Bidspirit auction | Rare Art Nouveau dressing set
Rare Art Nouveau dressing set for a - Rare Art Nouveau dressing set for a lady’s boudoir, 4-piece set, Meissen, Knaufschwerter mark 1850–1924, designed by Heinrich Vogeler (Bremen 1872–1942 Kazakhstan), painter, graphic artist, architect, designer, educator, studied at the Academy in Düsseldorf, traveled through Belgium, France, and Italy; in Worpswede since 1894; resident in Russia from 1931; design for Meissen circa 1905; all pieces shaped as large rose blossoms, some set on tendrils, polychromatic painting and decorative gilding; hatpin holder, 1st choice, model no. U 192, dented, L 35 cm, Rose box, first-grade, model no. U 190, box shaped like a bouquet of roses, lid designed as a voluminous rose petal, restored, Ø 13 cm, powder box, first-grade, model no. U 193, H. 6 cm, rose box on a column, second-grade, model no. U 195, H. 12.5 cm Lit. Bergmann, Meissen Model Numbers Database