A. Toussaint - G. Chaudoir Furniture

A large antique early 19th century Indian brass votive oil lamp modeled as the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesha, circa 1800. A finely cast brass figure of Lord ...

A beautifully cast matching pair of patinated bronze figural torcheres in the manner of Clodion modeled as classically draped young girls with garlands of flowers in their hair and h...

19TH Century artist male lay figure form This hand carved pine artists lay figure is untouched in form and shows lots of natural age. Dimensions in inches: H 12” x W 3” x D 1.5” ...

Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Brass Standing Floor Lamp.

A Patinated Bronze Figure of Mercury, Late 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: Modelled after Giambologna’s most celebrated work, the figure of Me...

A Bronze Mermaid Figural Bracket, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimension: Height: 33cm Depth: 19cm Width: 10cm.

A Large and Impressive Italian 19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Torchere, after a model by Niccolò Roccatagliata (Genoa 1593 - Venice 1636). The triangular foot base with projecting putti supporting the stem and oval reserves within cartouche motifs, one containing the initials "S.D" with an olive tree in-between and a bull-head below. The stem knot with figures of winged caryatids and festoons and upper part with cherub heads, acanthus leaves and egg and bead patterns and topped with a later white glass globe. The decorative system refers to the documented artistic production of the Venetian workshop of Niccolò Roccatagliata and takes inspirational model from the base of the Renaissance bronze of the Scuola Grande di San Teodoro in Venice, a work signed by Andrea del Bartolomeo di Alessandri known as Brescianino. Electrified. Circa: Venice, 1850-1880. RELATED LITERATURE L. Planiscig, Venezianische Bildhauer der Renaissance, Vienna, 1921, figs. 661-664; C. Avery, 'Andrea del Bartolomeo di Alessandri detto il Bresciano" lavator di gettar di Bronzo": candelabri, satiri e battenti', M. Ceriana and V. Avery (eds.), L'Industria artistica del Bronzo del Rinascimento a venezia e nell'Italia settentrionale, Venice, 2008, pp. 233-252. Similar models of this torchere were part of the interior decor collection at the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York (see black and white photo). The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House was a large mansion built in 1883 at 1 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It occupied the frontage along the west side of Fifth Avenue from West 57th Street up to West 58th Street at Grand Army...

These Palace size French 19-light torchieres are electrified and have new wiring; this exceptional pair is a rare find with the original gilding in beautiful condition. They are pho...

Pair of French figural two-arm wall lights, woman holding torches.

An important pair of monumental thirty-one light giltwood torchères after the model by Jacques Gondoin for the Hall of Mirrors At the Palace of Versail...

A Rare Tall Pompeiian Style 19th-20th century gilt patinated bronze tripod torchere Floor Lamp fitted with a molded glass shade. The tall fluted center column, topped with decorated ...

A Bronze Figure of Napoleon, 19th Century Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection. Description: In full military dress, his sword sheathed and arms folded over his chest, his ri...