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My Goldscheider "Adagio" by Josef Lorenzl

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Posted 12 months ago

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vetraio50
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A Saturday morning "early-bird" purchase just a year ago. I had just arrived at the market when I saw the figure. I bought her, put her in a box and safely got her home on a bus. She is a terra cotta figure, slip cast, partially glazed with gilded hair and hand-painted decoration to the face.
She is 16.1 ins or 41 cm tall.
Josef Lorenzl designed her for Goldscheider in 1939. My figure is later for sure, when Germany used pre-war designs to get back on their feet.
The form is called "adagio" which means 'at ease'.
I think it refers to the slow, enfolding movement of a dancer leading to an extension of the leg. It's meant to grab attention with a breath-taking gymnastic leap or leg extension.
Strike a pose!
I'm still shocked that she has survived this long in perfect condition. People have been looking after her well for the last sixty years.
I mean to keep it that way.

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  1. dharma dharma, 10 months, 27 days ago
    Lovely!!!
  2. Tucker, 10 months, 2 days ago
    This Lady is Fantastic ...Your Site is very Helpful & Entertaining Love it
  3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 months, 2 days ago
    Hey Tucker, thanks for the comment and encouragement!
  4. BELLIN68 BELLIN68, 5 months, 4 days ago
    SHE S BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. Hedgewalker, 5 months, 3 days ago
    She is absolutely gorgeous vet !!!!!!!!!!
  6. vetraio50 vetraio50, 5 months, 3 days ago
    Season's Greetings to All!

    Many thanks to everyone:
    Hedgewalker, dharma, tucker, peteeone, BELLIN68, AmphoraPottery scandinavian_pieces , rlwindle, cis2you, olegaclockman47, upstatenycollector, vintagemad, tikiray, SpunkysMom, Grendelking, Savoychina1 & thriftfan
  7. Manikin Manikin, 4 months, 29 days ago
    She is stunning I am lovin' her ! wow
  8. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 months, 29 days ago
    Many thanks Manikin and czechman too!
  9. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 months, 29 days ago
    Many thanks rocker-sd!
  10. AmandaAddamsAuctions AmandaAddamsAuctions, 4 months, 25 days ago
    What number does the base stamp have? Is it made in Austria or Germany?
  11. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 months, 24 days ago
    Hi from Sydney, Amanda.
    She is marked with a black stamp Goldscheider and West Germany.
    Incised into the clay is 8462, underneath that is 133 VII.
    Width: 29cm
    Height: 41cm

    She retains her original silver sticker as well on the front of the base.

    By the way your Hagenauer figures and the Susi Singers are fabulous!
  12. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 months, 20 days ago
    Many thanks BluVamp & walksoftly!
  13. IVAN49 IVAN49, 3 months, 21 days ago
    PICTURES 2 AND 3 ARE ALMOST THE SAME; PLEASE EDIT AND TAKE A PHOTO OF MARKS WHENEVER POSSIBLE; THAT WOULD MAKE DISCUSSION MORE INTERESTING.
  14. vetraio50 vetraio50, 3 months, 21 days ago
    Sorry Ivan49. I'll take another picture and post it for you!
  15. vetraio50 vetraio50, 3 months, 19 days ago
    Hi Ivan! I've put in a photo of the base.
    Thanks again for your comment.
    I've found a similar terracotta figure 8462 which sold at Bukovskis in Stockholm, 5 May 2011, lot 886.
    They give a manufacture of 1953 - 1960. The original model was designed by Lorenzl c/1939.
  16. vetraio50 vetraio50, 2 months, 1 day ago
    Many thanks the dove67, guyfrmatl, BluVamp. walksoftly, AmandaAddamsAuctions, rocker-sd, Manikin, czechman, peteeone, BELLIN68 & AmphoraPottery too!
    My apologies for having just caught up!
  17. vetraio50 vetraio50, 1 month, 6 days ago
    Many thanks rlwindle!

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