Antique Novelty Clock By Goldscheider And Rose Early 20th Century Schoolchildren

Porcelain clock with figurines, stunning in their architecture and composition, representing a flock of children flying out the "nest of science" as school bell rings its final warble. The vibrant expressions of happiness on the children's faces reflect the optimism and innocence of youth, inviting viewers to delve into their own memories of fleeting childhood. Made ca 1905 by renowned Austrian manufacture "Goldscheider" and designed by Albert Dominique Roze, famous French sculptor. Mark "Goldscheider, Wien", "reproduction reserveé", model 3116/75/27, "Rose". Big antique Austrian porcelain desk (mantel, shelf) clock, signed and mark. Very, very rare! 
Size app.: 51.7 cm (roughly 20.3 in) high, 29.6 cm (roughly 11.6 in) wide, 17 cm (roughly 6.7 in) deep. Very good condition considering age, wear, chips here and there, left thumb of boy restored. Movement is running but needs care: it is missing winding/ adjusting lever, also both hands needs to be affixed properly. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 7 kg is going to measure some 10 kg packed for shipmed.
In 1885, the sculptor Friedrich Goldscheider (1845 - 1897), left his native Pilsen and settled in Vienna, where he founded his own manufactory of terracotta pieces. He soon became one of the most influential artists in the fields of ceramics and bronze, with shops in Austria, Paris, Leipzig, Berlin and Florence. For more than half a century the Goldscheider firm, considered the best modernist terracotta factory, created masterpieces of historicism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The founder was able to attract both acclaimed artists and young innovators to his factory, so that great ceramists of the time, such as W. Bosse, B. Geiger, J. Lorenzl, I. Meisinger and M. Powolny, among others, worked there. After Goldscheider's death, the factory was taken over by his widow Regina, who continued to produce her husband's models, together with new ones created by the artists who worked for the firm, such as D. Chiparus during the Art Deco period. Until its closure with the rise of National Socialism, the factory produced more than four thousand different models, both by Goldscheider himself and by other authors. From the very beginning, the factory won numerous awards, first prizes and gold medals at countless world fairs, exhibitions and trade fairs. Today its pieces are in great demand by collectors all over the world. They can now be admired in museums around the world, such as the Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. 
Albert Dominique Rose (1861–1952) was a French sculptor. He was a prolific sculptor creating many notable works displayed in public spaces in France. One of his more important sculptures was entitled The Golden Virgin (awards: Gold medal at the 1897 Salon of French Artists). In 1873, he entered the municipal drawing school of Amiens at Malmaison, where he took classes from the painter Léon Delambre , director of the Musée de Picardie . He also attended the studio of the sculptor Dufay, where he met the Duthoit brothers. His sculpture work at the Palais de Justice having been noticed, the town hall of Amiens awarded him a scholarship so that he could continue studying sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studios of Auguste Dumont and Jean -Marie Bonnassieux. He worked in Paris from 1879 to 1891, then left for two years in Rome. On his return from Italy, the mayor of Amiens, Frédéric Petit, offered him the direction of the Amiens School of Fine Arts (January 1893). He directed it until 1911 and taught art history there.  His workshop was located on Boulevard de Bapaume in Amiens. In 1925, he was named Honorary Rosati of the learned society of Rosati Picards. Albert Roze left behind a wealth of work: he left his mark on the city of Amiens with his sculptures erected in the city's public spaces. His works reflect his attachment to Picardy and his interest in the social reality of the time.