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Pair of biscuit sculptures of Napoleon III eagles
Located in Paris, FR
Pair biscuit sculptures of eagles. Work from the second half of the 19th century, bearing the incised mark "Mre. Imple. de Sèvres" (not guaranteed).
Important pair of porcelain bisc...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture, "Child pinched by a crayfish", after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture with a brown patina shaded in green signed Pigalle on the base, representing a child surprised by a crayfish's pinching. Tears are running down the cheeks of the naked child, sitting on a large shell, as he has just been pinched by a crayfish. The sculpture rests on a green marble base.
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle is a great French sculptor born in Paris in 1714. At a very young age, he studied sculpture and became aware that his art was the meaning of his life. He moved to Italy in 1734 to perfect his technique. Then, he joined the Beaux-Arts, thanks to his work "Mercury attaching his heel" (1740) which had an immediate success. Several artists have a copy, painters represent it on their canvases, and a biscuit reduction is made by the manufacture of Sevres in 1770. Very quickly the orders multiplied and Mme de Pompadour took him under her wing. Juggling between baroque and classical styles, he made portraits of Diderot and Voltaire and then realized the famous funeral monuments...
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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Inkwell Sculpture "Les Moutons à L'abreuvoir" by Jules Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze inkwell sculpture with nuanced brown patination. Two ink pots are cleverly hidden at either end of the sculpture: One in the stump of the tree and the other under a rock. Moig...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Horses by Samson Manufactory
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of 20th century white porcelain horses on clouds, above rocaille bases richly decorated with scrollwork and openwork foliage. Both figures are marked underneath with two crossed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Art Deco Elephant with Its Two Baby Elephants by Ulisse Caputo
By Ulisse Caputo
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze statue with dark brown patina featuring an elephant and its two baby elephants. The group rests on a black marble base. This bronze animal sculpture is signed: Caputo Bronze. Art Deco period.
Ulisse Caputo (1872-1948) is a Neapolitan painter who lived in Paris. Student of Domenico Morelli and Gaetano Esposito...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Statue, Flying Gulls by Enrique Molins 'Spanish, 1893-1958'
By Enrique Molins-Balleste
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco-period bronze statue featuring two flying gulls skimming the crest of a wave. The sculpture is set upon a black marble base. Signed H. Molins for Enrique Molins Balleste...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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