A Pair of Schwarzburger Werkstätten White Porcelain Baboon Figures (Male and Female)

Each has Impressed marks of Schwarzburger Werk-/stätten für Porzellankunst with running fox, impressed mould number, the male baboon has two blue cross marks as well.

Male & Female Ceramic, Porcelain Baboonsby Anton Puchegger (1890-1917) Signed and stamped

Excellent Condition, Male baboon has small chip to edge below impressed A. PUCHEGGER on side as well as a thin scuff mark in black as seen in photo.Circa 1909-1913

From an Albert Hadley decorated estate in New York

Male Baboon Measures: 8.75H x 4W x 5D

Female Baboon Measures: 8.5H x 4W x 5D

Anton Puchegger (1878-1917)

The works of the sculptor, who was born in 1878 in Lower Austria Payerbach, are distinguished by their extensive stylization of the animal body, which is however still based on an accurate observation of nature. His artistic training was facilitated by the Count of Wurmbrand-Stuppach, who offered financial support. Thus Puchegger first visited the woodcarving school in Bolzano from 1892 to 1896 and later the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1900 he received a scholarship for the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, where he completed his studies as an animal sculptor. In 1904 he moved to Berlin, where he worked as a freelance artist. The main focus of his work was the animal, which he was able to study in the Berlin Zoo. Since 1910 he regularly exhibited his works at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition, and increasingly gained recognition. Also characteristic of his animal sculptures are sharp ridges and edged volumes, which is dominated by the art of wood carving. Puchegger stood between the natural enthusiasm of Art Nouveau and the urge to abstraction of Expressionism. In 2012 the Bröhan Museum in Berlin first executed a monographic exhibition.

Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin

The manufactory was founded in 1763 by Frederick the Great. It was based on three private companies that had tried for a while to produce porcelain in Berlin. The manufactory has been located near the Tiergarten in Berlin since 1871. It took up the production of painted porcelain tiles under the direction of Professor Alexander Kips and made a huge profit. After the destruction of the manufactory during the Second World War, the land Berlin took over the company in 1988. Since 2006, the company has been owned by Jörg Woltmann. (nlu)