Charles Artus Furniture

Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...

French bronze in dark green and brown patina of harlequin.

Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Bird Hood Ornament / Paperweight - France. Hard to find circa 1925 famous Pelican by Artus. (Pseudonym for Max...

A bold and evocative abstract design decorates this mid century sculptural plate from the Atelier Cerenne founded by Charles Rene Neveux in Vallauris, Fran...

Large bronze animal sculpture with brown patina representing an injured lioness. Exceptional quality, magnificent patina, in perfect con...

A hand-spun brass parabolic shade perfectly slips over a cast-glass dome. A line of glass is revealed from the profile; inciting a look underneath into a seemingly endless void of gl...

A very fine Art Deco metal and brass animalier sculpture of a stag and doe by Louis Albert Carvin, mounted on a stunning moulded Italian black and orange Margraf marble stepped base ...

A bold and evocative abstract design decorates this mid century sculptural plate from the Atelier Cerenne founded by Charles Rene Neveux in Vallauris, Fran...

“Femme au Levrier” Art Deco statue bust by Raymond Leon Rivoire Sevres France circa 1937. Rare and important bust from the iconic Art Deco sculpture Raymond Rivoire...

Vintage French Art Deco style brass metal animal sculpture of a leaping antelope, impala, gazelle, deer. Brass figurine in polished bass that serve as bookend or as individual decor...

Very fine mid-19th century French Animalier bronze study of a standing Setter with excellent hand chased surface detail and rich brown patination. Raised on a stepped naturalistic base, signed J Moigniez. Additional information: Height: 19 cm Width: 34 cm Condition: excellent original condition Circa: 1870 Materials: bronze Book reference: Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell Page no. 237 About Jules Moigniez (French, 1835 ~ 1894) Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. He worked primarily in bronze and frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris salon. He was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, although his skill and versatility enabled him to produce quality horse sculptures (primarily racehorses), dog sculptures and hunting scenes. His bird sculptures were among the finest ever created in his time. Moigniez was born at Senlis, Oise, France in 1835, the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez’s father bought a foundry to cast his sculptures, which was of great benefit to Moigniez as he didn’t have the added foundry costs that most of his contemporaries had to pay. Moigniez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Paul Comoléra (a student of François Rude) in Paris. It is quite likely that Moigniez’s attraction to bird sculpture was a direct result of his education under Comoléra, who was himself a bird specialist. Over the course of his 40-year sculpting career Moigniez exhibited thirty works at the Salon between 1855–92. His first submission in a major art exhibition was his plaster, Pointer Stopping at a Pheasant, at the Exposition Universelle of 1855.[1][2] Moigniez was known for the fine detail and chiseling of his sculptures. His bronzes—usually cast using the lost wax method—were always immaculately chased and patinated, and were especially popular in England and Scotland.[2] More than half of his output during his lifetime was sold in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century, his sculpture had become popular in the United States as well. In contrast with other animaliers of the period such are P.J. Mêne and Antoine-Louis Barye, Moigniez’s bird sculptures often incorporated highly detailed bases complete with bushes, extensive foliage and undergrowth. His castings were generally of excellent quality with a variety of patinas, the gilded and silvered patinas being the most desirable and sought after by collectors. His bronzes could be reproached for an excess of detail, a result of overly-finicky, over-worked chiseling. Moigniez received redemption, however, by portraying in his sculpture a certain “elegance of attitudes”. His Chien braque...

This beautiful Art Deco figural sculpture of a female dancer made in France during the vibrant Art Deco era of the 1920s, captures an Orient...