Galatea nude on a dolphin, Volkstedt Porcelain Group By Emil Paul Börner

Large Volkstedt porcelain group model created by Emil Paul Börner depicting Galatea nude on a dolphin is seated on a cloth studded with gold stars. Beside her, a boy is clutching the dolphin's flipper. Galatea was a Greek sea goddess, the most famous of the fifty Nereids, daughters of Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. As nymphs, they belonged to Poseidon's retinue. Blue Volkstedt factory mark and EB 128 intaglio mark for Emil Borner, as well as the model number. This model was created by Emil Paul Börner, one of the most versatile and productive artists at the Meissen porcelain factory in the 1920s, who later headed its Meissen art departments. In the late 1960s, Volkstedt's oldest porcelain factory acquired several of the artist's figurines to add to its collection. He was convinced that his figurines were in good hands, among the best in the country. These figurines were highly elaborate, both in terms of production and painting. Produced in small quantities, they were considered collector's items.