ROSENTHAL “Seated German Shepherd” 1914–1918 Rosenthal, Selb Art Department, circa...
ROSENTHAL “Seated German Shepherd” 1914–1918 Rosenthal, Selb Art Department, circa 1914–1918. Design: Fritz Diller, ca. 1913. Porcelain, naturalistically modeled. Glossy, finely nuanced underglaze painting in shades of anthracite, black, and gray. A vivid, upright depiction of a German Shepherd with characteristically erect ears and an alert gaze. On the underside, a green underglaze stamp reading “Rosenthal / Kunst-Abteilung” beneath a crown and cross. Next to it is the rare, green special “Kriegshilfe” mark in a coat-of-arms shield bearing the years “1914 / 1918” and an Iron Cross in the center. H: 28.5 cm. Unmarked.
ROSENTHAL “Seated German Shepherd” 1914–1918 Rosenthal, Selb Art Department, circa 1914–1918. Design: Fritz Diller, ca. 1913. Porcelain, naturalistically modeled. Glossy, finely nuanced underglaze painting in shades of anthracite, black, and gray. A vivid, upright depiction of a German Shepherd with characteristically erect ears and an alert gaze. On the underside, a green underglaze stamp reading “Rosenthal / Kunst-Abteilung” beneath a crown and cross. Next to it is the rare, green special “Kriegshilfe” mark in a coat-of-arms shield bearing the years “1914 / 1918” and an Iron Cross in the center. H: 28.5 cm. Unmarked.
