VIRGIN AND CHILD - PATRONA BAVARIAE

Description:

Nymphenburg, 20th century
H. 42/49 cm
White porcelain. Also known as the patron saint of Bavaria. Designed by Franz Xaver Lorch in 1946, pressed diamond shield, no. 2100/2, green stamp mark with ‘A’ for Duke Albrecht of Bavaria. The baton/sceptre rest. Minor chip to cloths
Private Collection, Munich
Lit. Alfred Ziffer, Nymphenburger Moderne, Figurenverzeichnis p. 462 - Lorch's design from 1946 corresponds to the crescent moon Madonna crowning the Marian column on Marienplatz in Munich, which was erected by Elector Maximilian I in 1638. See the following lot number with the four putti of the Marian column.