Bidspirit auction | Johann Maresch, Tavern Scene, Polychrome

Johann Maresch, Tavern Scene, Polychrome Siderolith High-Relief Wall Plaque - A late 19th-century circular wall plaque produced by the Johann Maresch factory in Aussig, Bohemia. The plaque is executed in polychrome siderolith, a type of terracotta-like ceramic, featuring a high-relief (alto-relievo) tavern or interior genre scene. The composition depicts three figures in 17th-century style dress: a seated woman in a green and red bodice with a white apron holding a bouquet of flowers; a man in a feathered cap and yellow-trimmed doublet playing a lute; and a third figure in a ruff and hat peering over a table in the background. The setting includes a rustic interior with a stone-arched background, a leaded window, and a wooden cupboard topped with ceramic jugs. The relief is finished in a polychrome palette of earthy tones including greens, reds, yellows, and browns. The reverse of the ceramic plaque bears the incised marks MUSTERSCHUTZ and JM, alongside the numeral 1 and the model number 5235. The plaque is mounted in its likely original circular black ebonised wooden frame featuring a narrow gilt interior rim.