Ernest Rancoulet

Bust of a French Nobleman

circa 1900

A fine cast patinated bronze bust of a woman with her hair tied back by American artist Andrew Coppola (1941-1992). Coppola was an active artist in Connecticut, known for his figura...

A fine polished bronze figural sculpture by Greek / Italian artist Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978). De Chirico was born from Italian parents in Volos, Greece, and when his father died...

A fine bronze relief plaque of the Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania in 1925 by Canadian American sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938). McKenzie was born in in Ra...

A fine patinated bronze of the iconic classic Greek statue of Venus de Milo, incised by artist on base side (possibly 19th century French sculptor Ron Li...

A fine Grand Tour Italian Classical cast patinated bronze figure of Narcissus or Dionysus, dating to the last quarter of the 19th century. Very good overall condition, with the modes...

A fine relief cast and mounted bronze portrait profile of a woman titled “Julia” by American artist George H. Borst (1889-1969). Borst was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became known for his presidential portrait reliefs, including Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge...

Poule cayenne - Poule faisanne, 1st proof, 1906 Bronze with a black patina 28 x 22 13 cm Signed on the base : POMPON. Seal of the founder Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard. Numbered (M) Certi...

Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century. The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...

This piece stands 30 inches tall, a very statuesque pose for the Ibex, the fur and body details are also well defined as one can imagine this wild mountain goat in the most natural o...

#garden #sculpture #contempraryart #decoration #outdoors #bronze #nature #acorn This large bronze sculpture is a contemporary art piece which can also serve as art for the garden or outdoors. María José de...

Masque de Napoléon sur un Rhinocéros, Sculpture, Dali, Gold, Animals, Bronze Masque mortuaire de Napoléon sur un rhinoceros Ed. 7/8 pcs Bronze with golden patina 32.5 x 30 x 18.5 cm Signed, numbered and foundry's stamp : 7/8 , Valsuani Dalì, Sculpture & Objets, Le dur et le mou, by Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Eccart, 2004, similar cast illustrated under no.359-361, p.140. Fascinated since his childhood by Vermeer’s painting...

Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) Lamp "Danseuse à L'Écharpe" "Dancer with the scarf" lamp A very rare sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze The scarf hides the light bulb Signed on the side of the dress "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp) France circa 1905 height 60 cm A similar model is reproduced in "Les bronzes du XIXe siècle", P. Kjellberg, Les éditions de l'amateur, 2005, page 460. Biography: Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked. Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...