Terracotta, bright shards painted in mustard yellow, copper green, dark brown and black
Vienna, 1890s
Stamped ‘Gesetzlich geschützt’ and ‘Goldscheider Wien’, carved number ‘217’ on the reverse
Design: attributed to Arthur Strasser (1854-1927) - Austrian sculptor
Full round bust of a man with a fine physiognomy and a vivid expression, curly beard and mustache
Cloth with a rich ornamented broad margin in mustard yellow and copper green and a red tarboosh with a tassel
Height: 44 cm
Good condition
Beautiful example of the ‘Porzellan-Manufaktur und Majolica- Fabrik’ Goldscheider, which meet the common high expectations

Influenced by a trip to Egypt in 1892, Arthur Strasser had depicted increasingly Orientals in everyday situations. By doing so, he corresponded perfectly to the prevailing taste of Orientalism at that time. The present full round bust of painted terracotta was produced in the 1890s by Goldscheider in Vienna. The Oriental wears a mustard yellow and copper green cloth and a red tarboosh with a tassel. The bust delights particularly with the fine physiognomy and the vivid expression of the Oriental as well as the flowing fall of the folds.

The bust is in good condition, showing minor restorations with plaster, which are chipped in places. There is a hairline crack above the left shoulder. Otherwise good overall impression. The height of the bust is 44 cm.

Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897)

Friedrich Goldscheider is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the history of European ceramics. He founded his manufactory in Vienna under the name ‘Manufaktur Friedrich Goldscheider’ in 1885. His pieces matched the spirit of the time around 1900 – and particularly in the 1920s. His pieces were well known internationally; they were made of faience, terracotta, bronze and alabaster and represented historicist, art nouveau, art deco and orientalist styles. The Goldscheider family emigrated to England and to the US in 1938 and started new ceramic manufactories there. Friedrich’s son, Walter Goldscheider, only returned to Vienna in 1950. He had to shut down the manufactory for economic reasons. He sold the Goldscheider licenses to a German company called ‘Carstens’. In 1987, Friedrich’s grandchild Peter Goldscheider restarted the family business in Stoob/Austria ‘Stoob’ until 1994. (cko)

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