Pair 19th-20th Century Majolica Busts of "the Banjo Player and the Flower Lady"

A fine Italian 19th-20th century lifesize carved marble bust of a lady wearing a hat, the beautifully carved marble bust of a lady posing with a gaze to her right, wearing a bonnet w...

A fine French 19th-20th century Art Nouveau polychromed terracotta bust of "Crépuscule" (Twilight) After Henri Jacobs (Belgian, 1864-1935) version of Crépuscule, depicting a young ma...

An Austrian 19th-20th century Orientalist terracotta bust of a young girl in Middle-Eastern Garb. The young smiling beauty wearing a head scaft and shawl tied with a broche-pin brooch pin and jewlry around her neck, raised on a circular ebonized wood stand. Probably by Friedrich Goldscheider (Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik) - The backside stamped: "T - No. 258". circa 1900. The Goldscheider Manufactory and Majolica Factory (German: Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik, (now) Goldscheider Keramik) is an Austrian ceramic manufactory. In 1885, Friedrich Goldscheider came from the small Bohemian city of Pilsen to Vienna and founded the Goldscheider 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 (Jugendstil) 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. Several of the artists who worked for Goldscheider also worked for other Viennese studios, such as Augarten, Keramos or for the German brands Rosenthal and Meissen. The Goldscheider family emigrated in 1938 to United Kingdom and USA. Walter Goldscheider startet a new factory in Trenton, New Jersey and returned to Vienna in 1950. Marcel Goldscheider went to Stoke-on-Trent and produced figurative ceramics for Myott and opened his own studio in the 1950s in Hanley. Both brothers died in the early 1960s. More than 10,000 different models were created over a period of three generations. Since the very beginning many of these won first prizes and gold medals at innumerable world fairs, exhibitions and trade fairs. Goldscheider figures...

A charming Italian 19th-20th century carved alabaster bust of a young girl. The young beauty posing with a direct gaze, her hair tied with a head bandana tied on her forehead wearing a tank top, raised on a tapered alabaster stand...

A fine French 19th-20th century Art-Nouveau patinated bronze bust of "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), after the model by Agathon Léonard or Léonard Agathon van Weydeve...

An Italian 19th-20th century carved color-alabaster bust of a young beauty. The finely carved two-tone alabaster bust, depicting a young girl posing with a side gaze and wavy hair ti...

A wonderfully modelled bust of a French lady showing off her amazing coiffeured hair of curls with a large bow, wearing a gathered intricate lace top and sitting on a deeply waisted ...

Marble bust of a middle-aged woman with updo and lace-trimmed top standing on a profiled plinth. Her head is slightly turned to the left. Very nice, detailed elaboration.

Early 20th century bust of an African lady, presented in the Primitive style. Dimensions: H27 x W14.5 x D20 cm

Pair of 19th century busts. These are 2 19th century Gesso painted busts of 2 archaeologists of the period. Measurements: 69 x 62 x 28 Y 65 x 60 x 30 Good condition.

Female bust marble, 20th century. Bust with base made of carved marble that shows a young lady with a treatment that recalls in some details modernist works from the beginning of th...

A beautiful French 19th century Alabaster bust of young lady. The bust is raised by a circular mottled base below the socle shaped pedestal. The lovely maiden is holding a quiver wit...