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French Terracotta Figurine

Neal French Terracotta Sculptural Standing Lady Figurine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish terracotta sculptural figure of a lady by renowned sculptor Neal French dating from
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Late 20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Neal French Terracotta Sculptural Standing Lady Figurine
Neal French Terracotta Sculptural Standing Lady Figurine
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H 12.6 in W 4.14 in D 3.35 in
19th Century French Hand Painted Terracotta Shoe Maker Figurine
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this colorful antique figurine on a shelf or convert it into a table lamp; crafted in France
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Paint

19th Century French Polychrome Terracotta Musketeer Beer Drinker Figurine
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize your wet bar or wine cellar with this antique musketeer terracotta figurine. Created in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Terracotta

19th Century French Hand Painted Polychrome Terracotta Fisherman Figurine
By Joseph Le Guluche
Located in Dallas, TX
. Joseph Le Guluche (1849-1915), was a French sculptor who mainly used terracotta as his medium. His work
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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Terracotta Art Deco Figurine of a Fish by R. Rodes
Located in Montreal, QC
Terracotta Art Deco figurine of a fish signed R Rodes.
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair of Terracotta Kneeling Lion Candleholders, France, 1950s
By Elisabeth Androusov
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta figurines depicting two kneeling lions fitted with two candleholders each. Signed
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Vintage 1950s French Rustic More Candle Holders

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Terracotta

French Art Deco Terracotta Seated Nude with Fawn, Signed Ary Bitter
By Ary Bitter
Located in New York City, NY
A fine signed original French Art Deco terracotta sculpture of a naked young woman seated on a
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Ruth Milles French Art Deco Terracotta Statue, "Suzanne" Breton Character, 1927
By Ruth Milles
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ruth Milles (1873-1941), Carl Milles sister. School of
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

19th Century French Antique Terra Cotta Cherub Figurine Statuette Objet d’Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
terracotta clay and placed on an oval wooden base, in good condition. Two cherubs are draping the lidded urn
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta, Wood

Pair of Classical Figurines, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of classical style figurines in painted terra cotta, French late 18th century. From the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Sculpture of an Archer in Terracotta by Henri Bargas
By Henri Bargas
Located in Miami, FL
Henri Bargas was a French artist, renowned for his Art Deco terracotta sculptures depicting male
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

"Putti" 19th c. Terracotta, Antique, Mythical Figures, Patina
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Putti” is a 19th c. terracotta antique of two nude children, babies, as
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Late 19th Century Baroque Nude Sculptures

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Terracotta, Wood

Late 18th Century, Greek Classic Enameled Terracotta Vase Ceramiche di Este
By Este Ceramiche
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Greek Classic enameled terracotta vase by Ceramiche di Este, circa 1780-1820 attributtable ex
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Vases

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Terracotta

Vintage Bronze Boy Fishing After Friedrich Goldscheider Sculpture Figurine 13"
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Dayton, OH
Goldscheider. It depicts a young boy fishing in a genre scene. The original sculpture is made of terracotta and
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Ireneè Rochard Horse Heads in Motion, Sculpture, Reveyrolis, France
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Bochum, NRW
d'Art. Important and rare 1930s sculpture in terracotta with bronze effect finish, signed I Rochard
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

French Silverplate Bronze Sconces
Located in New Orleans, LA
-over-bronze sconces was designed by the noted French sculptor Gustave Joseph Chéret. In these
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Antique 19th Century French Other Wall Lights and Sconces

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Silver Plate, Bronze

French Silverplate Bronze Sconces
French Silverplate Bronze Sconces
H 36.75 in W 36.75 in D 36.75 in
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bronze Cat Sculpture Bookends, by Alexandre Kelety. France 1925. Fantastic details
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze + Ormolu + onyx 3 piece Centerpiece w/urns
By Henri Picard
Located in New York City, NY
An exquisite French 19th-century Louis XVI-style surtout de table featuring a centerpiece and two
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Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Garniture

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Onyx, Bronze

Art Nouveau Vase With Woman Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A very peculiar vase in gilded metal with a richly decorated lying woman figurine.
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Metal

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Kantharos Wine Cup
Located in London, GB
triumphant exhibition of terracotta figurines from Tanagra at the Paris World Fair in 1878, Bellon began
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Vases

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Ceramic

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Kantharos Wine Cup
Ancient Greek Black Glaze Kantharos Wine Cup
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H 3.47 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Ancient Roman Turquoise Glass Cup
Located in London, GB
bronzes. After a triumphant exhibition of terracotta figurines from Tanagra at the Paris World Fair in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Glass

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Glass

Ancient Roman Turquoise Glass Cup
Ancient Roman Turquoise Glass Cup
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H 2.45 in Dm 3.63 in
Water Carrier
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Los Angeles, CA
produced terracotta* figurines. It is thought that he also used the pseudonym of Raymond Guerbe
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
Hayes Miller, and Boardman Robinson. Around this time, she created a group of portrait figurines of her
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

“The Archer”
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Southampton, NY
north of Athens known for mass produced terracotta figurines. It is thought that, he also used the
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Located in Lejre, DK
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French Sarreguemines Advertising Face Jug for OVH Greer's Scotch Whiskey, 1890s
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French Three-Tier Wire Planter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French tapering three-tier wire planter on scrolling tripod legs.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres

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Wire

Mid-Century French Painted Porcelain Cache Pot with Fleur-de-Lys from Luneville
Located in Dallas, TX
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By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
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Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
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Porcelain

Spode Imperial China Dessert Service, Frog Pattern in Mauve, Regency circa 1828
By Spode
Located in London, GB
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Ironstone

Antique Majolica Milk Pitcher with Pewter Lid, Bird Motif antique 1900s
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Located in Nuernberg, DE
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant antique milk pitcher. Created attributed to Sarreguemines, France in the 1900s. The milk jug is in very good, used condition ...
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Antique Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Bleu Celeste Sèvres Vases, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1880s French Vases

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date. The bleu celeste grounds are s...
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Antique 1870s French Urns

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Ormolu

Antique Bradley Hubbard Brass Longwy Pottery Aesthetic Movement Plant Stand 1875
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & unusual American antique Aesthetic Movement brass plant stand, by Bradley and Hubbard and with a French Longwy faience pottery cylinder, circa 1875. The tripod stand having ...
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Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement Pedestals

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Brass

English Staffordshire Apostle Jug with 8 Saints in Gothic Arches Circa 1842
Located in Chicago, IL
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Antique 1840s British Renaissance Pitchers

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Antique French Authentic Ceramic Water Pitcher, or 'Cruche' with Handle and Lid
Located in Chicago, IL
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Pottery

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Pottery

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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Antique French Mustard Yellow Tole Pedestal Jardiniere Cachepot
Located in Pearland, TX
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Tôle

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1800s French Terracotta Hand Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
1800s French Terracotta Hand Figurine
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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

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By Cipriani
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

Allegorie Des Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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20th Century French Statues

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Terracotta

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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Terracotta

19th Century French Hand-Painted Terracotta Rearing Horse Figurine
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

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Located in Wien, AT
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By Charles G. Lemire
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Located in London, GB
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