Insect Still-life Sculptures

This Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica plate features a snake, spider, frog, caterpillar, and butterfly on green shredded clay ground. The piece bears the maker's marks for Jose A Cunha pottery. Palissy ware is a style of ceramics that is also known as rusticware due to their earth-toned palettes and naturalistic plant and animal scenes that are cast to it. The style was coined in reference to the 16th century French potter Bernard Palissy and experienced a significant revival in the 19th century thanks to Charles-Jean Avisseau. It's strongest revival however was in Portugal where it was produced by the potteries of Mafra, Jose A. Cunha, Alves, José Francisco de Sousa...

Tony Hochstetler's "Boa" (2014) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that perfectly captures the detail of a boa constrictor snake.

This piece titled "Walking Stick" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, PVA. This piece measures 4”h x 32”w x 3”d and comes with 3-D printed screw ...

Fernando Moreno is a Mexican artist who was born in 1983. Fernando Moreno's work has been offered at auction multiple times. Only one artwork sold; this was Untitled, which realized ...

Fernando Moreno is a Mexican artist who was born in 1983. Fernando Moreno's work has been offered at auction multiple times. Only one artwork sold; this was Untitled, which realized ...

Fernando Moreno is a Mexican artist who was born in 1983. Fernando Moreno's work has been offered at auction multiple times. Only one artwork sold; this was Untitled, which realized ...

'Kingfisher' is a Bronze sculpture full of personality. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly deta...

Richard Smith's 'Shovelor Duck' truly conveys his love and knowledge of wildlife. He sculpts with such clarity and simplicity, the type of self-possessed confidence that only results from a true knowledge and time observing the animal. Richard Smith has gained an international reputation for his works of art, he has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Pattersons in London, The Sportsman’s Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA, the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Phillips. In 2013 Callaghans of Shrewsbury commissioned a series of life size bronze birds. His works include British birds such as the elusive Snipe sitting atop a fence post and the beautiful Little Blue penguin...