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Porcelain, polychrome and gold painted Meissen, early 20th century Porcelain Manufactory Meissen (est. 1710)  Model: Ernst August Leuteritz (1818-1893), c. 1863-67 Underglaze blue swords mark, model number G 113, impressed number and painter's signet Height: 34 cm Very good condition  Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Condition: The figure is in very good condition. A small prepainted chip on a leaf tip at the bouquet. A small corner at the frock-coat is restored. A small fire crack at the cuff. The gardener's sculpture is 34 cm in total height. Ernst August Leuteritz (1818-1893) At first the German sculptor Ernst August Leuteritz (1818-1893) worked as a repairer apprentice at the Porcelain Manufactory Meissen. After his studies at the Dresdner Kunstakademie in the class of Ernst Rietschel between 1838-43 he returned to the manufactory as a modeler. From 1849-86 he was director of the design department in Meissen. His porcelain ware was in the style of neo-gothic and neo-renaissance. Later Leuteritz adapted several services and vessels of the 18th century. Of great popularity are his déjeuners with motifs of lilies of the valley and fan patterns. The snake handle vase, too, which was inspired by ancient forms, became one of the manufactory’s bestsellers. Still today the vase is produced in two sizes and with different decorations. Leuteritz counts among Meissen’s most productive modelers of the 19th century. Porcelain Manufactory Meissen Porcelain has been known in Europe since the 13th century, but always had to be imported from China. Thus it was mostly of lower quality – the Chinese rarely gave their best ware to the foreigners – and extremely expensive. As demand for porcelain became greater, European alchemists tried to discover the formula to create hard-paste porcelain. The production of the first European hard-paste porcelain was the result of a collaboration between the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger and the scientist Ehrenfried Walther Graf von Tschirnhaus at the court of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, in Dresden. As a matter of fact, it was finally achieved for the first time in Europe in 1708 to produce a white hard paste porcelain and in 1710 Augustus established Europe’s first hard-paste porcelain factory in the Albrechtsburg, a palace in Meissen. The so-called ‘Böttgerporzellan’ actually had more of a stoneware quality and it was not until the year 1713 that white porcelain was available for purchase. Initially unmarked, the motif of the ‘crossed swords’ was developed in the early 1720s and used from 1723 onwards. Since then, beautifully modelled and painted figures and table services were produced at Meissen, establishing its reputation as the pre-eminent porcelain factory in Europe. Outstanding potters, modelers and painters, e.g. Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), Johann Gottlieb Klinger (1701-1781) and Count Camillo Marcolini (1739-1814), were employed at the factory, which dominated the 18th century style of porcelain, and Meissen wares and figurines were imitated by craftsmen at other porcelain factories throughout Europe. Meissen celebrated its 300 years of existence in 2008. Until today, Meissen porcelain is known for highest quality and originality and greatly appreciated. (tm) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.