Goldscheider Terracotta Bust ‘Les Cerises’ c1904

Description

Heading : Goldscheider Terracotta bust ‘Les Cerises’ by Fortunato Gori
Date : c1904
Marks : Signed F Gori to the shoulder, 2303/24/17,
Origin : Austria
Features : Depicts a classic Art Nouveau woman with modest expressoin, fruiting cherry to her hair and bodice.
Condition : A little loss to patination in her hair
Restoration : None
Dimensions : Height 59cm, max width 27cm
Weight : 7160 grams

Fortunato Gory (also spelt Affortunato Gory) was a French-Italian sculptor who gained high renown for his Nouveau and Deco scultpures.

The added plaque suggests that this was originally given as a gift ‘Remerciement Baudouin-Potel & Amis (Cologne 1904)