Saint Clément Busts

Charles Lemanceau cubist elephant craquelé. Art Deco crème Craquelés glaze ceramic. Saint-Clement, France circa 1930 Bibliography: ‘Craqueles ...

Rare majolica peacock shaped jardiniere or planter in Art Deco style was made by St Clement in Luneville, France. The figural planter features richly detailed surfaces, especially o...

French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Henri Bargas, France, 1930s. The three doves. Measures: width 17.7"(45 cm), height 16.6"(42 cm), depth 8.9"(22.5 cm). Excellent+++++ condition...

Beautiful and rare French Art Deco terracotta bust of a satyr by well listed artist Max Le Verrier, (1891-1973). This unusual French terracotta bust sculpture is artist-signed on the...

Rare French Majolica black poodle signed Keller & Guerin Pitcher Saint Clement, Circa 1900. Measure: Height / 12 inches.    

In the Napoleonic style with much later faux marbre plinth.

A vintage French Majolica glazed Absinthe water pitcher formed as a rooster, St. Clément, circa 1940-1950. The Gallic rooster, in French: le coq gaulois, i...

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Beautiful Art Deco sculpture in white craquelé ceramic depicting a pair of panthers; the noble animals are depicted walking, with their plush stride, in the tall grass in a calm and relaxed attitude; the powerful muscles of the beasts are relaxed, but the representation is always charged with strength and pride, a classic example of the Art Deco style that exalted in its artistic expressions the forms, strength, and power of both humans and animals. The object features very distinctive workmanship: the piece of raw ceramic was first molded into its final soft and elegant form, then fired at about 1000° C, then an ancient technique was used by applying "crystalline" (a transparent vitreous coating) with an ox brush; then distributed, again with a brush, white glaze over the entire body of the panthers; the glazing stage requires a lot of skill, as the glaze must be evenly deposited on the surface of the object, at which point, very quickly, to fix the glaze, the piece was put into the kiln between 920 and 940 degrees for the final firing. By looking at the underside we can better understand this technique. The panther pair...

Sculptural bust from France hand-crafted in terracotta. This finely detailed vintage work of art features the likeness of a woman and has a wonderful warm tone.

After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet. Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Spec...

MAGNIFICENT & RARE! WOMAN IN CANOE POLYCHROMED SCULPTURE AND ACCENT LAMP SIGNED S. MELANI ARNOVA DIMENSIONS: Approx. 21" Wide x 14" Tall x 6" Deep In 1925, France held the "Ex...