Gorham CO. Sculptures

EDITH BARETTO PARSONS United States, 1878-1956 "Turtle Baby" (1919) - Designed as a Fountain Patinated bronze signed to edge "E.B. PARSONS COPYRIGHT...

ALEXANDER PHIMSTER PROCTOR American, 1860-1950 "Princeton Tiger" (1910) Dark-brown and autumnal patinated bronze signed in cast "AP PROCTOR 1912", "GORHAM CO FOUNDERS 0454 7" with copyright symbol captured from underlying mold, "79" and "PRINCETON TIGER" to raised edge cast circa 1912 formerly with Graham Gallery of New York (label affixed to underside) Item # 402KMP14C A very early casting from Alexander Phimster Proctor of his "Princeton Tiger". Modeled in 1908-1910, the original monumental pair of these were cast in 1910 and presented to Princeton University Art Museum by the class of 1879 (hence the '79 incised on the front raised edge). They were subsequently cast by Gorham starting in 1912 in two dimensions - 22 3/16" in total width and 9" in total width. The present example is the latter dimension and is cold-stamped "7", noting its very early production. It is finished in a nearly black overall patination that was relieved to show autumnal hues throughout, the tones together emphasizing the surface texture that is captured directly from the early mold. Note the extraordinary surface nuance and exquisite detail. The underside retains a label from Graham Gallery and shows remnants of the core material loosely moving within the void. Museum Holdings: Brooklyn Museum of Art [large version] Cleveland Museum of Art [9" version] Princeton University Art Museum [the monumental original pair] Measurements: 4" H x 9" W x 2 1/2" D Condition Report: Exceedingly good condition, no flaws. About silla antiques & art Established in 2009, we have available in our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery an ever-changing selection of carefully curated and catalogued furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture...

A model that Mahonri Young contracted to both the Griffoul foundry in Newark and the Gorham Co. foundry in New York, the Pushing Elephant bookends were one of his most sought-after works. The present sculpture was executed by Gorham Co. using the lost-wax method of casting is an exceptional example with exquisite texture captured directly from the mold, the surface silky and translucent with a rich medium-brown patina with complex hues of gold and reddish-oxide as well as ranges of black. The model is numbered 42 and is cold-stamped Gorham CO. FOUNDERS 0469 along the edge of the base; the signature is captured directly from the mold into the naturalistic base and the underside of the model is filled with plaster beneath green baize. Born to Salt Lake City, Utah on August 9th 1877 to Mahonri M. Young and Agnes Mackintosh Young, grandson to Mormon leader Brigham Young, Mahonri Mackintosh Young was self-taught from an early age, sculpting animals and birds in clay even as a young boy. After receiving some early recognition for his drawings, he began to pursue illustration and studied under James T. Harwood. When Cyrus E...

Verdigris patinated bronze sculpture "Bust of Mozart" by Edith Lichtenstein Signed "Edith Lichtenstein", dated 1910, cold-stamped "Gorham Co Founders G...

Alexander Phimister Proctor's first model of a newborn white-tailed deer in 1887 titled Fawn (First Model) was inspired by his observations...

A wonderful patinated bronze of free standing antelope sculpture signed Gorham founders OGLM on rectangular base.

An American Art Nouveau patinated cast bronze and marble sculpture "Desha" by, female artist Harriet Whitney Frishmuth. The sculpture was mod...

An American Art Nouveau cast patinated bronze sculpture "The Vine" by female sculptor, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth. The Vine depicts a nude dan...

An American Art Nouveau patinated bronze vide de poche titled "Girl with Frog" by, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth of a nude woman sitting along si...