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The Collector - Peter Strang, Meissen 2002 - The Collector - Peter Strang State Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen 2002. Porcelain, white, glazed. Polychrome painted on the glaze. Partially gilded. Blue crossed swords mark under the glaze. A grinding line under the crossed swords mark. Impressed model no. 73530. Impressed shaper's no. 17 and year mark: AD. Red painter's no. 2834. Base on the reverse with designer's monogram: PS. H. 36 cm. -Lit.: Beyer, Meissener Manuskripte XV. Peter Strang. Porcelain sculptor out of passion, pp. 54-55. Depiction of actor Armin Müller-Stahl sitting on an armchair, leaning over a table with Meissen figures of the ”Commedia dell'arte”, observing the Harlequin in his raised right hand. Model by Peter Strang (1936 Dresden - 2022 Moritzburg) from 1992. Strang was a founding member of the Collective for Artistic Development at the Meissen manufactory in 1960 and, as a sculptor and artistic director, shaped its product range well into the 21st century. -Condition: Two production-related glaze cracks on the bottom, extremely minimal chip on the edge of the base.