Camel Figurative Sculptures

ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875): A patinated bronze model of Dromadaire harnaché d'Égypte Signed 'BARYE' and stamped 'BARYE' by the Brame foundry Raised on naturalistic base...

Au fil des sables is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 56 × 75 × 17 cm (22 × 29.5 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...

Large, Neapolitan, late 19th Century hardwood sculpture of a camel. Artist unknown. A beautifully patinated hardwood sculpture. The sculpture is extremely charming and having been handled for over a century has a lovely warm and tactile patina. It is particularly nice too see the work of the craftsperson in the adze and chisel marks along the body of the sculpture. The Italians and most notably the area around Naples has a long and storied tradition in the creation of sculptures for Nativity Scenes. This camel is both an endearing item and a piece of social history. A wonderful addition in its own right to the traditional Christmas scene, by tradition this sculpture was used as a maquette for the production of papier-maché models used in Christmas Creches which have such a long tradition in Italy and throughout the world. Wonderfully carved this piece was used to create hollow models out of papier-maché which were more affordable for this Christmas tradition. Hundreds of strips of papier-maché would be layered onto the figure in all directions. Then using a sharp tool the papier-maché was pushed into all the crevices of the sculpture to give it crisp detail. Once the layers of paper were dry the papier-maché was cut at certain points and lifted off the sculpture. Then finally the resulting body parts were glued back together, painted and patinated ready to be placed in the crèche scene. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene...

Lost wax bronze BBC (bronze Breith création 6/8) foundry stamp and number on the side DELVAL foundry stamp and number on the side Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert cl...

Antoine-Louis Barye Dromadaire d'Algérie Circa. 1874 First offered in Barye's 1862 catalogue under the title Dromadaire d'Égypte, the present study became known as Dromadaire d'Alg...

Siri Hollander, born in New York, lived most of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain, where the local community revolved around fairs and fiestas. Influenced by a family of artists and ...