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Pendule aux putti en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1920-23
A Meissen clock case, circa 1920-23
A Meissen clock case, circa 1920-23
29 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€5,000 - €7,000
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Pendule aux putti en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1920-23
A Meissen clock case, circa 1920-23
A Meissen clock case, circa 1920-23
Modelled by Paul Scheurich, in the form of two putti seated on blue cushions with gilt trellis patterns supporting a cylindrical clock case, the canted, shaped rectangular base painted on the surface with a purple foliate trellis pattern and raised on four purple ball feet, 36.9cm high; 58.7cm across; 24cm deep, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base, incised model number F 270, impressed former's number 48, painter's number 9 in grey (broken toe)
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In early 1918, Max Adolf Pfeiffer succeeded in securing a contractual agreement with Paul Scheurich, binding the artist to the Meissen manufactory. Under the terms of this arrangement, Scheurich was obliged to offer all of his porcelain models as well as the designs for their decoration first and foremost to the Meissen factory. If they declined, he was allowed to have it made by a different manufactory. In return he not only received the purchase price from the factory, but also a royalty from any sales proceeds for several years to come. Additionally, he was granted permission to produce several bronze casts for personal use (see Johannes Rafael, Paul Scheurich 1883-1945 Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur, Meissener Manuskripte, Sonderband VIII, 1995, p. 13). On 1 November 1918 Max Adolf Pfeiffer became the new director of the now state-run Meissen manufactory.
Alongside new designs, Scheurich submitted several pre-existing models to Meissen, including the clock case in question. The model was completed by 1915, and several bronze examples had already been sold by the time the Meissen manufactory purchased it in August 1919 for RM 3,500. It was produced in porcelain by 1920 and coloured according to Scheurich's design. The first example was sold in September 1921 and the model was offered with different types of decoration; it was a commercial success and by the end of 1931 85 had been sold (Rafael, op cit., 1995, no. 6).
Another example was in the Prof. J. Rafael Collection, sold in these rooms, 14 April 2022, lot 17.
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