Very rare ceramic figurine around 1930: Young, graceful dancer in a butterfly costume, posing: her arms raised and her head tilted to the side, performing a slight turning movement, ...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Art Déco Dancer In Butterfly Costume, Lorenzl, Vienna, ca 1929

H 11.82 in W 6.11 in D 4.81 in

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890

Located in New York, NY

Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...

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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890

H 1 in Dm 10 in

Monumental Emile Louis Picault Signed Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sculptures, Pair

By Émile Louis Picault

Located in Forney, TX

A spectacular matched pair of large and extremely rare Emile Louis Picault cold painted bronze sculptures from the late 19th century. Exquisitely handcrafted in France, circa 189...

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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Emile Louis Picault Signed Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sculptures, Pair

H 43 in W 20 in D 15 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in New York, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Pair of Rococo Style Bisque Porcelain Female Figures

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

Pair of Rococo style bisque porcelain female figures French, late 19th century One figure: Height 19cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm Other figure: Height 17cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rococo Style Bisque Porcelain Female Figures

H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel

By Societé anonyme francaise

Located in Perpignan, FR

Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...

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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel

H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...

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Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in

Pair 19th-20th Century Majolica Busts of "the Banjo Player and the Flower Lady"

By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and rare pair of 19th-20th century Majolica busts of "The Banjo Player and The Flower Lady," probably Austrian Goldscheider, each depicting an African man and a woman in ...

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Other Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Pair 19th-20th Century Majolica Busts of "the Banjo Player and the Flower Lady"

H 28.5 in W 24 in D 16 in

15th Century Burgundian Low-Relief Depicting Scenes of the Nativity

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Provenance : In the same private collection for several generations, Burgundy. The canonical Gospels describe briefly the episode of the Nativity. It comprises three parts : •...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

15th Century Burgundian Low-Relief Depicting Scenes of the Nativity

H 23.43 in W 78.15 in D 4.53 in

Pair of Antique Orientalist Terracotta Busts

Located in London, GB

Pair of late 19th century Terracotta Busts featuring Orientalist figures, both busts wearing a headscarf and a necklace.

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Antique Orientalist Terracotta Busts

H 18.51 in W 12.21 in D 8.27 in

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and champlevé enamel mounted white Sèvres style vases Gilt bronze tops above a long neck with raised gold designs. The painted fr...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases

H 26 in W 12 in D 9 in

Marble Busts of Roman. Circa 1830

Located in Hollywood, SC

Marble Busts of Roman on pedestal. Early 19th Century

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Antique 1830s Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble

Marble Busts of Roman. Circa 1830

H 31 in W 25 in D 14 in

20th Century Sculpture in Marble of Carrara Bust of a Young Black Man

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Refined sculpture in white Carrara marble portrait of a young black man, early 20th century. Performed with great artistic skill to note the details. Italian private collection.

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Vintage 1930s Italian Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

20th Century Sculpture in Marble of Carrara Bust of a Young Black Man

H 23.63 in W 20.48 in D 11.82 in

The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien

By Auguste-Clément Chrétien

Located in New Orleans, LA

The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right) Oil on canvas A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...

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19th Century Academic Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Auguste-Clément Chrétien
The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien, Dated 1861

H 57 in W 70.25 in

Beautiful Pair of French Louis XVI Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sevres cobalt blue and ormolu-mounted vases with rams heads and wreaths. The porcelain body is beautifully painted with the si...

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Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Pair of French Louis XVI Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Vases

H 13.5 in Dm 5.25 in

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan

Located in Troy, NY

Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...

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