A fine Friedrich Goldscheider terracotta bust, ‘Negresse au Papillion’, c. 1893. Sculpted by T. du Piemont as a beautiful African girl, wearing a headdress, and observing a butterfly that has alighted upon her shoulder. Set upon a squared pedestal base, mounted with a plaque inscribed ‘Negresse au Papillion, par T. du Piemont’. Impressed model number 1102, along with 61 over 5. Height - 68 cm, 26 3/4”. Width - 43.5 cm, 17 2/8”. Depth - 27 cm, 10 5/8”. Condition - Some minor wear to the glaze. No restoration.