A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A MOOR AND A MAIDEN, 'DAME MIT MOHR' OR 'MOHR UND MÄDCHEN'

Here, Scheurich has arrested an elusive incident in the interplay of two figures, portraying a fleeting emotion with a grace and harmony which recalls the work of his predecessor, Franz Anton Bustelli and with a sense of humor and drama reminiscent of the harlequins created by J.J. Kändler. The sparse decoration serves to emphasize the sense of movement and the concentration of colors on the Moor heightens the exotic.

See J. Rafael, Paul Scheurich 1883-1945, Porzellane für die Meissener Manufaktur, Meissener Manuskripte, Sonderband VIII, Meissen, 1996, p. 40-43, ill. 11.1-4. For a Pfeiffer period example 1924-1934, compare Christie's, London, 16 & 17 June 1984, lot 552.