Antique Art Nouveau Goldscheider Polychrome Terracotta Bust of a Dutch Maiden C.1900

£645.00

Antique Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897) Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Bust of a Dutch Maiden C. 1900.

Very attractive and decorative, with a beautiful green / blue colour and patina.

Impressed with marks and stamps: Windmill to the front, signed by the artist J Louger to the side, and factory stamp and numbers (model 2491) to the rear.

Very good period condition. No damage or repairs. Some minor surface scuffs to the polychrome paint surface.

H: 39 cm / W: 21 cm / D: 14.5 cm.

In 1885, Friedrich Goldscheider came from the Bohemian city of Plzeň to Vienna and founded the Goldscheider Porcelain Manufactory and Majolica Factory. It became one of the most influential ceramic manufactories of terracotta, faience and bronze objects in Austria, with subsidiaries in Paris, Leipzig and Florence. For over half a century, Goldscheider created masterpieces of historical revivalism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Famous artists such as Josef Lorenzl, Stefan Dakon, Ida Meisinger and the two perhaps best known Austrian ceramic artists, Michael Powolny and Vally Wieselthier, worked for Goldscheider.

Displayed on marble pedestal (not included).

Antique Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897) Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Bust of a Dutch Maiden C. 1900.

Very attractive and decorative, with a beautiful green / blue colour and patina.

Impressed with marks and stamps: Windmill to the front, signed by the artist J Louger to the side, and factory stamp and numbers (model 2491) to the rear.

Very good period condition. No damage or repairs. Some minor surface scuffs to the polychrome paint surface.

H: 39 cm / W: 21 cm / D: 14.5 cm.

In 1885, Friedrich Goldscheider came from the Bohemian city of Plzeň to Vienna and founded the Goldscheider Porcelain Manufactory and Majolica Factory. It became one of the most influential ceramic manufactories of terracotta, faience and bronze objects in Austria, with subsidiaries in Paris, Leipzig and Florence. For over half a century, Goldscheider created masterpieces of historical revivalism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Famous artists such as Josef Lorenzl, Stefan Dakon, Ida Meisinger and the two perhaps best known Austrian ceramic artists, Michael Powolny and Vally Wieselthier, worked for Goldscheider.

Displayed on marble pedestal (not included).

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