Rosenthal - Gustav Oppel - Figure - Salambo - Porcelain
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White porcelain Art Deco statue Salambo by Gustav Oppel, 26.5 cm high.
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Rosenthal - Salambo, design by Gustav Oppel 1927, monogrammed, large edition 26.5 cm.
engraved model number K.956
green impressed mark with addition Selb-Bavaria ., naturalistic shaping, on a round plinth a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose, as a half-figure in an oriental costume and looking at the snake in the wicker basket at her feet, good condition, H 27 cm.
The figure depicts a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose as a half-figure in an 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 the “Snake Dancer” and often bears the incised model number K.956.
Condition
Very good, with no chips or restorations.
Salambo = daughter of the Carthaginian commander Hamilcar Barkas (died 229 BC), sister of the general Hannibal.
Title heroine of the eponymous novel by Gustave Flaubert, which portrays ancient Carthage in the struggle against Rome.
The figure is listed in the reference literature by:
Emmy Niecol, Rosenthal Kunst- und Zierporzellan 1897-1945,
Vol. 3/5,
Fig. p. 57, No. 3.0942
Rosenthal - Salambo, design by Gustav Oppel 1927, monogrammed, large edition 26.5 cm.
engraved model number K.956
green impressed mark with addition Selb-Bavaria ., naturalistic shaping, on a round plinth a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose, as a half-figure in an oriental costume and looking at the snake in the wicker basket at her feet, good condition, H 27 cm.
The figure depicts a young revue girl in a dynamic dance pose as a half-figure in an 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 the “Snake Dancer” and often bears the incised model number K.956.
Condition
Very good, with no chips or restorations.
Salambo = daughter of the Carthaginian commander Hamilcar Barkas (died 229 BC), sister of the general Hannibal.
Title heroine of the eponymous novel by Gustave Flaubert, which portrays ancient Carthage in the struggle against Rome.
The figure is listed in the reference literature by:
Emmy Niecol, Rosenthal Kunst- und Zierporzellan 1897-1945,
Vol. 3/5,
Fig. p. 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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