Murrle Bennett Gold, Peridot and Mother-of-Pearl Bracelet*
Bracelet from Murrle Bennett crafted in 9 ct. gold, so very typical of the style of jewellery supplied by them to Liberty’s during the early 1900’s. Openwork in design with alternate rectangular and square sections,…
Archibald Knox Gold Pendant for Liberty
Gold pendant with an openwork entrelac design from the drawing board of Archibald Knox and dating from circa 1905. Set with a central blister pearl drop and with a turquoise matrix lower drop, this pendant…
‘Lady on The Seine’ by Dietz Edzard*
Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Loetz ‘Candia’ Vase with Silver Overlay
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
WMF Flower Dish
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
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Nude Lady and Borzoi*
Nude Lady and Borzoi*
Designed by Josef Lorenzl and made in 1936-38 by the German company Schuster, this is a delightful ceramic sculpture of a slim, nude lady standing in front of her Borzoi dog with one hand lightly touching…
Captured Bird, 2*
This is the mid-sized version of Lorenzl’s famous Captured Bird made by Goldscheider. This one is 29 cm high and features the dancer Niddy Impekoven wearing a butterfly wing dress, supported by a floral urn.…
Goldscheider Dancer in Frill Skirt*
Blonde dancing lady designed by Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider around 1934/5. She’s wearing a red frill skirt and matching bikini top and striking a very elegant pose. This actual piece is listed in the superb…
Goldscheider ‘Theodora’*
Top quality large Art Nouveau terracotta bust titled ‘Theodora’ originally sculpted by the artist Cherc for Goldscheider. Presumably this is Cherc’s stylised take on the Roman Empress Flavia Maximiana Theodora who was the second wife…
Bronze bust by Ernest Sperlaeten*
A good bronze bust titled “Bohème” by the Belgian sculptor Ernest Sperlaeten. Little seems to be known about this artist, other than that he was productive during the latter part of the nineteenth and early…
‘Jeune Fille au Bonnet’ by Calendi*
Very fine gilded bronze and carrara marble bust of a young girl by A. Calendi, about whom we have little information other than that he was artistically active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth…
La Villanella*
These little plaster busts turn up in France from time to time, variously titled, as this one, “La Villanella” (The Village Girl) or “Au Village” (From the Village). A lot of them have suffered over…
‘Schilf’ by Gambeauche for Goldscheider*
Very fine Art Nouveau terracotta bust originally sculpted by the artist Gambeauche for Goldscheider circa 1903. Titled ‘Schilf’ which translates to ‘Reeds’, the young maiden is wearing the long strappy leaves of reeds with just…
Frédégonde by Carrier-Belleuse*
Large and impressive terracotta bust titled ‘Frédégonde’ (also spelled Fredegund) depicting a woman wearing a bear’s skin over her head, across her shoulders and down her back. Also known as ‘Chriemhild’ (Kriemhilde), this wonderful piece…
Huge Bust by Carpeaux*
“Why born a Slave” is the title of this powerfully dramatic and very large bust of an African woman. Sculpted by the renowned French artist Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-75) who, two years before his untimely…
Art Nouveau Goldscheider*
Charming and rare mid-sized terracotta bust from Goldscheider of a young girl wearing flowers of Lily-of-the-Valley. She also has flowers in her hair and a small bonnet on her head. A lovely old piece of…
‘Sappho’ by Blasche*
High quality plaster bust of the ancient Greek lyric poetess Sappho whose work, although surviving only in fragments, is noted for its passionate and erotic celebration of the young. She’s seen looking upwards and into…
Handsome Negro Boy*
Absolutely super Goldscheider terracotta bust of a Negro boy with his shirt open and his fine chest exposed. He has a wonderfully lifelike and seriously thoughtful expression on his face. As usual with this producer,…
Spanish Lady from Goldscheider*
Goldscheider terracotta bust of a Spanish lady, a noblewoman judging by her attire. Unusually, the clothing only is gilded and painted in darker colours while the lady’s skin is left pale. This has given the bust a…
Kochendörfer Bust of a Noblewoman*
Large and impressive terracotta bust by the noted German sculptor Fritz Kochendörfer (b. 1871). The lady is wearing a sumptuous gown of deep red and gold and her long hair is tied back in an…
Her very First Lesson*
A unique and absolutely charming late 19th. century bust in alabaster and marble. The subject is a delightful small girl who is learning to write her very first letters, leaning on a book to do…