Dominique Mahlknecht

Dominique Mahlknecht (1793-1876) The french philosopher René Descartes

1842

Impressive cast iron sculpture titled "Polymnie," Tusey Foundry, late 19th century. Fine Arts export certificate available. In modern times Tusey, a village in the Meuse, was best k...

"Helen of Troy," large bronze sculpture with brown patina signed at base J.Clesinger-Rome 1864-F. Barbedienne foundryman and bearing Collas mechanical reduction seal. Auguste Clésin...

Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles "Thigley" French School (possibly Franck Burty Haviland) Lost wax bronze casting Circa 1910 5 7/8 x 9 x 3 1/4 A sophisticated bronze casting of a Cavalier King Charles spaniel made in lost wax casting (cire perdue) from the beginning of the 20th century by Valsuani Foundry. This an unusual bronze approached in its aesthetic that’s reminiscent of the work of great animal sculptors of the second half of the 19th century except in this presentation which is more avant-garde for the time with a much looser, more impressionistic execution. The patina is a superb bronze color, brown and slightly greenish, going in places towards a more antique green. The attitude of the dog is extremely well and sensitively rendered with the placement of material unlike the renderings of a bronze by Barye...

This matched pair of wall sconces consist of one upright candle cup above three graceful flowing arms each fitted with three candle cups above shaped and molded bobeches. Each of the...