Circa 1914 - 1915, with underglaze blue crossed swords mark, incised model number ''D.287'' and impressed ''49'', modeled by Paul Scheurich on characters in the Russian ballet ''Le Carnival'', depicting the commedia dell'arte figure standing on point, Columbine wearing a crinoline, her face turned towards Harlequin's, he masked and with one arm around her waist and a baton under the other, on a patterned oval base, 10.75'' H x 8.5'' W x 4.75'' D, est: $3000/5000
Note: Paul Scheurich, an American-born artist who emigrated to Berlin in 1900, began working for Meissen in 1913, eventually sculpting eighty-seven figures for the company over twenty years. He modeled five figures based on characters in the ballet ''Le Carnival'', which was created in 1910 for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Mikhail Fokine to music by Robert Schumann. The first performance in Berlin, featuring sets and costumes by Bakst, was in May 1910, followed by others in 1912 and 1914. ''Le Carnival'' became the most popular Ballets Russes production in Berlin, occasioning the models by Meissen. Provenance: Property of an Estate, Bel Air, CA

Overall good condition. An expertly executed restoration to Herlequin's right shoe bow, and a few further minor expert restorations to Columbine's crinoline flounces (the restorations not visible to the naked eye).