Rare monumental "Fish" figure. A carp fish with a wide-open, pointed-toothed mouth depicted in an almost vertical position on a stylised base above a high, foaming wave. Polychrome painting in yellow, blue and iron red, accentuated with strong colours. Designed by Hugo Meisel. Signed monogr. "HM." with date 1921. fish mouth remains; manufacturer's mark. H. 79 cm. The design of the fish belongs to an important group of a total of 16 monumental animal figures and mythical creatures after models by Arthur Storch and Hugo Meisel. They were first exhibited by the oldest Volkstedt porcelain manufactory in 1921 at the Leipzig Spring Fair in the "Porzellan-Palais" with sensational prestige. Due to their extraordinary size, their production posed a particular technical challenge, which meant that the figurines were only moulded in small series of an estimated 10 pieces per model. Since the large Meissen figures by J. G. Kirchner and J. J. Kaendler for Augustus the Strong, no one had dared to attempt such feats of "artistic and technical craftsmanship". 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, Cat. Grassi-Museum, Art Nouveau, p. 58, Emmerich, Porzellan-Palais, 1921, p. 5ff. Provenance: from the estate of an important North German private collection. A rare monumental porcelain figure of a fish. Fishmouth restored. Manufacturer's mark. Volkstedt-Rudolstadt. Oldest Volkstedt porcelain manufactory. Around 1921.