Rare monumental figure "Enterich". A duckling swimming upright on a high, foaming wave in relief, cleaning its plumage with its beak. Richly coloured, polychrome overglaze painting. Designed by Hugo Meisel. Artist's monogr. "HM". Minimally rest.; manufacturer's mark. H. 84 cm. The model was created in connection with the famous group of 16 monumental animal sculptures by the modellers Hugo Meisel and Arthur Storch, with which the Aelteste Volkstedt Porzellanmanufaktur caused a sensation in 1921 when, under the direction of the architect Hans Poelzig, it was significantly involved in the design of the "Porzellan-Palais" in Leipzig, which was used for the first time as an exhibition centre. Due to their extraordinary size, their production posed a particular technical challenge. Even today, these are considered masterpieces of "artistic and technical craftsmanship". They were only produced in a small series of an estimated 10 moulds per model. The majority remained unpainted, while some pieces were painted in colour. A comparative example can be found in the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. Cf. cat. Schwarzburger Werkstätten, p. 272 ff.; Fritzsche, Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur, p. 211f.; Zimmermann, in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 49, 1921 - 1922, p. 46ff.; Porzellanland Thüringen, p. 243ff, Kt. Grassi-Museum, Jugendstil, p. 58. Provenance: from the estate of an important North German private collection. A rare monumental Thuringian porcelain figure of a bird-of-paradise modelled by H. Meisel. Minor restored. Manufacturer's mark. Thuringia. Volkstedt-Rudolstadt. Oldest Volkstedt porcelain factory. 1920s.