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...

This palatial pair of attributed Sèvres porcelain vases, dating to the turn of the 20th century, exemplifies the grandeur, artistry, and technical virtuosity for which Sèvres is reve...