Meissen model of a swift with in-glaze decoration

From the Art Nouveau period and decorated using an in-glaze technique requiring high-temperature enamels and glaze to be applied in the same firing at 1200C. The enamels have fused with the glaze to create a soft gradient of shades around the details of the modelling.

Blue crossed swords on an unglazed base, impress model number W 153, impressed assembler’s number 75, all to the underside.

Dimensions
17.9cm long