Herzinger & Co. (Volkstedt) - Statue, Grande tigre (Schreitender Tiger) Herzinger & Co. (Volkstedt) - 53 cm - Porcelain, Enamel

Large Majolica Roaring Tiger Sculpture - Herzinger & Co. (Volkstedt) - 1920s - First Series 53 cm

Rare and imposing Art Deco antique sculpture depicting a roaring tiger in a dynamic pose on a rocky base, produced by the renowned German manufacturer Herzinger & Co. (Volkstedt, Thuringia) in the early 1920s.

The piece displays exceptional craftsmanship: the coat and the expressive details of the face are entirely hand-finished in freehand above a color base sprayed by airbrush, a technique typical of the very early period of the manufactory.

Under the base is dry-stamped the characteristic heart-shaped original mark with the partial inscription "Volkstedt".

Along the lower edge of the base there is a clear trace of thinned cobalt blue pigment under glaze (residue of the stamp or the factory quality-control mark), a distinctive feature that historically places the object among the very early lots of the first production series.

Dimensions:
• Overall length/height: 53 cm; height: 27 cm; width approximately 31 cm

Conditions:
The piece is in excellent antique condition, intact and structurally solid. It features a beautiful, dense craquelure (crackle) of the glaze evenly distributed over the entire surface, with one crack deeper but not continuous on the elongated leg (see photo). No restorations.

On the lower edge of the base there is also a small cobalt blue mark under glaze. Since the tiger has no blue parts, this is very likely a factory internal control stamp or sigla of Volkstedt, pressed before firing and remained fixed to the piece.