19th Century Sculptures

Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Maltese on a Marble Base French 19th century 1/2 x 8 x 5 1/2 inches The chiseled bronze has a nuanced, rich brown patina depicting a Maltese in the round, seated on a quadrangular marble base decorated with very fine gilt bronze flowers and fluted feet. Napoleon III, Louis XVI style. Based on a model by Jacques Caffieri for the Prince de Condé in 1773. (More images to be added.) Executed during the nineteenth century, this figure is fully in line with the eclectic taste of the reign of Napoleon III. Indeed, the Empress Eugenie brought the Louis XVI style up to date in her castle of Compiègne. Jacques Caffieri is one of the most famous bronze smiths of the eighteenth century. In 1715 he was admitted as a master caster and chiseler, and worked almost exclusively for the crown castles...

Early 19th Century Italian School The Borghese Gladiator, c. 1810 Bronze with green patination 27 x 18 x 26 inches Since its discovery in the early seventeenth century, the Borghes...

Émile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) Fisherwoman Bronze Stamped "E. Picault" 30 x 15 x 12 inches Subject depicting a young woman holding fishing line in one hand a basket of fis...

Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937) Diana, 1890 Bronze with green verdigris patina Signed and dated Copyright 1894 with Jaboeuf & Rouard, Paris foundry mark 31 x 21 x 17 inches A sculptor of classical figures, American-born Frederick MacMonnies...

Donato Barcaglia (Pavia, January 10, 1849 - Rome, 1930) Little girl with clasped hands Statuary white marble sculpture Measurements: height 55 cm, width 39 cm, depth 25 cm Last Quar...

Francis Linke (1855-1946) Oak table, veneered with mahogany, marble top, gilded bronze, legs from mahogany wood, 75.5 cm; d 59 cm

Isidore Romain Boitel (French, 1812 - 1861) "Jeune fille aux colombes et à la corbeille de fleurs". Young girl with doves and basket of flowers Bronze ...

Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina signed on the base "A. Carrier" inscribed on a front plaque "Charmeuse de Serpents par Carrier-Belleuse" France circa 1860 height 80,5 cm Biography : Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date. In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer. Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church. Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart. Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois...

Scultore attivo probabilmente in Francia alla fine del XIX secolo. La scultura raffigura un soggetto particolarmente famoso di Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), intitolato "Le Rieu...

Antique French Napoleon III sculpture in white statuary marble depicting the bust of a noblewoman. The woman is depicted in the clothing of the period and is of great value and grea...

Sculptor active in Italy Marble sculpture depicting study of female beauty Second half of the 19th century Measurements: 46x26 cm - height 74 cm Great state of conservation We ship ...

19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...

19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL Satyr with Cymbals and Kroupezion, Grand Tour after the Antique Bronze with marble base 26 in. h. x 15 in. w. x 10 in. d. This dancing faun is now mo...

Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860-1942) Man with Flute and Cougar Cast bronze sculpture with golden brown patina Signed, numbered 9/100, with Fenn F...

Diana with an arrow by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze sculpture with a dual light and dark brown patina signed on the base "Carrier-Belleuse" inscribed on a front plaque "Diane à la Flèche par Carrier-Belleuse (Sculptr)" France circa 1870 height 83 cm arrow added probably in the 20th c. Biography : Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date. In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer. Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church. Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart. Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois...

Unique Carrara white marble finely carved sculpture of Orpheus , Mythological personification of the eternal love and art. Henry Dasson French 1825 - 1896 Orpheus white marble, on a gilt bronze base 75.5cm., 29 3/4 in. overall The renowned Parisian maker of gilt-bronze mounted furniture, Henry Dasson, began his career as a bronze sculptor. Occasionally marbles with his signature have appeared on the art market. It is likely that these were made in his workshop at 106, rue Vielle du Temple, which specialised in the production of bronze artifacts and clocks. Dasson's success was such that he was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1883 and was awarded the Grand Prix Artistique at the Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle. In the Greek myth Orpheus, son of the muse Calliope and Apollo – or of the king of Thrace, Eagro – is the poet par excellence, the personification of song. With his lyre and his words he manages to seduce men, animals of all species and even trees, stones and the sea. With the strength of his verses he moves, softens, excites, touches the soul and the fibers of those who have the opportunity to listen to him. Orpheus falls in love with the nymph Eurydice and marries her. Yet the fate of the two lovers...

Antique burnished bronze sculpture depicting a woman's head(NINA) signed Gemito galleria Chiurazzi. The woman with the somewhat sad expression is the artist's wife who portrays her ...

Antique fountain in Vicenza stone 19th century period The sculpture is in the round, and dominating the scene is a large putto riding a dolphin. The faucet is inserted inside the d...

(after) Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909) Horse training with its stable lad A rare large bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina circa 1896 signed on the base "...

White statuary marble sculpture depicting a young woman who is shown in a pose derived from ancient classicism, of touching her hair and holding a flower she has in her hair. The ...

JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX 1827 - 1875 Le Chinois N°1 (study for Asia) (1868). Model from the observatory fountain. Sketch Height ca.60 cm A similar copy auctioned on June 22, 2023, at ...

Paul W. Bartlett Sculpin Fish, 1896 Signed on base: PWB ’96 Stamped on base: SF Bronze 4 3/4 H. x 10 W. inches Known as a leading Beaux-Art sculptor, Paul Wayland Bartlett began his...

PLASTER PORTRAIT BUST OF CARACALLA, 19th Century Painted plaster 74 x 55 x 24 cm 29 1/4 x 21 3/4 x 9 1/2 in

ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BAS-RELIEF PLAQUE Italy, 19th Century marble 22 x 29.5 cm 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in

For sale is the great looking large male nude bronze sculpture of Orpheus by German Artist Professor George Mattes (1874-1945). Orpheus is seen along ...

"Turkish Horse" by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina cast by BARBEDIENNE France circa 1880 height 28 cm length 31,5 cm This is the biggest size...

RARE PAIR OF ITALIAN PIETRA PAESINA COLUMNS, Italy, 19th Century Pietra Paesina H 70 x Diam 9.5 cm H 27 1/2 x Diam 3 3/4 in

PAIR OF COLUMNS/PLINTHS WITH FLORAL DECORATIONS Italy, 19th Century marble 101 x 21 x 21 cm 39 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in

MONUMENTAL NEOCLASSICAL URN IN ALABASTER Italy, 19th Century Alabastro fiorito 54 x 18 cm 21 1/4 x 7 in minor chips and damages

NEOCLASSICAL TAZZA Rome, 19th Century Alabastro fiorito and lumachello marble H 44 cm, D 33 cm H 17 1/4 D 13 in

ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GRIFFIN Italy, early 19th Century marble 87 x 54 x 20 cm 34 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 7 3/4 in

Antique bronze sculpture of male nude reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.

Charmant bronze signé Mathurin Moreau. Représentation de la musique, cette femme au drapé délicat, coiffée d'une couronne de laurier tient dans ses mains une lyre. Signé sur la Bas...

A near pair of superb bronzes of, Marie de Medici and Mary Queen of Scots, by the French sculptor Mathurin Moreau 1822-1912 the bronzes date around 1880, in first state original cond...

"Minerva driving her chariot" by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) Very beautiful group in bronze with old gilded patina Cast by BARBEDIENNE France circa 1880 height : 54 cm length : 54...

Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881) specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of h...

Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881) specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of h...

American Indian with beaded buckskin dress and moccasins. Part of Artist's Private Collection.

BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP “LA DANSE” BY EUGENE MARIOTON (FRENCH, 1857-1933) This exceptional work by Eugéne Marioton is a dynamic expression of true love. It is presumed to be an allegor...

Grand Tour Fine Group of Sculpture in Bronze after a Louvre Diana of Versailles or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. Diana is represented at the hunt, hastening forward, as if in pursui...

Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852) Indian Huntress Bronze with double patina Vittoz chiseller Old cast France circa 1850 height 52 cm Biography: Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852), son...

Bust of an Oriental woman by Emile GUILLEMIN (1841-1907) Orientalist bronze sculpture with triple patina, gilded, dark reddish brown and silvered. France circa 1880 total height 63 ...

"Suzanne Surprise" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) Terra cotta "Propriété Carpeaux" Marked with the stamp ‘Propriété Carpeaux’ with the Imperial Eagle and the stamp 'Atelier ...

Antique bronze sculpture. The Herculaneum runner. After the antique model in the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, now located in Naples Royal Museum.

horse. 19th century bronze sculpture measurements with the base are 37.5 x 17.5 x 31 cm

A rare complete set of “Four seasons of life” in Bisque porcelain, in an outstanding diameter 34cm without frame and 46 cm framed. After Bertil Thorvaldsen’ marble médaillons...

Late 19th century French finely carved white Carrara marble figure of Bathing Venus . The marble base is not included in the price. AFTER CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN (FRENCH, 1710-1795): A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE FIGURE...

Magnificent hand carved Carrara marble sculpture of a lioness head from Rome. Mounted on a metal base. Base 13.75"W x 12.25"D.

The Diorama was in a private collection for more than 20 years and is said to have been exposed at the China Exposition 1902 in Copenhagen.This group of Chinese polychromed-decorate...

Parcel gilt and patinated bronze figural statue of a Nubian Water carrier with a pitcher on her shoulder. The contrast between the deep bronze and bright gilding is incredibly striking. The woman drips in gold jewelry and drapery, wearing arm bangles, a large necklace and outrageous earrings. Beautifully casted, the piece's details are crisp and well defined, with beautiful even patinas and gilding. She stands atop an exquisitely carved, two toned, wooden base made of three sections. A fluted column with a small garland nestled within each flute makes up the main body, while a bellied band carved to mimic tufted cushions or upholstery is sandwiched between the column and a black hexagonal ped. Attributed to the Graux-Marly Foundry. Based at 8 rue du Parc-Royal in Paris in 1860, started by Jules Graux-Marly and continued by his sons into the later 19th Century. The firm exhibited at the 1878 Paris Exhibition and was well-respected for both their figurative sculptures and decorative ornaments. Dimensions: Statue: 53.5" x 13" Base: 25.5" x 17" Overall: 79 in x 17" Circa 1870 Sold with a carved wood pedestal plinth...

An Exceptional French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture "Le Marchand d' Armes Turc" (The Turkish Arms Dealer) by G. Gueyton, (French, 19th Century) Discover the allure of the Orient thr...

Phryne by James Pradier 1790-1852 Beautiful bronze representing "Phryne" a very pretty courtesan of ancient Greece covered with his peplo. Susse frères stamp, signed on the terrace...

ALFRED STEVENS (1817-1875) Judith Bronze 22 cm., 8 ¾ in. high Provenance: Handley-Read Collection; Fine Art Society, London, 1979; Collection of Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan. ...

Jim Miller-Melberg (1929 - 2017) was a mid-century industrial designer and sculptor known for his ubiquitous playground sculptures. Jim studied at the University of Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills...

French Bronze high shine Orientalist Bust of Young Turkish Woman in Traditional Dress. Common for Orientalism, the bust is rendered in such high detail it feels as though the young woman sits before you. The gorgeous modeling showcases multiple textures and patterns throughout the piece, from the softness of her skin, the string of tassels across her brow, and the dynamic drapery of her scarves, to the hard chains with flat, disc-like links and two cloak pins...

Beautiful reduction of the famous marble masterpiece by J.A. Houdon, exhibited at the Goulbekian Foundation in Lisbon. The cast bronze, probably from NapoleonIII period, is heavy and...

This artwork "Chevre Allongee (Reclining Goat)" c. 1860, is bronze sculpture after renown French artist Antoine Louis Barye, 1796-1875. Signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 4.25 x 7 x 3.35 inches, including marble base is 5.25 x 4 x 7.75 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Antoine-Louis Barye lived his entire life in Paris and may never have left France. He was born in 1795 (a date revised in the 1990s from 1796 as a result of Martin Sonnabend's recalculation of the Revolutionary calendar). He is reported to have had minimal formal schooling even in reading, and to have acquired his extensive liberal-arts education on his own. His initial professional training was in metalwork: first with his father, a goldsmith from Lyons, then with a metal engraver in military equipment, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832), then master goldsmith to Napoleon. After serving in the army from 1812 to 1814, Barye trained in the fine arts with sculptor François-Joseph Bosio (1768-1845) and painter Baron Gros (1771-1835). He then studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1818 to 1823. His miniature medallion, Milo of Crotona Devoured by a Lion, won an honorable mention in metal engraving in 1819, but he failed to win the Prix de Rome. He worked as a craftsman for the goldsmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier (1779-1839) from 1823 to 1831 and made his Salon debut in 1827 with a selection of busts. Barye made his critical and public mark as a sculptor four years later, in the Salon of 1831, with groups representing predatory violence in the wild. His first government commission came soon after, precisely for such a subject. The Minister of the Interior purchased Barye's monumental plaster Lion (since called Lion Crushing a Serpent), shown in 1833, and had it cast in bronze by Honoré Gonon and shown in 1836, before placing it in the public Tuileries Gardens (now Musée du Louvre, Paris). In 1834 Barye was chosen for a project that was never executed, the colossal eagle as the crowning element of the triumphal arch at the Etoile. Around 1836 the government commissioned him to execute the emblematic animal decoration on the July Column at the place de la Bastille, inaugurated in 1840. He produced a monumental effigy of Saint Clotilde for the Church of the Madeleine, Paris, in the early 1840s. In 1846 the government commissioned a pendant Seated Lion for the Tuileries Lion Crushing a Serpent (1847, bronze, Portal, Pavillon de Flore, Palais du Louvre, Paris). During these same years the royal family began buying and commissioning small-scale works from Barye for their private collections. Around 1834, the duc d'Orléans commissioned a highly publicized surtout de table representing hunts of different regions and historical periods, possibly one of several tabletop projects that he ordered from Barye. The duc's sister Marie d'Orléans allegedly commissioned a lost-wax bronze of Barye's Charles VI Surprised in the Forest of Le Mans (location unknown; later serial variants), a model first shown in the Salon of 1833; his brother, the duc de Montpensier, apparently commissioned a pair of figurative...

“Ariane on Panther” is the most worldwide known work of the German sculptor Johann Heinrich Dannecker, born 1758 and died 1841 in Stuttgart , pupil of Pajou and Canova. The original ...