Goldscheider ‘Theodora’*

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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Cleopatra with the Asp*

Superb Art Nouveau Goldscheider bust of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt’s last and probably most documented Pharaoh. She is looking down over her right shoulder towards the infamous Asp which is slithering upwards ever closer to her…

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Adolfo Cipriani Marble Bust*

Marble bust of a young maiden by the Italian sculptor Adolfo Cipriani who was artistically active between approximately 1880 and 1930. She is modelled with her head turned slightly to her left, in a modest pose,…

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Mona Lisa Smile*

Simple, unadorned mid-sized terracotta bust of an apparently undressed lady with an attached plaque stating “BUSTE OLILI par V. Mauger”.  It’s a delightful piece but unfortunately we are unable to find any information on the artist.…

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