María José de la Macorra Art

Polo Bookends in bronze for the sporty library. These were purchased from the collection of a polo player on Long Island who had a beautiful library of sporting books. He also owne...

19th century bronze group of a standing and sitting hare by French animalier sculptor Alfred Dubucand (1823-1894). Finely detailed bronze with good dark brown patination. Signature '...

A late 19th century bronze of a hound, seated on a naturalistic base, after Prince Paul Troubetzkoy. Incised to base 'Paolo Troubetzkoy 1893', with a dark brown patina. Born in 1866...

The Herons, pair of chiseled bronze subjects, the body with a green patina and the head with a purple patina, 1960s-1970s. The two herons or storks are presented in different attitud...

"Roman Bronze Figure Of A Romping Dog" Roman Empire, circa 1st Century B.C.- 1st Century A.D. Bronze width 7 cm width 2 3/4 in Provenance: Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) Private Collection, Zurich, prior to 1986 American Private Collection, acquired in 1991 Literature: A.P. Kozloff, et al., More Animals in Ancient Art...

An amazing bronze cast of a little 19th-century boy. The quality of the piece is outstanding, as is the color and patination. There is little known about the painter other than he wo...

Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute Outdoor or indoor life size bronze sculpture Paul Moore WAITING FOR HIS L...

Cobra, Unknown, 20th century, Bronze, Animal, Snake, Design, art deco, Cast

About the artist : Siri Hollander’s entire process started from an innate desire to work in large format but being self-taught she had to create her own system through trial and erro...

More than a creature, Birdman embodies transformation and duality. Is it a guardian, a trickster, or an internal self-reflection? Its bird-like head and humanoid stance invite viewer...

Plains Drummer medallion bronze by Allan Houser Apache Bronze medallion by Allan Houser Plains Indian drummer

A large late 19th century bronze figure of a recumbent greyhound after French animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), with a warm brown patina on a rouge griotte marble base. Signed 'FRATIN' on collar. Bronze length: 37cm Base length: 41cm Bronze height: 18cm Total height: 22cm Christophe Fratin was born in Metz in France in 1801. He first studied sculpture under Pioche in Metz under whom he honed his technical skills. He then became a pupil of the painter Theodore Gericault in Paris where he pursued his career as a sculptor. Fratin first exhibited at the Paris Salon as early as 1831, where he showed ‘Fermer – An English Thoroughbred’. The popularity of Fratin’s sculpture in England had a significant impact on his career. His modelling style reflected his imaginative mind and sense of humour, particularly in his humorous modelling of bears. Fratin was asked to sculpt life-size monuments for French cities, including his home town of Metz. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London he was considered the greatest animalier sculptor of the day. Fratin’s bronzes...