Bidspirit auction | Large miner figure, Meissen, 1946–7

Large miner figure, Meissen, 1946–7 - Large miner figure, Meissen, 1946–72, 1st choice, 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 with embossed Meissen sword mark over white stamp, H. 59.5 cm. Included: Magazine, ''Deutsche demokratische Republik im Aufbau''. Issue 2, 1952. The sculpture is featured on p. 22, along with the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.