurine depicts a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose as a half-figure in oriental costume, dancing on a round plinth with a snake.
The sculpture is in the Art Deco style and consists in this case of white biscuit porcelain.
The model is known as “Snake Dancer” and often bears the engraved model number K.956.
Condition
Very good, without chips or restorations.
Salambo = daughter of the Carthaginian commander Hamilcar Barkas (died 229 BC), sister of the general Hannibal.
Protagonist of the eponymous novel by Gustave Flaubert, which depicts ancient Carthage in the struggle against Rome.
The figure is listed in the specialist literature by:
Emmy Niecol, Rosenthal Art - and Decorative Porcelain 1897-1945,
Volume 3/5 ,
Fig. Page 57 , No. 3.0942
Details
Era
1900-2000
Manufacturer/brand
Rosenthal
Number of objects
1
Style
Art Deco
Title
Salambo
Country of origin
Germany
Designer/artist/maker
Gustav Oppel
Material
Porcelain
Colour
White
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
26.5 cm
Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Depiction/theme
Female figures
Estimated period
1920-1930
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