Superb and scarce bronze sculpture of a young girl with a falcon perched on her hand entitled “Young Falconer”. 
 
The bronze was produced circa 1925 by the Rosenthal Maeder foundry in Germany and has the foundry “RM” mark to the base along with the signature of the artist Gotthilf Jaeger.
 
This particular figure was made in various forms, some with ivory faces and hands and some purely in bronze as this example is.
 
The statue is mounted upon a pink and off white onyx socle base which does have a chip (as pictured) fortunately, the chip is to the reverse.
 
NB The photos make the figure look brighter than it actually is. It is more subdued in real life.
Dimensions 
 
27 x 13 x 9cm
 
Weight 1.3kg
 
About the artist
 
Gotthilf Jaeger was a sculptor in Berlin (1871 Cologne - 1933 Berlin). 
 
The artist studied at the Academy in Karlsruhe Volz and at Städel Institute Frankfurt / Main at home. Jaeger was also a teacher at the School of Applied Arts Pforzheim.
 
About the Foundry
 
Rosenthal and Maeder (also known as R.U.M. or Rosenthal und Maeder) was a Berlin-based foundry specializing in bronze sculptures, particularly those from the Art Deco period. It was known for casting works by artists like Paul Philippe and Franz Peleschka, often featuring cold-painted bronze, carved ivory, and other decorative elements, and its distinctive foundry stamp is frequently found on collectible artworks