Richard Comyns Sculptures

Walking stick cane: a sterling siver handle depicting a chick. Ebony wood, metal ferrule. English hallmarks, signed Brigg, London. UK 1920 ca.

A highly collectable and delightful silver gilt novelty egg containing a hummingbird by renowned silversmith and artist Stuart Devlin (Australian, 1931-2018) and dated 1977. Stuart D...

Handmade in Italy. Hallmarked and stamped "Buccelatti."

A vintage, circa 1940s signed sterling silver bracelet by William Spratling. This design is called Feather of Quetzalcoatl. According to "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", by Phyllis Goddard, this bracelet was designed during William Spratling's first design period, 1931-1946. But first things first, who is Quetzalcoatl? According to this Wikipedia article, "The name Quetzalcoatl comes from the Nahuatl language and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."" Ah! So that must be why Spratling called this design 'Feather of Quetzalcoatl! But hang on there, how did Spratling come to learn about Quetzalcoatl? Well according to the website Elisa Rolle, "When lecturing at the National University of Mexico's Summer School in 1926-1928, Spratling quickly integrated himself into the Mexican art scene and became a friend and a strong proponent of the work of muralist Diego Rivera, for whom he organized an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Using money received from commissions he organized for Rivera, Spratling bought a home in Taxco, Mexico in 1928, where he began work on a book, Little Mexico, about this small mountain town. Spratling was gay, but most accounts of his life mention this only indirectly if at all. Spratling amassed a large collection of Pre-Columbian figurines...

Large Butcher's cow display. A painted unglazed porcelain - bisquit butcher's shop display. Vintage cow sculpture from butcher's shop. Window display - store display - counter display - counter shop display for butcher shop - butchery - meat store. A brown spotted standing cow who is looking into your eyes, on a base where the upper side looks like grass - the ruminant is grazing on the grass. Marked with a stamp - a crown with letters H O LV A great large sculpture for someone who likes cows, has a cow farm , collects vintage butcher's accessories, vintage advertising objects or store displays from butcher etc .. Looks great in a kitchen or restaurant on a butcher's block table combined with a Berkel meat slicer...

The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the black patina but other patinas are available by order. Each bronze is signed. ...

Playful true to life silver frog that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative piece of artwork. Expertly handmade by the Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers, its rea...

Playful true-to-life silver armadillo that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative artwork in its own right. Expertly made by the Florentine...

The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the nitrate patina. Each bronze is handcrafted in Fra...

Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style. Set of midcentury vintage cast metal brass duck sculpture bust bookends. Aged wa...

Pair English antique silver candlesticks early 18th century Georgian style London 1913 William Comyns. Each on square base with incuse corners, ...

Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull Signed and copyrighted Indistinctly, possibly by Maxilla and Mandible Ltd. New York Realistically cast and modled, in two parts with upper and lower jaws. This skull vanity (or vanitas) is a representative scientific model or a 'memento mori' , which was informed popular thinking during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance about human mortality. This sculpture/ model was made from a real human skull...