Large Pair of Orientalist Cold Painted Spelter Vases Signed 'L. Hottot'

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...

Large pair of Sèvres-style Napoleonic vases with ormolu mounts French, Late 19th Century Height 148cm, diameter 48cm Of inverted ovoid form, these Sèvres-style vases combine elegant...

A beautiful pair of 19th century French porcelain vases depicting Orientalist Royal painted figures/Maidens standing in the Palace and reverse-painted with castle scenes, made for th...

A fine pair of 19th-century Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases By Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892. Each is unique with male nude figures in classical Greek poses playing music and ad...