Johann Maresch

JOHANN MARESCH (Austria, 1821-1914).
"Nymph playing an aulos", ca. 1900.
Polychrome terracotta.
With signature (J.M.) and numbering on the back.
It has some chipping and polychrome losses.
Measurements: 35 x 49 x 3 cm.

Modernist ceiling lamp of Greco-Roman inspiration in the thematic, signed by Johann Maresch. The ceramic firm Johann Maresch (official name Johann Maresch Thon- und Stein-gutwaren fabric in Aussig or Johann Maresch Siderolith und Terracotta Fabrik ) was located in Ústí nad Labem. The products produced here were labeled B and M, around 1863 the company changed to the JM brand. The company had extensive production and exported its goods. The ceramic dwarf produced in the Maresch company since the early 1880s has become one of the symbols of Ústí nad Labem. The original pieces from the production of this plant have been transformed today among the expensive collector's items.