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"DER ALTE FRITZ" BISQUE BUST CREATED FOR 50'th ANNIVERSARY OF ROSENENTHAL HANDMADE ART BUST SCULPTURE PORTRAIT DER ALTE FRITZ (FREDERICK THE GREAT) WAS A PRUSSIAN KING AND LEADER FROM 1740-1786 MATERIAL IS PORCELAIN MOUNTED ON AN WOODEN FRAME DIMENSIONS ARE 38 CM X 30 CM HANDMADE IN 1929 BY ROSENTHAL FOR ITS 50'th ANNIVERSARY 50 JAHRE ROSENTHAL DIE VELTMARKE AN AMAZING ANTIQUE MASTERPIECE Rosenthal during the “Third Reich” On the company’s fiftieth anniversary in 1929, its success story could be read in terms of figures: 7,000 employees were producing porcelain that was elaborately crafted by hand. The “Rosenthal” brand had become famous all over the world and was a highly sought-after export. The “Third Reich” also represented a turning point for Rosenthal AG. Privy Counsellor Philipp Rosenthal had to leave his company in 1934 because of his Jewish ancestry. He died in 1937, at the age of 82.