Painted ceramic dog sculpture attributed to Johann Maresch. Austria, circa 1900.

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Cold-painted bronze cat sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Cold-painted bronze cats sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Cold-painted bronze cats sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

A pair of Orientalist terracotta figures by Johann Maresch Austrian, Late 19th Century Man: height 49cm, width 20cm, depth 15cm Woman: height 48cm, width 20cm, depth 15cm Depicting a woman and a man of similar appearance, age, dress, and in a similarly spritely, lively, and engaging manner, these figures were made by Johann Maresch in the late nineteenth century, c.1880. A skilled Austrian maker, similar in output to the more famous Friedrich Goldscheider, Maresch gave these figures a tangible vitality and energy to their representation, showing them as hard-working yet undaunted and undimmed by their labours. Their manner of dress is similar, even down to the similarities in the colours used to paint them. She carries a bright orange-red urn...

Great pair of Art Nouveau dragon vases by August Otto for Johann Maresch. Depicting a dragon circling the vase. Austria, late 19th century. With signature and impressed mark JM / 166...

19th century Austrian cold painted bronze hound fashioned as a paper clip, mounted on a walnut base. These were whimsical pieces that were made int the late Victorian era and early ...

Austrian Majolica Dog Tobacco Jar, Circa 1900.