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19th Century Bronze Stag

19th Century French Victorian Bronze Stag Sculpture
19th Century French Victorian Bronze Stag Sculpture

19th Century French Victorian Bronze Stag Sculpture

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian bronze figure of stag with antlers on black rectangular shaped marble base (signed

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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century bronze and ormolu stag lustre candlesticks

19th Century bronze and ormolu stag lustre candlesticks

Located in London, GB

Antique pair of mid-19th century bronze and ormolu lustre candlesticks having leaf canopies above

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Stag and Hunting Dogs, 19th Century.
A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Stag and Hunting Dogs, 19th Century.

A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Stag and Hunting Dogs, 19th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

A patinated bronze sculpture of a stag and hunting dogs, 19th century. Sculpture by A.Laplanche in

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronze entitled "Stag Calling" by Isidore Bonheur
Late 19th Century Bronze entitled "Stag Calling" by Isidore Bonheur

Late 19th Century Bronze entitled "Stag Calling" by Isidore Bonheur

By Isidore Jules Bonheur

Located in London, GB

A very fine late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a calling stag with excellent rich

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Victorian Bronze Stag
French Victorian Bronze Stag

French Victorian Bronze Stag

$4,500

H 11.75 in W 9 in D 3 in

French Victorian Bronze Stag

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian bronze figure of stag with antlers on black rectangular shaped marble base (signed

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Antler

Late 19th Century American Bronze Sculpture Wild Stag on Marble Plinth
Late 19th Century American Bronze Sculpture Wild Stag on Marble Plinth

Late 19th Century American Bronze Sculpture Wild Stag on Marble Plinth

Located in Chicago, IL

This late 19th-century bronze sculpture depicts a wild stag in mid-call, standing on a textured

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Patinated Bronze Stag Sculpture Signed "Barye"
Patinated Bronze Stag Sculpture Signed "Barye"

Patinated Bronze Stag Sculpture Signed "Barye"

$4,800

H 19.5 in W 21 in D 10 in

Patinated Bronze Stag Sculpture Signed "Barye"

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Lambertville, NJ

"Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875) Large standing Stag patinated bronze in beautiful original

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

American 19th Century Stag Sculpture Converted into Table Lamp
American 19th Century Stag Sculpture Converted into Table Lamp

American 19th Century Stag Sculpture Converted into Table Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

This table lamp features a 19th-century American cast metal sculpture of a stag that has been

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Fine Pair of Gilt Bronzed Stag & Doe Candlesticks
Fine Pair of Gilt Bronzed Stag & Doe Candlesticks

Fine Pair of Gilt Bronzed Stag & Doe Candlesticks

$960 / set

H 7.29 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in

Fine Pair of Gilt Bronzed Stag & Doe Candlesticks

Located in Steyning, West sussex

A fine pair of Regency, gilt bronzed stag and doe figure candlesticks.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases. circa early 19th century; models of

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Antique Early 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Young Stag by Pierre-Jules Mene
Bronze Sculpture of Young Stag by Pierre-Jules Mene

Bronze Sculpture of Young Stag by Pierre-Jules Mene

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pierre-Jules MÈNE (1810-1879) French, A bronze sculpture of a young stag olive patina, finely

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Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century
Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century

Vienna Bronzes, Deer and Doe Sculptures, 19th Century

By Geschutzt

Located in PARIS, FR

Superb 19th century Vienna bronze sculptures of a stag, the doe is a late 20th century/early 21st

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze
After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze

After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze

By Christophe Fratin

Located in Morristown, NJ

After Christophe Fratin (French 1801-1864), a majestic 12 point stag in brown patinated cast bronze

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze
'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze

'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze

By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in North Miami, FL

Patinated bronze sculpture 'Listening Stag' by romantic author and sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye and

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Copper

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Famille De Cerf" by P J Mêne
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Famille De Cerf" by P J Mêne

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Famille De Cerf" by P J Mêne

By Pierre Jules Mêne

Located in London, GB

Excellent French mid 19th Century Animalier bronze group of a stag and doe in a wooded landscape

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Antoine Louis Barye Large Standing Bronze Stag
Antoine Louis Barye Large Standing Bronze Stag

Antoine Louis Barye Large Standing Bronze Stag

Unavailable

H 19.89 in W 19.3 in D 8.27 in

Antoine Louis Barye Large Standing Bronze Stag

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Paris, FR

"Antoine Louis BARYE (1796-1875) Large Standing Stag Bronze with brown patina. Signed on the

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Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye "Virginia Stag, Lying" in Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye "Virginia Stag, Lying" in Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye "Virginia Stag, Lying" in Bronze

Unavailable

H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 5.71 in

Antoine Louis Barye "Virginia Stag, Lying" in Bronze

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Paris, FR

"Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875) Virginia Stag, lying Bronze with brown patina. Signed on the

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nice Head of a Stag or a Deer Vienna Bronze, circa 1900
Nice Head of a Stag or a Deer Vienna Bronze, circa 1900

Nice Head of a Stag or a Deer Vienna Bronze, circa 1900

Unavailable

H 10.63 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in

Nice Head of a Stag or a Deer Vienna Bronze, circa 1900

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A nice head of a stag or a deer Vienna bronze, circa 1900. Probably used as a hunting trophy

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Stag Form Rhyton Cup
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Stag Form Rhyton Cup

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Stag Form Rhyton Cup

Located in New York, NY

Our antique Grand Tour period rhyton cup in the form of a deer head has a fine verdigris patina and stands 10 inches tall. Apparently unsigned.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Bronze Stag Sculpture Christopher Fratin, 19th Century
Antique French Bronze Stag Sculpture Christopher Fratin, 19th Century

Antique French Bronze Stag Sculpture Christopher Fratin, 19th Century

By Christophe Fratin

Located in London, GB

This is a very rare French bronze animalier sculpture of a stag by Christopher Fratin, circa 1840

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Antique 1840s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century
French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century

French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Shippensburg, PA

most highly developed models of the 19th century, a lifelong interest that was likely born of his study

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Of A Stag & Doe, Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1925)
19th Century French Bronze Of A Stag & Doe, Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1925)

19th Century French Bronze Of A Stag & Doe, Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1925)

By Prosper Lecourtier

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A stunning 19th Century bronze sculpture. Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1924) crafted this bronze

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Antique 19th Century French Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Standing Stag by Alfred Dubucand
19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Standing Stag by Alfred Dubucand

19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Standing Stag by Alfred Dubucand

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A beautifully textured model of Standing Stag by Alfred Dubucand, the sculpture features a

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stag Deer Bronze Sculpture After Pierre Jules Mene
Stag Deer Bronze Sculpture After Pierre Jules Mene

Stag Deer Bronze Sculpture After Pierre Jules Mene

By Pierre Jules Mêne

Located in New York, NY

Finely sculpted and cast bronze sculpture of a royal stag deer with impressive 12-point rack after

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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture "The Calling Stag" by Charles Valton
Bronze Sculpture "The Calling Stag" by Charles Valton

Bronze Sculpture "The Calling Stag" by Charles Valton

By Charles Valton

Located in Paris, FR

Late 19th century bronze sculpture with brown patina of a calling stag standing atop a rocky crag

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Panther Seizing Stag” after Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne
Bronze Sculpture “Panther Seizing Stag” after Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne

Bronze Sculpture “Panther Seizing Stag” after Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Shippensburg, PA

ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE French, 1796-1875 "Panthère Saissant un Cerf" (Panther Seizing a Stag, on a

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stag Sculpture in Cold-Painted Bronze, Franz Xaver Bergman, 1861-1936
Stag Sculpture in Cold-Painted Bronze, Franz Xaver Bergman, 1861-1936

Stag Sculpture in Cold-Painted Bronze, Franz Xaver Bergman, 1861-1936

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture of cold-painted bronze stag realized in a naturalistic way in ochre and brown tones with

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A. Kuhne Pair of Patinated Bronze Seated Nymphs with Stags Signed, 1890
A. Kuhne Pair of Patinated Bronze Seated Nymphs with Stags Signed, 1890

A. Kuhne Pair of Patinated Bronze Seated Nymphs with Stags Signed, 1890

Located in New York, NY

Auguste Kuhne (German 1845-1895), pair of Verdis Gris patinated bronze of seated wood nymphs with

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Antique 19th Century German Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Exceptional Bronze Highland Stags on Marble Bases by Jules Moigniez
Pair of Exceptional Bronze Highland Stags on Marble Bases by Jules Moigniez

Pair of Exceptional Bronze Highland Stags on Marble Bases by Jules Moigniez

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Suffolk, GB

Pair of exceptional quality bronze Highland stags by Jules Moigniez (French 1835-1894) having a

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Antique French Bronze Sculpture, Bellowing Stag, Doe, and Fawn, Late 1800s
Large Antique French Bronze Sculpture, Bellowing Stag, Doe, and Fawn, Late 1800s

Large Antique French Bronze Sculpture, Bellowing Stag, Doe, and Fawn, Late 1800s

By Clovis Edmond Masson

Located in Dallas, TX

This large French bronze sculpture depicts a family of deer traversing across a rocky terrain

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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Circa 1880s "Tiger Attacking a Stag" Bronze Sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye
Circa 1880s "Tiger Attacking a Stag" Bronze Sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye

Circa 1880s "Tiger Attacking a Stag" Bronze Sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Shippensburg, PA

This superb bronze model is a reduction of the monumental stone carving by Barye in 1835 purchased

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Cerf Debout” Stag Standing Sculpture, Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1850-1870
“Cerf Debout” Stag Standing Sculpture, Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1850-1870

“Cerf Debout” Stag Standing Sculpture, Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1850-1870

By Antoine-Louis Barye, Susse Freres

Located in Shippensburg, PA

the Paris Salon, in 1829 Susse Freres bought the rights to three of his stag subjects including Cerf

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculpture of a Stag in Freedom by Aignon, Sculptor, Napoleon III Period.
Sculpture of a Stag in Freedom by Aignon, Sculptor, Napoleon III Period.

Sculpture of a Stag in Freedom by Aignon, Sculptor, Napoleon III Period.

By Christophe Gaignon

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Gilded bronze sculpture of a stag in freedom by Aignon, sculptor, 19th century, Napoleon III period

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Stag on Marble Base
19th Century French Bronze Stag on Marble Base

19th Century French Bronze Stag on Marble Base

Located in New York, NY

19th Century French Bronze Stag on Marble Base Marked Mene Pierre Jules Mene Measures

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Antique 19th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Stag by Alfred DUBUCAND
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Stag by Alfred DUBUCAND

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Stag by Alfred DUBUCAND

Located in New York, NY

19th Century French gilt bronze stag By Alfred DUBUCAND: Measures: 9" x 4" x 12" Weighs: 7 Lbs.

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Antique Bronze Sculpture as a Sitting Stag
19th Century Antique Bronze Sculpture as a Sitting Stag

19th Century Antique Bronze Sculpture as a Sitting Stag

Located in Berlin, DE

Extremely fine chiselled and weighty bronze. High quality workmanship in naturalistic

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Antique 19th Century German Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Standing Stag" by Alfred Dubucand
Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Standing Stag" by Alfred Dubucand

Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Standing Stag" by Alfred Dubucand

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in Shippensburg, PA

ALFRED DUBUCAND French, 1828-1894 "Standing Stag" Medium-brown patinated bronze Signed in

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

beautiful Bronze Stag Beetle Sculpture Figure, Vintage Germany 1890s
beautiful Bronze Stag Beetle Sculpture Figure, Vintage Germany 1890s

beautiful Bronze Stag Beetle Sculpture Figure, Vintage Germany 1890s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This beautiful stag beetle figure or statue was made in the 1890s in Germany. It is has the

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Antique Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century French Animalier bronze entitled "Cerf La Jambe Levée" byBarye
Late 19th Century French Animalier bronze entitled "Cerf La Jambe Levée" byBarye

Late 19th Century French Animalier bronze entitled "Cerf La Jambe Levée" byBarye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in London, GB

An impressive late 19th Century animalier bronze of a Stag raising it's fore leg in a proud stance

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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.
Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.

Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.

Located in Milan, IT

from medicine and perfume bottles. Medical and perfume bottles used corks in the late 19th century

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel

Impressive 'Life Size' 19th Century Bronze Stag
Impressive 'Life Size' 19th Century Bronze Stag

Impressive 'Life Size' 19th Century Bronze Stag

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

An Impressive 'life size' late C19th bronze stag, with 7 point antlers, standing proudly on a

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stag Bronze by Vidal Louis
Stag Bronze by Vidal Louis

Stag Bronze by Vidal Louis

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H 20.48 in W 7.09 in D 15.75 in

Stag Bronze by Vidal Louis

By Louis Vidal

Located in Paris, FR

Stag bronze by Vidal Louis (French sculptor, 1831-1892) Bronze with brown patina, signed.

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Red Stag Antler and Water Buffalo Horn Copper Gong
19th Century Red Stag Antler and Water Buffalo Horn Copper Gong

19th Century Red Stag Antler and Water Buffalo Horn Copper Gong

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

that is attached to a red stag antler base. The antler and horn ends are capped with a bronze fitting

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Antique Late 19th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Stag & Doe
Stag & Doe

Alfred DubucandStag & Doe, 1870

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H 9.5 in W 8.5 in

Stag & Doe

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in West Sussex, GB

Bronze deer group of a stag and a doe. Signed A. Dubucand 1870 Alfred

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19th Century Realist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Habsburg Red Stag Trophy on Bronze Shoulder Mount from Eckartsau Castle
Antique Habsburg Red Stag Trophy on Bronze Shoulder Mount from Eckartsau Castle

Antique Habsburg Red Stag Trophy on Bronze Shoulder Mount from Eckartsau Castle

Located in Houston, TX

This magnificent red stag trophy is crafted with a cold-cast bronze shoulder mount on a hand carved

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy

Materials

Bronze

"Recumbent Stag" by Antoine-Louis Barye
"Recumbent Stag" by Antoine-Louis Barye

"Recumbent Stag" by Antoine-Louis Barye

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H 17 in W 16 in D 11 in

"Recumbent Stag" by Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine late 19TH Century cast of one of Barye's earliest models

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Antique 19th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Saint Hubert Stag Head Spelter Mirror
A Saint Hubert Stag Head Spelter Mirror

A Saint Hubert Stag Head Spelter Mirror

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A French nineteenth-century devotional mirror with Saint-Hubert themed sculptural elements

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Antique 19th Century French Table Mirrors

Materials

Spelter, Bronze

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Located in Houston, TX

This listing is for bed frame only. Mattressm bedding and pillows not included and shown only for decorative purposes. A period Italian Empire queen bed beautifully carved with Neoc...

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By George Gardet

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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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19th Century Bronze Stag For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 19th century bronze stag you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and antler, every 19th century bronze stag was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 19th century bronze stag — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A 19th century bronze stag is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one 19th century bronze stag that is appealing in its simplicity, but Antoine-Louis Barye, Christopher Fratin and Alfred Dubucand produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 19th Century Bronze Stag?

Prices for a 19th century bronze stag start at $495 and top out at $28,500 with the average selling for $2,994.

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