Louis Mendez Decorative Objects

Sculpture gold dragon all made in porcelain and gold-plated in 24-karat. With gold-plated polished brass whiskers. Exceptional piece.

A pair of Ming dynasty sancai blue glazed pottery figures. Circa 1500 AD Ming Dynasty I have owned over 250 ming tomb figures including over 80...

5 French Post-War Design (1980/90s) bronze individually stylized female figures in poses standing on one foot on a round shaped base (signed LaROCHE) (PRICED EACH)

Original Art Deco nude ceramic sculpture featuring a figural study of a young female form with an early streamlined form by F. Trinque The artwork showcases the woman in pristine whi...

Brutalist Art Pottery, Studio Ceramic by Brenda Williams. Northern California artist. Dramatic form, technique, wonderful glaze and color.  

A late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze scholar sculpture.

These graceful sculptures were created in the late 19th century by the prestigious French sculptor, Auguste Moreau (1834-1917). Auguste was born into a family of artists, which inclu...

Nayarit Fertility Female Figure With Child Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated terracotta female figure from the shaft tomb tradition, shown cradling an infant over her right shoulder - likely a symbolic representation of fertility, maternity, and the continuity of life. This expressive red-slipped sculpture is boldly modeled with exaggerated limbs and stylized facial features, impressed eyes, a broad nose adorned with a septum piercing, and ear ornaments. Her elaborate coiffure is incised with vertical striations and rises into a high crest, pierced at the top with a vent hole connecting to the hollow interior. Manganese blooms across the surface attest to its long burial. Such figures were ritually interred in shaft tombs to accompany the dead, offering symbolic protection or ensuring rebirth in the afterlife. Dimensions: 4 Inches Wide x 8.4 Inches Height (10.2 cm x 21.1 cm) Condition: Presents beautifully with restorations to the head. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 Legal to acquire under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14. This Nayarit Figure...

Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.

A unique Cire Perdue gilt bronze sculpture of roses by Louis Ernest Barrias. The singular lost wax cast of a still life of roses is mounted on a rosewoo...

Bronze sculpture by French artist Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) of a basset hound with a raised tail, wearing a collar on a stepped base. The piece has a dark original patina, and ...

Exceptional and highly important bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841–1905), one of the most influential French sculptors of the late 19th century. Titled “La Nature se dév...