"Johann Maresch Judaica Terracotta"
Johann Maresch, Austrian artist 1821 - 1914Terracotta statuette representing an Orthodox Jew and a wealthy Jewish merchant sharing a secret. The representation of the two figures combines Jewish stereotypes and anti-Semitic motifs. (source Yad Vashem anti-Semitism section)See similar article in the catalog "Antijudischer Nippes und populare Judenbilder" Article 42 page 45. Signature JM under the base and traces of restoration.