Karl Himmelstoss (1878-1967)

FOUR SCULPTURES: BIRDS

Germany, Kunstabteilung Selb, Rosenthal AG, 1916
A pair of wild ducks, porcelain, colorfully painted under the glaze in natural tone, h. 7,5 cm, designer`s brushmark on the plinth "K. HIMMELSTOSS.", green printed underglaze mark "Rosenthal Kunst-Abteilung SELB-BAVARIA" and a shield with a war cross and the years "1914 / 1916". Model no. 153. Together with: three bird sculptures: a drake, a guinea fowl, and two owls, white porcelain, painted in natural shades under the glaze, on bases marked only with model numbers: "1767", "1788", and "1724", max. h. 11,5 cm. Condition A.