Jacques Adnet Sculptures

Art Deco, Cubist figure of a lying lady. Called by the Artist The Lying Nymph. Made between 1921-1926. Terracotta over a black wooden base. Bio: Pablo Curatella Manes (December 14, 1891–November 14, 1962) was a prolific Argentine sculptor. Born in La Plata in 1891 to Clara Manes, a Greek Argentine immigrant, and Antonio Curatella, from Italy, Curatella Manes first acquired an interest in sculpture during his frequent childhood visits to the newly inaugurated La Plata Fine Arts Museum. He entered the labor force in 1905, as a typographer in a printing house, though an accident some months later ended his career in that industry. Drawing on his childhood interest, he was taught the basics of sculpture by Arturo Dresco, who owned a local atelier. The Curatellas relocated to Buenos Aires, where the young sculptor enrolled in the National Fine Arts School in 1907. A rebellious streak promptly led to his expulsion, though Curatella earned an apprenticeship in 1908, under Lucio Correa Morales, with whom he worked on a number of works commissioned by Public Parks Director Charles Thays. Following the 1910 elections, he created a commemorative gold medal for Vice President-elect Victorino de la Plaza, who secured a scholarship for Curatella that took him to Florence and Rome. Curatella traveled extensively in Italy, as well as much of Western Europe, touring the region's museums and cathedrals. On his return to Argentina in 1912, National Fine Arts School director Ernesto de la Cárcova nearly ordered the funds' repayment, objecting to travel and activities not covered by the scholarship, desisting from the punishment after being shown a folio of Curatella's prolific work. His first Buenos Aires exhibit, in 1912, was followed by a return to Europe. He settled in the Montparnasse section of Paris and studied under Aristide Maillol and Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, but was forced to return home after the outbreak of World War I. In his native La Plata he opened an art gallery, the Salón de Otoño (Autumn Salon), in 1916. A brief return in 1917 to Paris, where Curatella worked under Maillol, Maurice Denis and Paul Sérusier, was eventually followed by a second scholarship, with which he settled in Paris in 1920. Studying under Henri Laurens, Juan Gris, Constantin Brâncu?i and Le Corbusier, Curatella explored Cubism, and his sculptures became more avant-garde; he also established his first atelier, where he acquired the habit of creating and destroying sculptures in a single day. He married French painter Germaine Derbecqre in 1922 and in 1926, was given a post in the Argentine Embassy. Returning to Argentina in 1929, he exhibited Las Tres Gracias...

1920's Indonesian round stone architectural disc on stand. Natural weathered patina. Stand measures 4". x. 6"

Jacques Adnet Art Deco crystal balls table lamp, France, 1930s. Stamped made in France.

Gorgeous bronze casting of a large black leopard in the Art Deco style Good size at almost four feet in length Casting is superb, look at how the creatures spots have been rendered...

An Art Deco cast iron doorstop in the form of a cat by Hubley Manufacturing Company. Signed "Hubley" on underside.

A pair of Emile Galle signed comical whimsical cats with glass eyes made in Nancy France Circa 1890. Nancy France Signed on legs with the Gallé Reinemer mark. The pair of faience ye...

8-219 Pair of cast metal Siamese cat bookends in the Art Deco style.

ANDRÉ-VINCENT BECQUEREL silvered bronze circa 1930. 7 swallows on a weather vane mounted on a surfine black marble base from Belgium. Note 2 small chips on the marble . Total height...

Art Deco female figure - Sculpture bookends, France, 1920s. Pair of female bookends in silver plated finish, great pose in the Art Deco style, made in France.

Art Deco adjustable transparent glass ball table lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet (1900-1984), glass base and socket in metal. The ball can be moved to different positions.

Very beautiful pair of bronze bookends with two different cats lying on a wooden base. The pair is signed by Louis Riche, a famous French animalier who specialized in cat sculptures....

A lovely art deco sculpture, depicting a young lady playing with her cat. Cast in cold painted spelter, mounted on marble and onyx base. All in very good, vintage condition. Attribu...