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Susse Freres Coq Français Chantant French Bronze Rooster Sculpture af. Aug. Cain
By Susse Freres, F. Barbedienne Foundry, Auguste Nicholas Cain, Antoine-Louis Barye, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French bronze figural rooster sculpture.
Entitled "Coq Français Chantant" (French Rooster Crowing).
Modeled by Auguste-Nicolas Cain (b. 1821 - b. 1894), the renowned French ...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cabinet-Sized Naively Modeled Gilt Bronze Bear Sculpture
By Lanceray, Franz Bergmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique cabinet sized sculpture of a bear.
In gilt bronze.
Modeled naively with the bear standing on all four feet, ears alert, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Lalique Glass Perche Fish Paperweight or Car Mascot
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French glass car mascot.
By Lalique.
Designed by René Lalique in 1929.
In the form or a perche/perch fish in frosted glass with polished raised details and surfaces and a c...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass
Nymphenburg Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Lion Baroque' Figurine with Bavarian Crest
By Nymphenburg Porcelain, Joseph Wackerle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German porcelain figurine.
By Nymphenburg Porcelain.
Entitled 'Lion Baroque', designed by Josef Wackerle.
In the form of a rampant lion with the Bavarian lesser coat of arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Miniature Bronze Cormorant Figurine or Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine miniature bronze sculpture.
Modeled in style similar to the French Animaliers like Barye, Bonheur or Mêne.
In the form of a cormorant bird.
Mounted on a black wooden square...
Category
20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cut Square Nail Curtis Jere Style Birds Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern metal sculpture.
Depicting 8 birds in flight.
Constructed of cut square steel.
In the style of Curtis Jere.
Simply a great Mid-Century Modern sculpture!...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Penguin
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a penguin.
Marked with an impressed H.361 to the base.
The design is attributed to Theodor Karner.
Simply a wonde...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Huddling Penguin Pair
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a pair of penguins huddling together with one another.
Entitled "Pinguinpaar" (Penguin Pair), design no. 693.
Designed by Karl Himmelstoss for Rosenthal.
Marked to the base with a green Rosenthal maker's mark, two old Rosenthal labels, an A.S. Cooper & Sons Bermuda retail label.
There is an impressed mark beneath one of the Rosenthal labels which is likely H.693 for the model number.
Simply a wonderful Rosenthal penguin...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique French Art Glass Bird (Swallow) Bookend or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French art glass bookend or paperweight.
By Lalique.
In the form of a diving swallow bird.
Etched to the base with a 'Lalique France' mark.
...
Category
20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Lalique Frosted Glass Chouette Owl Figurine or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine figural frosted glass owl paperweight.
By Lalique.
Entitled Chouette.
With a molded owl with frosted wings perched on a clear cylindric...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Martha J Cornwell American Arts & Crafts Glazed Terracotta Elephant Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine early 20th century sculpture of an elephant.
Attributed to Martha Jackson Cornwell.
Depicting a stoutly modeled elephant on an integral plinth with a blanket draped across its back and an Indian headdress or harness across its forehead.
Decorated in white, blue, and green glazes on a terracotta body and with inset beads or pearls to the elephant's head and forehead.
Cornwell was a student of Kenyon Cox, Arthur Dow, and Augustus Saint Gaudens at the Art League in New York City at the end of the 19th Century. She was subsequently an assistant to St. Gaudens for a decade and a half on his Shaw Memorial in Boston.
All in all, simply a wonderful, unique sculpture from one of America's important female sculptors of the early 20th Century!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
With some losses to the blanket edges...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Salviati Attributed Venetian/Murano Glass Peacock Place Card Holder Figures
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine pair of Venetian or Murano glass figurines or place card holders.
In the form of peacocks in yellow glass with gold foil with dark blue eyes.
Attributed to Salviati.
Simply a wonderful pair of Venetian or Murano glass peacocks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Steuben Koala Bear Figurine or Sculpture Model No. 8268 by Lloyd Atkins 1971
By Lloyd Atkins, Steuben Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine art glass koala bear figurine or sculpture.
By Steuben.
Model no. 8268.
Designed by Lloyd Atkins.
Simply a wonderful koala figurine from Steuben!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Steuben
Pattern:
Model no. 8268
Marks:
With an etched Steuben...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Egyptian Revival Bronze Sculpture of a Lion on a Marble Plinth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Egyptian Revival bronze sculpture.
In the form of a male lion.
Mounted atop a mottled rouge marble plinth.
Simply a lovely Egyptian Revival bronze!
Date:
...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Folk Art / Pop-Art Comic Strip Papier Mache Teddy Bear Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine folk-art papier-mache sculpture.
In the form of a teddy bear.
The papier mache appears to be from various 20th Century Philippine comic books, such as Superkat by L.S. M...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper, Plaster
Antique Signed American Folk Art Sewer Tile or Redware Pottery Lion Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed Folk Art lion figurine.
In the form of a recumbent lion.
Signed to the underside. The signature appears to read: 'J Silverthorn'
Made out of a reddish-brown redware or stoneware sewer tile...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Mid-Century Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Rooster by J. Feldtmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a rooster.
Designed by J. Feldtmann in the 1950s for Rosenthal.
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Steuben Art Glass Figurine of a Trout & 18k Gold Fly by James Houston
By James Houston, Steuben Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Steuben art glass model of a trout just caught by an 18 karat gold fly.
Designed by James Houston in 1966.
Model No. 2011.
Simply a wonderful figural sculpture of th...
Category
20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold
"Enfant au Coq" a Bronze Sculpture of a Child and Cock after Cecioni Adriano
By Adriano Cecioni
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Enfant au Coq"
A bronze sculpture of a child and cock after Cecioni Adriano, depicting a young child holding a rooster aloft.
The bronze has a warm ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Modernist Roman Bronze Works Sculpture of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan
By Roman Bronze Works, Walter Rotan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb Modernist model of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan (1912-2001) with a very dark verdigris patina.
Cast at the Roman Bronze Works in the 1930s or 1940s.
The bronze is stamped Roman Bronze Corp. NY to the reverse and bears an integral signature in the plinth.
Rotan was an important 20th century American sculptor. A student of Albert Laessle, Rotan's work is held in public and private collections throughout the country. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art.
A similar gazelle is incorporated into his sculpture installed at Brookgreen Gardens.
References include Beartrice Gilman Proske's 1968 book...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Rooster or Cockrel Figurine
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A antique English prattware model of a cockerel or rooster.
With mottled decoration in ochres and yellow.
The base bears an old partial D. M. ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Fine Vintage Samson Porcelain Bolognese or Bichon Dog Figurine
By Samson & Cie, J.J. Kaendler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Samson porcelain model of a Bolognese dog.
Modeled after the figurines that Kaendler designed for Meissen in 18th century.
A classic form that is always in style!
The...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Stoneware Pottery Monkey Figurine by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen
By Knud Kyhn, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful stoneware pottery model of a Monkey designed by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen.
Knud Khyn (1880-1969) was a Danish sculptor and painter. He was an important, long-term...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Grand Tour Lion Attacking a Horse Miniature Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 19th century Grand Tour miniature model of the Lion Attacking a Horse sculpture.
Modeled after the ancient Roman version found on Capitoline Hill.
Sized as a paperweight...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Slate, Bronze
Adolescent Turkey Bronze Sculpture by the American Animalier Albert Laessle
By Albert Laessle, Roman Bronze Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare model of what we believe is an adolescent turkey by the important American Animalier Sculptor, Albert Laessle.
The dynamically modeled young bird is straining to scratch ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Recumbent Goat", a Red Painted Terracotta Sculpture by J Stephen Lewis, 1946
By J. Stephen Lewis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A recumbent goat sculpture in red painted terracotta pottery mounted on an integral wooden plinth.
By J Stephen Lewis (1917-2017 Russian/US), a noted Philadelphia sculptor and tea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Unique Black Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Hawk Skull by Darla Jackson, 2016
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Untitled.
A unique black painted terracotta sculpture of a hawk's skull by Darla Jackson.
Date: 2016.
Length: circa 4 in.
Signed to the base D. Jackson.
Darla J...
Category
2010s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Black Gesso and Raw Graphite Resin Sculpture of a Pygmy Rabbit by Darla Jackson
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Pygmy rabbit.
A cast black gesso and raw graphite resin sculpture by Darla Jackson.
Date: 2016.
Length: ca. 4 3/4 in.
Also available in bronze on commission basis ...
Category
2010s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Resin
When Bad Things Happen, A Terracotta Rabbit Sculpture by Darla Jackson, 2014
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: When Bad Things Happen.
A unique black painted terracotta sculpture of a rabbit by Darla Jackson.
Date: 2014.
Length: ca. 8 in.
Signed to the reverse with the arti...
Category
2010s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Darla Jackson Baby Bunny with Crow's Mask Bronze Sculpture, 2015
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baby bunny with crow's mask.
A bronze sculpture by Darla Jackson.
Orginally modelled in 2011. This piece was cast in 2015.
Signed and dated to bas...
Category
2010s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An abstract Murano glass sculpture of a fish by Licio Zanetti for Zanetti Vetreria Artistica. The clear glass fish is twisted as if jumping through the air and mounted on a stylized ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Rittts Astrolite Abstract Fish Sculpture
By Astrolite, Shirley Ritts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good Ritts Astrolite sculpture of a stylized fish.
Height: circa 15 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques must delight you. Pu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
"Prince" a Modernist Fantasy Dog Bronze Sculpture with Sketch by J. J. Kearns
By James Joseph Kearns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Prince" a bronze sculpture of a grotesque fantasy dog by James Joseph Kearns accompanied by its original sketch and hand written note from the artist.
It is signed and dated to ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chamberlain Worcester English Porcelain Pug Mother Dog & Puppy Figurine
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, early 19th century English hard-paste porcelain pug & puppy figurine.
These early English figurines are all modeled after the Meissen facto...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
