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For your consideration I am offering a rare & exquisite figurine featuring a cat playing with a mouse designed by Peter Strang for Meissen in Model number 83303 & made in Germany at the end of the 20th century... With his knack for capturing the entire spectrum of human sentiment in his figures, Peter Strang, head sculptor, (born 1936, Dresden, Germany), consistently raises the artistic bar & continues to enchant with his unique figures...The works by Peter Strang are characterized by love to material porcelain & an impetuous desire to experiment. This is the source of the power of his apparently inexhaustible inspiration. Will be receiving this "Crouching Cat with Mouse" figurine that entails the finest of white porcelain with hand-painted rust orange to the cat doing what cats do best is antagonize the gray mouse.. The cat has painted yellow eyes... Sitting on top of a rectangular base painted with stripes ..Painted gold color around the rim.. Marked with Blue Meissen mark & the mark of the modeller (raised PS monogram lozenges applied) on the side..impressed 83303 plus 201AH on bottom - red ink 2366.. Stands 6.98 cm x 3.81 cm x 7.62 cm OR 2.75 inches by 1.5 inches by 3 inches... Light signs of previous ownership & age needs to be taken into consideration - Very nice condition.. A super cute "MEISSEN CAT" figurine to add to your collection at home!! Peter Strang was born in Dresden in 1936. He lives in Moritzburg, where he has had a studio for many years. From 1950 to 1954 he was trained as a modeler at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. From 1955 to 1960 he studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, graduating as a sculptor. He returned to Meissen & focused on the figurative aspects, especially the reproduction of animals. When the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory artists' group was founded in 1960, he was one of them. After 1960, his figurative porcelain models became & remained significant for Meissen. Expressive murals are also part of his work. Even after his professional career in the manufactory, he was still fascinated by porcelain. Rare & Super Cute - Head Sculptor Peter Strang For Meissen Striped Rust Orange "Crouching Cat With Mouse" Sculpture Figurine #83303
