19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics & Decorative Works of Art

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Lot 345
  • 345

A rare Meissen large figure of a polar bear early 20th century

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Description

  • length 21 1/4 in.
  • 54cm
modelled by Otto Jarl, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised signature O. Jarl.

Catalogue Note

The Viennese scupltor Otto Jarl worked for Meissen as a freelance modeller between 1903 and 1904, producing a small number of animal figures. An example of this model is illustrated by Karl Berling, Meissen China an Illustrated History, color pl.33, no. 7.