Mario Bandini Models and Miniatures

Celluloid nude lady Art Deco thermometer.

This piece is absolutely gorgeous, and complete with half doll and pincushion together. The porcelain half doll has wonderful mint green colour dr...

A French Art Deco craquelé ceramic bust of a young faun with pointed ears and a garland of leaves on his head. Marble base. Weight: 4.5 lbs. Please refer to photos for more details. ...

French Art Deco Madonna Statue, 1920s Hand-Carved Oak Holy Virgin Sculpture. This exquisite French Art Deco Madonna statue dates back to the 1920s, expertly hand-carved from what ap...

This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...

Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches Excellent condition. Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France. He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era. Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture. Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls and cabarets *Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky. After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...

French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix by Peter Hartmann, Switzerland, 1920s. Elegant and rare French Art Deco bronze crucifix by Swiss sculptor Peter Ha...

Woman Sculpture Ugo Zaccagnini Italy, 1930 Earthenware Sculpture Wood Base (h7x18x15 cm)

Miniature signed Ugo Zaccagnini, in hand-glazed ceramic, depicting the dwarf Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney. Italian production from the 1940s. Signature o...

Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base Good condition. Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France. He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era. Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...

French artist Charles Lemoyne designed this stunning, tall sports memorabilia sculpture. The figurine boasts a cast bronze finish line runner. The typical Art Deco model is detailed ...

Rustic Black Forest (Late 19th Century) walnut wall barometer/thermometer with carved bird, deer and floral carving.