Set of 3 cold painted Austrian bronze sculptures of Bulldogs

C1900

Louis Auguste Moreau French, (1855-1919) David Bronze, signed Height: 7.5 inches Width: 3.25 inches Depth: 3 inches Louis Auguste Moreau was born in Dijon, France in 1855 into a fam...

Emile Laporte French, (1858-1907) Tyrtée or Tyrtaeus Bronze, signed Height: 19 inches (48.5cm) Width: 7.5 inches (19cm) Depth: 6 inches (15cm) Emile Laporte was born in Paris on Nov...

Henri Désiré Gauquié French, (1858-1927) Fac et Spera (Do and Hope) Bronze, signed, bears seal ‘Vrai Bronze Garanti Paris’ Height: 23.5 inches Width: 13 inches Depth: 11.5 inches Henri Désiré Gauquié was born in Flers-lez-Lille on 22 October 1858. He initially studied art at the Academy of Valenciennes under René Fache. After competing in Lille, he obtained a scholarship to study at the Paris School of Fine Art at the studio of Jules Cavelier. He started exhibiting at the Paris Salon from 1881. In 1886, he won a third class medal and a travel grant from the Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts for his group ‘Perseus, Vanquisher of Medusa’. This was later purchased by the State for the museum of Agen. After spending time in Italy and Belgium, Gauquié returned to France. He went on to win several other medals at the Salon including second prize in 1890 for his sculpture of Brennus and first prize in 1895 for his marble group Bacchante and Satyr , now owned by the city of Tourcoing. He also won a bronze medal at the L’Exposition Universelle in 1889, and a silver medal in 1900. In the same year he was appointed knight of the Legion of Honour and promoted to the rank of Officer of the Order of Academic Palms. He produced several public monuments in collaboration with the architect Henri Guillaume dedicated to public figures such as Alexandre Le Grand...

Léopold Eugène Kampf French, (1822-1893) The Last Drop Bronze, signed with foundry mark for Alfred Daubrée Height: 16 inches Width: 5 inches Depth: 5.5 ...

Franz Xavier Bergman Austrian, (1861-1936) Whirling Dervish Bronze, cold painted, signed 'B' in a vase Height: 6¾ inches Width: 2 inches Depth: 2 inch...

Paul Joseph Gayrard French, (1807-1855) Six Tours Bronze, signed, also signed with foundry signature & mark for Boyer Height: 9 inches Width: 9 inches Depth: 6.5 inches Paul Josep...

This French mirror is beautifully distressed by hand and is decorated with silver and brass over its face. The frame of the mirror is decorated with inlaid wood that creates a patter...

Artist: Adrien-Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902) Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 32 in(H) x 21 in(W); 29 1/2 in(H) x 22 in(W) Adrien-Etienne Gaudez entered the Ecole des Beaux...

Lacquered bronze sculpture by Yayoi Kusama. Original mould executed in 1974; casted in 1994. This work is number 20 from a limited edition of 30 plus 1 artist's proof. Incised with ...

Painted bronze sculpture by Yayoi Kusama. Original mould executed in 1976; casted in 1994. This work is number 12 from a limited edition of 30. Incised with the artist's signature an...

Polo Pony and Rider Harrison Tweed . Charles Rumsey was an 8 goal polo player with Meadowbrook Polo Club on Long Island NY. He was an avid sportsman, equestrian and artist. His ab...

The images of this sculpture are of a larger original than the scaled down version for sale here. This sword was a gift from Zeus to Perseus to defeat the gorgon Medusa. Davies desig...