French School Sculptures

La Posada by François-Rupert CARABIN (1862-1932) A bronze group with a silvered patina Signed on the base "R. Carabin" Old cast Numbered "5" France circa 1901 height 24 cm length ...

Bust of Child Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) A beautiful bronze sculpture with dark brown patina Very beautiful cast by Hébrard Raised on its original ma...

Young woman with roses by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bust sculpted in white Carrara marble signed "A. Carrier" France circa 1860 total height 59 cm width 32 cm dep...

Portrait of Pierre Vérité by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961) Bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina signed on the neck "M. Gimond" cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry st...

Woman taking off her shirt by James PRADIER (1790-1852) Bronze with a nuanced brown patina cast by SOYER and INGE France circa 1850 height 28,5 cm Biography : Jean-Jacques Pradier...

"The Broken Mirror" also named "The Unrecognized Truth" by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with a very nuanced brown patina cast by SUSSE France circa 1910 height 34 cm A similar model reproduced in "Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République", Exhibition held at the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2013, page 391, n°316. Biography : Aimé-Jules Dalou, said Jules Dalou(1838-1902) was a French sculptor, born from Protestants glovers craftsmen who raised in secularism and love of the Republic. Jules Dalou was very young talented for modeling and drawing, which earned him the attention of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, who made him entered in 1852 in the Little School, the future National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1854, he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, where he studied painting in the workshop of Abel de Pujol and sculpture in the workshop of Francisque Duret...

Spaniel n°1 (second version) by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base old edition cast – probably from the Bar...

" Businessman " by Honoré DAUMIER (1808–1879) A very fine sculpture in bronze with a black patina. Monogramed on the base « HD » for Honoré Daumier. Old edition cast by C. Valsuani ...

"Purity" also known as "Bust of a young girl" by Joseph BERNARD (1866-1931) Bust in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed “ J Bernard ” and marked “ N 3 ” Sand cast Cast by the artist Raised on a wooden base France circa 1910 height of the bronze : 24 cm total height with its base : 29 cm width : 22,5 cm depth : 13,5 cm The model of this head is a study made for the pink marble bust...

Bear paws in glazed and cracked ceramic PIED FUMEUR BY MATHIEU MATEGOT
 Lacquered metal and rattan base 7 x 18 x 18 cm (Paw) 55 x 32 x 30 cm (Smoking Foot) 63 x 32 cm (Set)

Elephant running with coiled trunk Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958) Rare sculpture in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina cast by SUSSE France circa 1930 height 14,2 cm length 24 cm ...

Elephant running with coiled trunk by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958) Sculpture in bronze with a very nuanced brown patina Signed on the base "Roger Godchaux" Cast by "Susse Frs Edts Par...

Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced greenish brown patina Signed " F. Sicard " on the base With the foundry stamp " Fumière et Cie Sucrs, Thiébaut Fres, Paris " Stands on its original green marble base With a dedication to the wellknown French chef Edouard Nignon : "A Mr Nignon, ses fournisseurs. En souvenir de son élévation au grade de Chevalier dans la Légion d'Honneur. Paris le 7 mai 1921" France cast around 1920 height 100 cm Biography : François-Léon Sicard (1862-1934), known as François Sicard, was a French sculptor. Originally from Tours, he obtained a municipal grant to study at the Fine arts Schoool in Paris. He learned sculpture there under the direction of Jules Cavelier and Louis-Ernest Barrias and became a laureate of the Prix de Rome in 1891. As a resident of the Villa Medici in Rome from 1892 to 1895, he befriended Adolphe Déchenaud who painted his portrait. His career earned him numerous public and private commissions and Sicard received various awards at fairs and exhibitions, including the medal of honor at the 1900 World's Fair and the medal of honor at the 1905 Salon. Having become a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, François Sicard was elected member of the Institute in 1924 and president of the Fine arts Academy in 1930. He was the appointed sculptor of Georges Clemenceau, of whom he sculpted the bust, the group statue of Sainte-Hermine, and which commanded him the Minerva in blond Egyptian stone...

Hans Schork (Austrian, b.1849) "The Sower" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, after the model by Louis-Oscar Roty (French, 1846-1911), the stan...

Bust of an Oriental Woman by Emile GUILLEMIN (1841-1907) Orientalist bronze sculpture with dual nuanced patina. old period cast Raised on its original red marble base. Signed on th...

Exquisite patina Signed Clesinger Alexander Dumas described him as “one of the first sculptors of our time who knew how to soften marble and give it life “. The Maison Marnyhac f...

Created by Carpeaux,  Francine is a terracotta bust. It is a private commission which Carpeaux accepted from rich citizens. This bust bears the number 1079 and is a lifetime cast. It...

Inkwell with Arabesques by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) Rare bronze inkwell with dark brown patina signed on the side "Barye" old cast France around 1875-80 height 5 cm length...

Emile Andre Boisseau (French, 1842-1923) "Ense et Aratro" [By Sword or by Plow] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, retailed by Tiffany & Co., late 19th century, the standing warrior hol...

Set of two pieces of fruit, a gourd, a pear (SOLD), and an apple crafted in hand hammered copper with an alluring natural patina. Priced individually. From left to right: Measures:...

Lioness Turning by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958) A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina Signed " Roger Godchaux " on the base Marked and stamped by the bronze fou...

The Lily by Auguste CLESINGER (1814-1883) Outstanding bust sculpted in white Carrara marble Signed on the ribbon " J. Clésinger, 1871 " Presented on a rounded white marble base France 1871 height 76,5 cm width 48 cm depth 35 cm Noted in "Clésinger – Sa vie, ses œuvres - Le catalogue de ses œuvres", A. Estignard, Librairie H. Floury, Paris, 1900, p.169. Biography : Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger, known as Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883), was a French romantic sculptor. His father, Georges-Philippe Clésinger, himself a sculptor, trained him at the School of Fine Arts in Besançon where he was a teacher. Auguste also studied sculpture under the direction of Bertel Thorwaldsen...

After Edouard Henri Delesalle (French, 1823-1851) "Sapphos" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, impressed to base "F. Barbedienne, fondeur" and "Reduction Mecanique A. Col...

Pair of bookends with Elephants by Ary BITTER (1883-1973) A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with a nuanced green patina Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque on one o...

Ducks by Josette HEBERT-COEFFIN (1906-1973) Sculpture made in stone signed on the base "J. H. Coëffin" France circa 1930 height 10 cm width 16,5 cm depth 14,1 cm Biography : Jose...

A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head h...

Wolf seizing a stag by the throat by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A bronze group with a nuanced dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base bears the number "23" A rare old edit...

"Child asleep" - Head by Antoine BOURDELLE (1861-1929) A black and dark brown patina bronze sculpture Signed on the side " E.A. Bourdelle " A very fine cast by " A.A. Hébrard " (wit...

Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) Theseus slaying the Centaur Bienor A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark greenish brown patina Signed on the base "A-L. Barye" Old edition cast – f...

Pair of large terracotta sculptures depicting a scene with two villagers, France, Paris workshop, second half of the 17th century. In the 17th century, Italy, and to a lesser ext...

Bust of a sleeping baby by Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the right shoulder "Dalou" A very fine cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with...

Glazed ceramic signed the face opens and closes to give way to an inner space

Lion strucking a wildboar by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A bronze sculpture with dark brown patina Signed on the base with moulding " Barye " Posthumous cast probably by Graux-M...

Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935) Victoire Original bronze Size : 105 x 22 x 20 cm Copy No. 1/8 Signature and numbered on the base. Original bronze m...

Horse training with its stable lad by Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909) A bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " Cte du Passage " Period ca...

"Charity" also known as "Motherhood" by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A beautiful bronze group sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "Dalou" A very fine cas...

Peace by Jules COUTAN (1848-1939) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " Jules Coutan " Cast by " Thiébaut Frères, Paris, Fumière et Cie Sucrs " (wit...

"Pensive à genoux, 2nd état" by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze sculpture with a brownish green patina Signed on the base " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the found...

Small fawn Axis by Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "R.Bugatti" A lost wax cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with founder s...

A fine antique French gilt bronze sculpture of a swordsmith, by the French- Polish artist & sculptor Henryk II Kossowski (1855-1921), the bronze dating to 1890. The bronze depicts a ...

XXth 22,5 x 20, 5 cm Glazed ceramic signed under the piece

Portrait of a Woman by Jean JOACHIM (1905-1990) A very beautiful bronze bust with old gilt patina Cast by GODARD Standing on a wooden base France Circa 1940 height of the bronze ...

Benvenuto Cellini attributed to Jules SALMSON (1823-1902) Bronze with a dark brown patina unsigned old edition cast Titled "Benvenuto Cellini" Bears on two plaques mentionning "Souv...

Alfred Desire Lanson (French, 1851-1898) "Geisha" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, cast by Casse & Delpy edit. foundry, the figure standing on a circular base, sign...

Tam-tam player by Arthur DUPAGNE (1895-1961) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base « Dupagne » Cast by « Susse Fres Ed...

Motherhood by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze group with a brownish green patina Signed at the lower front " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark) Number...

La Pensee, by Henri Michel Antoine Chapu (French, 1833 - 1891) Fine patinated bronze bas relief mounted to variegated rouge marble, depicting a seating woman. Cast H. Chapu on rig...

Djinn, Arabian stallion 1846 A French bronze horse with a dark patina with brown undertones entitled 'Djinn étalon arabe' cast from the model by Pierre-Jules Mène (1810-1879), secon...

Nude kneeling by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze sculpture with an old gilded patina Signed on the lower side " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark) Art...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast by " Susse Fres Edrs à Paris "...

Minerva by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base cast by "F. Barbedienne fondeur" (with the foundry mark) Fra...

Pair of monkey candelabras by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864) Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina signed "Fratin" on the foot old period cas...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dual patina with blue enamelled jewels Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast by " Suss...

A monkey picking its fleas by Henri-Alfred JACQUEMART (1824-1896) A bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina signed on the base " A. Jacmardt " old cast Standing on its origi...

Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935) Marie Original bronze Size : 56x39x17cm Copy No. 4/8 Signature and numbered on the base. Original bronze made with ...

Bust of a young woman with roses by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Terracotta bust Raised on a blackened woodden base signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse" France circa 1870 to...

Pyrenean bear sitting by Georges GUYOT (1885-1972) Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced black patina Signed " Guyot " on the base Cast by Martin Canal, without founder mark France circa 1935 Height 18,4 cm Width 17 cm Depth 18 cm Biography : Georges Lucien Guyot (1885-1973) known as Georges Guyot was a French animal artist. From an early age, he showed artistic abilities, but the modest conditions of his parents did not allow him to study art. He was doing his apprenticeship with a woodcarver. Guyot then excelled at copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but soon he showed a special attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris where he could study wild animals and translated his observations into sculpture and painting. As a famous figure of Montmartre, he was the host of the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, Georges Guyot joined the group of "The Twelve", created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet, gathering sculptors like Marcel Lémar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard...

Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (French, 1807-1855) "Daphnis and Chloe" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, cast by Vittoz Bronzier, Paris, late 19th century, the embracing figures seated on a r...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Rare bronze sculpture with a triple, dark brown, nuanced brown and gilded patina Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast...

" Apollinaire Lebas " by Jean-Pierre DANTAN (1800-1869) known as Dantan the Young A rare bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina signed and dated on the side on the base "Danta...