Henryk II Kossowski

Antique French Polish Gilt Bronze Statue Sculpture Figure Sword Bladesmith 1890

circa 1890

A very good antique Neo-Classical bronze of a Bacchante or Maenad, by Spanish sculptor Gustave Obiols Delgado (1858-1902). The sculpture circa 1890. This large & very attractive, fin...

A very elegant antique Art Deco bronze sculpture, statue by Josef Lorenzl, Austria, 1925. This beautiful bronze sculpture portrays a beautiful young woman, she is modeled as a nude t...

A fine antique bronze figural group of Bacchantes by Claude Michel (Clodion) ( 1738– 1814). The bronze depicts a pair of bacchantes, the female followers of Bacchus the Roman god of ...

A very beautiful antique Art Nouveau bronzed Carrara marble sculpture bust of a young maiden circa 1900, by Gustave Van Vaerenbergh (1871-1927). The sculpture portrays a beautiful young maiden made from Cararra marble, she is wearing a laurel wreath in her hair. She wears a bronzed bodice with leaf decoration in relief and is raised on a varigated grey & white socle base. The sculpture is signed to the rear " G. V. Vaerenbergh" and numbered "1173", the bust is in excellent condition. Gustave Van Vaerenbergh attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium from 1888 to 1890. Like many artists from a modest background (he was the son of a shoemaker) , Gustave Van Vaerenbergh went to work in companies where he could use his artistic talent and education for commercial purposes. In 1901 he moved to Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , and a year later to Schaerbeek where he would live for the rest of his life. He went to work there as a " mouleur en plâtre " (modeller or maker of matrices for plaster statues) at the company A. Carli Frères in the L'Olivierstraat in Schaerbeek, a company that produced commercial statues. This successful company, which was active from the beginning to the middle of the twentieth century , initially had about 20 employees and at its peak about 100 employees. The statues were distributed worldwide. Antonio Carli, a sculptor, was the founder of the Atelier A. Carli Frères, together with family members. They came from Bagni di Lucca...

Antique bronze sculpture on a marble base by the french sculptor Henri Godet (born in Paris March, 5th 1863 - Vincennes 1937). Depiction of a young shoe shiner boy, "Cireur de chaussures". He wears tattered clothes with holes and is barefoot as a poor boy used to look on the streets of the former Paris. Under his left arm he carries several shoe cleaner...

Late 19th century french bronze sculpture of a boy with a sword by Louis Kley By: Louis Kley Material: bronze, alabaster, copper, stone, metal Technique: cast, patinated, molded, me...

An exceptional quality French 19th century bronze figure depicting the warrior with sword. Signed "L. Moreau". Circa 1880 French Beautiful Colour & Patina Condition: Excellent A...

Sculpture in patinated bronze by Adolphe Jean Lavergne, 19th century. Sculpture by Adolphe Jean Lavergne in patinated bronze, orientalist bronze, 19th century, Napoleon III period. ...