THE MILLER (La Laitiere). Porcelain figure.

MLECZER (La Laitiere). Porcelain figure.

Figure made according to a painting by the eminent French painter Jean Baptiste Gruze (1725-1805). Scheibe-Alsbach manufactory (Germany, Thuringia). Mid-20th century. In the base the signature of the manufactory and the inscription: "La Laitiere d'apres Greuze". Dimensions ca: 35 x 22 cm.
Good condition. "Thanks to the production (during this period of time) of figural porcelain, the manufactory achieved world fame and attracted the best artists and sculptors, produced magnificent works modeled on the paintings of the masters..." [Lit. Ludwig Danckert - Lexicon of European Porcelain (pp. 545-46)]. 9665/1