Pair of Orientalist Busts*

Pair of Orientalist Busts*

Very fine pair of terracotta busts of a North African couple, a man and a woman, unsigned but almost certainly by Johann Maresch. Dating from around the 1880’s – 1890’s they are in typical Maresch…

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Friendship by Coudray*

This is a delightful terracotta signed by Charles Coudray, originating from France circa 1900.  Titled “L’Amitié” on the base, it is of a young girl adorned with ivy leaves.   She has a very attractive face and the…

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Bronze ‘Ondine’ from Jacobs*

Superbly cast bronze bust from the highly regarded French sculptor Henri Jacobs dating from around 1910. With superb detail to every facet and good even dark brown patination, this is a bust that can only…

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Goldscheider Art Nouveau Bust ‘Immortelle’*

Rare and lovely Art Nouveau terracotta bust by Edouard Lemassi for Goldscheider titled “Immortelle”, of a modest looking young maiden with flowers in her hair. She has a gentle and quietly serious expression, with her…

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Innocence*

French Art Nouveau plaster bust of a young girl titled “Innocence”.  A pretty girl with long flowing hair portrayed in the typical Nouveau manner. Pleasing muted greens and browns and a good size at approximately…

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Best of Friends*

Highly unusual and quite charming terracotta bust of two young girls who are obviously very close. The slightly taller of the two has long pigtails and wears a large bow in her hair whilst her…

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French Country Maiden*

Unsigned French plaster bust with the title “Fleur des Champs” or Flower of the Fields, of a young, modest looking country girl with her gaze slightly lowered.  She has a very innocent face and is…

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Goldscheider “Rococo”*

Stunning terracotta bust titled “Rococo” of a young lady with attractive wavy hair arranged in a chignon.  She has a bow in her hair and another on her pretty ruffled collar and is looking very…

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French Art Nouveau Bust ‘La Moisson’*

French terracotta bust of a young farm girl titled La Moisson (The Harvest).  Wearing a patterned bonnet with the loose ribbons faliing behind her head and a matching patterned cape over a laced bodice, she…

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‘Bohème’ by Ranieri*

Large and impressive polychrome painted terracotta bust titled “Bohème” by the Italian sculptor Aristide de Ranieri (born Viareggio 1865). Ranieri was sent by his father, also a successful artist, to work in Paris where he…

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Mistletoe Girl*

Flame haired, fair skinned beauty with green eyes, her hair falling forward over one shoulder and wearing mistletoe at the top of her dress. This is a striking and colourful head and shoulders terracotta signed…

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Snake Dancer by Seifert*

Striking bronze figure by Victor Heinrich Seifert (b. Vienna, 1870). This rare piece was made in Berlin around 1910 and depicts a nude woman, with her hair loosely tied into a chignon, holding a snake. …

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‘Catch!’*

Very beautiful Art Deco silvered bronze figure, signed on the socle by Lorenzl (Josef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892-1950). With the title “Beach ball” it shows the lissom, naked young lady leaning backwards and on one leg as though…

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Drouot Bronze ‘Patrie’*

Ancient edition bronze sculpture by Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) which won him a Hors-Concours at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900. Titled ‘Patrie’ (Homeland) and inscribed ‘Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum’ which translates to ‘If you…

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Art Deco Red Indian*

Fabulous Art Deco green patinated spelter Red Indian on a rough hewn stone base. We’ve never come across this before but it is a top quality sculpture that is, very surprisingly, unsigned or marked. The…

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Lormier Veil Dancer*

Stunning French Art Deco bronze veil dancer by Jean Lormier dating from around 1925-30, the peak of the Art Deco era. This sculpture is visually very exciting, showing as it does the lithe young dancer…

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