Johann Maresch Terracotta Figure an African American Boy, 19th 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...

One of the most charming examples I have seen from the Austrian artist, Johann Maresch. Created from painted terracotta, the jar is in the form of a barrel with a Dachshund coming o...

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

Impressive and large French terracotta figural putti group playing tamborines and horns. Late 19th-early 20th century. Signed on base: ...

Finely-sculpted terracott figure of boy playing violin. Sit on a separate French dore bronze finely-cast base.

These beads where made by a true craftsman's hands. Each one is uniquely formed with minor imperfections and age. They are strewn along a bright braided Raffia ribbon giving this pie...