Jaroslav Benda Decorative Objects

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

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...

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...

1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car 1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car. The most exceptional pedal car dated September 3, 1948 from Mantova. Scratch built by hand it would probably have been commissioned as a one of project. The car was made as a working pedal car with a strong bicycle based frame and pedal type assembly although we haven’t tested the mechanism and are selling this as a decorative car...

A magnificent sculpture from the 1930s, in the style of Brancusi's work. This remarkable piece consists of a half-cylinder in polished bronze, backed by a piece of carved and faceted...

This bronze sculpture origins from France, circa 1880.

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”.

French bronze dancers sculpture from the 1930s

- perfect original condition - marked jr

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

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...