BERNHARD BLOCH, TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE 'NEW ORLEANS DANDY', 1900

Manufactory Bernhard Bloch (1836-1909)
Terracotta, very fine cold paint
Eichwald, Bohemia, around 1900

This figurine of a young Afro-American originates from the manufactory Bernhard Bloch in Eichwald, Bohemia and dates to around 1900. The figurine is made of terracotta and is finely hand painted. The young man is wearing a fashionable suite and hat. He is leaning casually against a fence.

Bloch was the most significant entrepreneur from the region around Eichwald in Bohemia where the so called Eichwald-ceramics became fashionable. The range of products included useful and decorative ceramics. This was high-quality decorative and usable ceramic for the middle class, affordable and original. With the beginning of his production, Bloch focused on articles for smokers, such as cigarette holders and tobacco jars in figural and naturalistic configuration.

Signature / Marks: marked at the bottom 'BB´, embossed 'P´ and with the model no. 4727
Dimensions: height is 60 cm
Condition: optical appearance excellent, smaller breakages restored
Provenance: Austrian private collection