An Impressive Baboon Mask
Max Esser (Barth/Pommern 1885 - Berlin 1945)
Lot-No. 586
Hammer Price: 1.800 €
Meissen. Designed 1923, made after 1973. Böttger Stoneware. H. 37 x B. 46 cm. Crossed swords mark, incised BÖTTGER STEINZEUG, Modellno. 86006, limited edition 19/25 (gold). Expressive, stylized mask of a mantled baboon with a shaggy mane, closed mouth and deep-set eyes. It is one of the most expressive animal masks by the artist, who, in addition to the mask of the mantled baboon, also modeled an orangutan, tiger or ram mask for the Meissen manufactory
Max Esser: An Impressive Baboon Mask
Max Esser (Barth/Pommern 1885 - Berlin 1945)
An Impressive Baboon Mask
Lot-No. 586
Hammer Price: 1.800 €
| Manufacturer: | Meissen |
| Date: | Designed 1923, made after 1973 |
| Technique: | Böttger Stoneware |
| Dimensions: | H. 37 x B. 46 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Crossed swords mark, incised BÖTTGER STEINZEUG, Modellno. 86006, limited edition 19/25 (gold) |
| Description: | Expressive, stylized mask of a mantled baboon with a shaggy mane, closed mouth and deep-set eyes. It is one of the most expressive animal masks by the artist, who, in addition to the mask of the mantled baboon, also modeled an orangutan, tiger or ram mask for the Meissen manufactory |
