On a quadratic, profiled plinth, a fully plasticized porcelain figure of an antique-inspired, dancer-like young woman stands. She is dressed in a rose-colored or sea-green garment adorned with small gold flowers, her hair decorated with a gold-radiated band with rose blossoms or grape leaves. In her hands, she holds castanets or a tambourine. The polychrome painting is outlined in gold. Possibly by Ernst Julius Hähnel, around 1880. Model numbers L 171 and L 172. Unidentified restorations; crossed swords mark. Height 48 cm - 49 cm. Meissen. End of the 19th century. Impressive, dynamic figures in a classical-realistic style that reveals the inclination of the sculptor E. J. Hähnel (1811-1891) towards grand sculpture. After studying in Dresden and Munich, he was appointed as a professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1848. He was known for numerous statues on Semper buildings in Dresden, as well as monuments and portraits. Several figures were formed in a reduced scale by the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. See catalog "Königlich Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur zu Meissen," 1904, page 12, numbers L 171 and L 172; Jedding, "Meißner Porzellan des 19. und 20. Jhs.," page 148. A pair of porcelain figures of female dancers with castanets and tambourine. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. End of the 19th century.