Large miner figurine, Meissen, 1
Large miner figurine, Meissen, 1946–72, First-grade quality, designed by Thein, Heinrich (1888 Nuremberg – Hassfurt am Main 1969) in 1946, signed on the base, model no. R 237, young miner with bare torso, dressed only in work pants and a cap, with a miner’s lamp on his belt. On a stone base. Base bears an embossed Meissen sword mark over a white stamp, H. 59.5 cm. Included: Magazine, “Deutsche demokratische Republik im Aufbau” (German Democratic Republic Under Construction). Issue 2, 1952. The sculpture is featured on p. 22, along with a presentation of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Large miner figurine, Meissen, 1946–72, First-grade quality, designed by Thein, Heinrich (1888 Nuremberg – Hassfurt am Main 1969) in 1946, signed on the base, model no. R 237, young miner with bare torso, dressed only in work pants and a cap, with a miner’s lamp on his belt. On a stone base. Base bears an embossed Meissen sword mark over a white stamp, H. 59.5 cm. Included: Magazine, “Deutsche demokratische Republik im Aufbau” (German Democratic Republic Under Construction). Issue 2, 1952. The sculpture is featured on p. 22, along with a presentation of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
