Bohemian porcelain dancer

Czechoslovakia 1950, brand Korosten, material porcelain, cm base 7 height 26

This elegant porcelain figurine dating from the 1930s to 1950s, the piece features a poised female figure with arms raised, evoking the grace of a dancer or gymnast — a popular theme in the interwar and early postwar years.
Hand-painted in delicate tones with a glossy glaze, this figurine captures the refined style typical of Central European porcelain art of the period.
Excellent condition apart from the chipped ring finger of the left hand.

It was crafted by Kunstporzellan Schlaggenwald, a historic Bohemian manufacturer based in present-day Horní Slavkov, in the Czech Republic.
Schlaggenwald was the German name for the town of Horní Slavkov , in the Sokolov District of the Karlovy Vary Region in the Czech Republic.
The base bears the green Schlaggenwald crown mark, used during the factory’s mid-20th century production.

The first attempt at porcelain production in Bohemia was made in 1789 in Háje (Rabensgrün), 4 km from the town of Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald). Despite its production success, the first porcelain factory was a failure.

In 1792, Georg Paulus opened Schlaggenwald Porcelan in the town of Horní Slavkov: it became the first successful Bohemian porcelain factory.

After the death of Lipperts, G. Paulus' son-in-law, the Haas family took over the entire company. From 1867, Schlaggenwald Porcelan was managed by Georg Haas and his cousin Johann Cžjžek. Innovative and visionary, they were the first company in Bohemia to establish a support fund for the disabled, widows, and orphans, as well as a pension fund. The company was nationalized after 1945. In the 1980s, the Horní Slavkov factory was temporarily part of the national Karlovarský Porcelán factory. After privatization in 1992, the products were once again sold under the original brand. Production has been inactive since 2011.

CE-07-0002 - available