Seal, 1930 by Rueben Nakian

Art Deco/Modern Hagenauer Style Silvered Dancing Figures,  Germany, 1930s A fine example of the Art Deco period is this exquisite Hagenauer-style silvered sculpture of dancing figur...

Art Deco Figurine of 'Mata Hari' by Capodimonte / Naples Porcelain Company Italy, circa 1925 An exceptional work, displaying grace and movement, subtly hand- painted. The seductive turban and gold earring wearing dancer draped in a White and Iron-Red Moon and Star motif garment, on a tasseled pillow. Hence our Mata Hari, attribution/suggestion. The name Mata Hari, is a Malay expression for the sun. Literally meaning “eye of the day"/ dawn of the day' This exquisite figure, depicts the The dancer (Mata Hari ?) as the sun-wearing the moon and stars. Marked with the variation Blue underglaze Crown & N. In remarkable well cared for condition, some minor wear to the gilt. The figurine stands...

Rafael Muyor Spanish, Madrid, born 1943 Bronze Sculpture ‘Manzanas y Naranjas’ (Apples and Oranges ) Signed on the center bottom. A beautiful bronze sculpture of ‘Manzanas y Naranj...

19th Century English Bronze of a Beloved Soldier of the H.A.C by Thomas Fowke/s Bronze Standing Figure of Captain John P. Field H.A.C (Honourable Artillery Company) By Thomas Fowke/...

Kaiser Bisque Porcelain 'Running Dogs' by G. Bochuraun (b. 1925) Impressed signature of G. Bochuraun on the base A Magnificent Kaiser Bisque Porcelain...

Royal Copenhagen "Little Mermaid" by Edvard Eriksen Denmark, Circa 1969-1974 Model #4431 A fine example of the iconic Royal Copenhagen "Little Mermaid" porcelain sculpture, a tribu...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Leda and the Swan” is by Reuben Nakian (1897 - 1986). He was an American sculptor and teacher of Armenian extraction. His works’ recurring themes are from Greek and Roman mythology. Nakian’s small bronzes achieve majesty and power which are not dependent on size and amplitude. With characteristic freshness, he has reinterpreted the classical subject of Leda and the Swan refining it in the Classical-Renaissance-Baroque tradition in a contemporary way. Dr. Robert P. Metzger gives us his aesthetic interpretation of this work which retells the myth in classical hedonism and freedom of expression showing Leda and the Swann prior to her being ravaged and during their first meeting. “The young virgin is fascinated with her new found friend and accepts him in a spirit of playfulness, contentment and wonder. She is dreamily available and shyly seductive as the deceptively tame swan snuggles up to her with its phallic-like neck.” Leda appears composed, placid yet open and available as compared to her more intense and passionate states in other of Nakian’s depictions on the same theme. This was cast at the "Renaissance Art Foundry" in 1978 and is so marked on the base being #5 of 7. It is believed that “no other sculptor of the twentieth century matched Rueben’s heroic renditions with the grand themes of Western Art. His erotic mythological figures exude a joyous energy of gesture and movement which place them among seminal sculptural achievements of the past one hundred years.” Nakian studied at the Independent School of Art in New York City previously known as the Robert Henri School … with Homer Boss...

Nice pair of Art Deco seal bookends designed by the French artist Louis Albert Carvin, silvered white metal on a green marble base, France, 1930. “Anima...

Bronze woman's head with golden patina, 36 cm high, 37 cm wide and 16 cm deep. Unsigned. Additional information: Material: Bronze.

Beautiful small antique bronze work depicting a sitting cougar.

Incredible DANNHAUER swiss art deco bronze circa 1930 representing moose.

Pair of ceramic bookends from 1930s, produced in Czechoslovakia. Bases are glazed in light green and yellow, the seals in brown and off white.