Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger Animal Sculptures

This skillfully executed hand carved figural bull is fully dimensional and has a rich brown color. The bull is depicted in a standing position atop a shaped wooden plinth. The muscular animal has been finished with realistic detail with particular attention given to the bull's facial features and folds of skin. The plinth itself is slightly domed at the center and bears carved elements which include a large rock and stylized plants. The bull measures 8" tall and the base is 10.75" x 4.125". It weighs 1lb 15oz. The carved bull is in very good vintage condition with no cracks or signs of wear. This early 20th century hand carved bull statue...

An exceptional French patinated realistic miniature bronze bust of Jesus Christ, 1858 Signed: J CLESINGER. 1858 and F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, wi...

Sculpture bull bronze all in patinated solid bronze, lost wax bronze technic.

A small bronze statue of Venus de Milo A small French bronze statue of Venus de Milo or Aphrodite on a marble base. The original Venus de Milo statue...

Large bronze tiger with brown patina, with very subtle bronze work to bring out the stripes on the body of the tiger No mark or signature Japan wo...

A pair of large and finely patinated bronze models of a standing bull and a running cow after models by Isidor-Jules Bonheur, Cast on a Naturalistic Base. French, circa 1890. Signed 'I BONHEUR' and stamped 'PEYROL EDITEUR'. Bonheur was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon and his naturalistic depiction of farm animals, including cattle, was one of his most popular subjects. The bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol, who ran one of the most successful art foundries in Paris at this time. Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was the son of the painter Raymond Bonheur and younger brother of Rosa Bonheur, the famous sculptor. He was born in Bordeaux and studied painting, at first with his father and then with the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, moving on to sculpture in 1848. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 with a painting and plaster study of the same subject ‘African horseman attacked by a lioness’. From then onwards, Bonheur exhibited regularly at the Salon as well as other exhibitions, winning medals in 1865 and 1869 together with the prized Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1895. Most of Bonheur’s casts were by his uncle by marriage, Hippolyte Peyrol, whose tiny foundry mark is often very difficult to find. Bonheur’s studies range from farm animals, bears and tigers in a very naturalistic vein to equestrian groups. Although noted primarily for his small groups he did complete two large scale commissions, one to his sister Rosa, at Fontainbleau and the other, two stone lions at the steps of the Royal...

Unsigned but vintage. There is some paint loss on the rim of the wood base and general wear associated with age and use on the rest of the piece

A Monumental and Truly Exceptional French Patinated Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ, Circa 1858, Signed J. Clesinger, Rome 1858 & F. Barbedienne Fondeur This monumental and extraordinar...

This is a vintage decorative bull statue. A Continental, bronze and marble desk ornament in the manner of A.L. Barye, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Fascinating study ...

Bronze sculpture of bull on marble and wood base-signed.

Lost wax casting. Base in marble. On the oval base rises the figure of the animal, located facing forward. This type of small sculptures in bronze were already highly appreciated in ...

French bronze figure of bull with attacking dog on an oval base (Valton) (19/20th Cent.)