Jaroslav Benda

An unattributed Modernist bronze sculpture constructed of solid, worked and formed rods connected in an organic form. Made in the USA, circa 1960s.

Incredible couple of cats in Murano glass by Barovier&Toso 1948 "zebreto oro" circa 1948

A beautifully crafted pair of cast bronze statuettes from the 1970s, each depicting a stylized naiad in the style of creations by Monique Gerber or Miguel Ortiz Berrocal. These ele...

1960s Jitro Porcelain Hand-Painted Statue by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux Bohemia Sculpture made in the Czech Republic circa 1966. Depicting a Nude Woman riding on a horse. A white h...

Large bronze from the Chiurazzi foundry in Naples, Exact copy of one of those found in Herculaneum and currently in the Archaeological Museum of Naples Bronze measures: 94 cm. High...

Beautiful porcelain sculpture of a pheasant designed by an artist Jaroslav Ježek. Ježek's figurines became a decoration of many interiors of the 1950's and 1960's. The statue of the ...

Unique set of midcentruy glass figures of doctors made in Zeleznobrodske Sklo Glasswork (ZBS) in former Czechoslovakia. The statuettes of otorhinolaryngologist, obstetrician, pediatr...

- perfect original condition - marked jr

Title: Pair of Bronze Sculptures of the Kore of Peplos - Early 20th Century with Modern Bases Product Overview: This exquisite pair of bronze sculptures is a faithful reproduction o...

Czechoslovakia Porcelain B & W Swan Figurine by Jaroslav Jezek Royal Dux 1960s in excellent original condiiton.

This memorial statue is an example of traditional African metalwork from the Benin Kingdom, present-day Nigeria, known for its historic bronze and brass sculptures made using the los...

De Martino is a classical artist, known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular (“scugnizzi”, fishermen, commoners) with realistic features. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples under the guidance of Stanislao Nome, Gioacchino Toma, and Achille D ’Orsi, from whom he learned the ability to portray the most realistic details using them on very young subjects. Very young he moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups, exhibiting frequently at the "Paris Salon" where he won the prize of the Louvre Museum for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Fisher of locusts, Naples, private collection). Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and produced sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, especially urchins, “street urchins”, little boys and young fishermen. From 1916-1931 he was master of the sculptor Angelo Frattini. Later the dominant theme of his production was childhood, in particular thoughtful, sad, gaunt children were represented in his works, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerged. De Martino became known with the nickname of “The sculptor of children”.