Ref: M2661 . . . £295

'Boheme' by De Raniere
Large French terracotta Art Nouveau bust. Titled Boheme and signed to the back by the artist A. De Ranieri and stamped with various numbers. She measures 22 inches (56cm) high (almost life size!). Condition is excellent with just a couple of tiny edge nicks as one would expect. Aristide Ranieri, 1880 - 1914, was born in Italy but worked in Paris.

Rita by Nantiul
French art nouveau bust, titled Rita to the front lower panel. Made of either white terracotta or possibly plaster. Signed indistinctly to the rear - A. Nantiul and numbered 266. She measures 18 inches high (46cm). Condition is very good and original.

Art Nouveau Mirror
Patinated terracotta nouveau maiden mirror, possibly Austrian, with its original bevelled glass mirror. Bullrushes and iris's on the vertical upright. Pretty nouveau girl reflecting in the mirror. Very good condition. Possibly an old chip to the top leaf, but maybe part of the design. Otherwise just a few minor age related marks. 15 inches wide, 18 inches high.

Terracotta Plaque by Ernst Wahliss
This terracotta wall plaque and the matching one below are both Austrian wall plaques by Ernst Wahliss made at the beginning of the 20th century. Numbered and signed to the reverse 'Made in Austria, Ernst Wahliss, Wien'. This plaque measures 12 inches in diameter and the corresponding one below measures 13 inches in diameter. Both in excellent original condition. Lots more pics available on request.

Maiden Plaque by Ernst Wahliss
This terracotta wall plaque and the matching one above are both Austrian wall plaques by Ernst Wahliss made at the beginning of the 20th century. Numbered and signed to the reverse 'Made in Austria, Ernst Wahliss, Wien'. This plaque measures 13 inches in diameter and the corresponding one above measures 12 inches in diameter. Both in excellent original condition. Lots more pics available on request.

Bronzed Spelter Bust by de Ranier
Wonderful spelter bust of a maiden c.1900, very Villanis in style. Foundry mark to rear. Signed A. de Ranieri to base. Aristide de Ranieri was born in Italy, he worked in Paris at the turn of the century and exhibited figures at the Salon, getting an honourable mention in 1899. Condition is wonderful. Approx. height 36cm.

Large terracotta by Faucher c.1890
Wonderful bust of a maiden with bull rushes and long flowing hair. Makers mark to base and numbered. Signed Faucher. Guillaume Faucher was born in Paris in 1827, he studied under Dumont and Meusmer and exhibited at the Salon. Condition is good some minor good repairs to chips at base and a very fine hairline crack. Approx. height 41cm.