Fritz Heidenreich “The Eurasian jay”, Rosenthal, 1950’s
Description
Hand-painted porcelain, signed.
Height: 30 cm
Fritz Heidenreich (1895 Mähring - 1966 Selb) - German porcelain and ceramics designer, in years 1919 - 1960 working at Rosenthal, since 1946 director of artistic department in Selb. From 1934 he created mostly animal figures. His best known work is "Scalars", for which he received the Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937.