Höchst – Figure – La Baigneuse – Porcelain Sculpture Signed by Johann Peter Melchior – ca. 1775

18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
    18th-century hard-paste porcelain sculpture titled “La Baigneuse”, modeled and signed in relief by Johann Peter Melchior, Höchst manufactory ca. 1775. Neoclassical nude figure with enamel decoration and fired gold detailing.
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    Höchst – Figure – La Baigneuse – Porcelain Sculpture Signed by Johann Peter Melchior – ca. 1775

    “La Baigneuse” is an original porcelain figure signed by Johann Peter Melchior (1747–1825), one of the foremost sculptors of 18th-century European porcelain. This work was created around 1775 at the Höchst manufactory in Germany, where Melchior served as chief modeler during the factory’s artistic peak.

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    Höchst – Figure – La Baigneuse – Porcelain Sculpture Signed by Johann Peter Melchior – ca. 1775

    “La Baigneuse” is an original porcelain figure signed by Johann Peter Melchior (1747–1825), one of the foremost sculptors of 18th-century European porcelain. This work was created around 1775 at the Höchst manufactory in Germany, where Melchior served as chief modeler during the factory’s artistic peak.

    The figure depicts a nude young woman in a modest, introspective pose, standing beside a draped cloth in rich purple, which flows over a naturalistic rocky base. This sculpture exemplifies the transitional style between late Rococo and early Neoclassicism in Germany.

    Executed in white glazed porcelain, the piece features finely painted details, including subtle facial features, gold-accented drapery, and carefully modeled anatomy. The artist’s name, “Melchior,” appears in relief on the base, and the figure also bears the original Höchst factory mark, a blue wheel underglaze.

    This is a museum-quality work in outstanding condition, free from restorations, chips, or repainting.

    Pieces signed and documented from this period are rare and highly sought after by advanced collectors of antique German porcelain and neoclassical decorative arts.

    Dimensions:

    Height: 15.8 cm / 6.2 in.

    Width: 9.5 cm / 3.7 in.

    Depth: 7.5 / 2.9 in.

    Historical and Artistic Relevance

    This figure of La Baigneuse illustrates Melchior’s mature style—refined, expressive, and technically exceptional. His works at Höchst marked a turning point in the artistic language of porcelain sculpture, setting the foundation for German neoclassicism. Rare signed examples like this are increasingly difficult to find and highly valued in the international market.

    Height: 6.2
    Width: 3.7
    Depth: 2.9
    1775
    Hard-paste porcelain, Enamel decoration, Fired gold detailing
    Neoclassical, Rococo (late), Academic
    Ivory, Purple, Gold, Green, Brown

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