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Pair of Orientalist Bronze Busts by Cordier, 1861
By Charles Henri Joseph Cordier 1
Located in London, GB
Pair of Orientalist bronze busts by Cordier, 1861
French, 1861
Man: Height 42cm, width 32cm, depth 18cm
Woman: Height 40cm, width 26cm, depth 16cm
This impressive pair of bronze busts were made by the renowned French sculptor Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (1827-1905). Known for his Orientalist works in bronze and marble, Cordier gained inspiration from his visits to Algeria. The male figure of this pair is after a study made during one of these visits.
The figures form a wonderfully contrasting pair. The male bust wears a more sombre, downturned expression, whilst the female smiles almost sleepily. Both faces are expertly carved to achieve a human likeness, and the two figures are similarly dressed in embellished shirts and robes. The patination is exceptional throughout, providing light and shade to the facial features and garments. Gilding can also be seen on the woman’s earring...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze and White Marble Busts of a North African Man and Woman
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze and marble busts of a North African man and woman
by C. Caccia, Italian, 1883, the base by H. Dasson, 1885
Measures: Height 44cm, width 35cm, depth 21cm
Provenance: from the collection of the late Sir Arthur Gilbert
This fantastic pair of busts...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ormolu Bust of a 16th Century Prince, by Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu bust of a 16th century Prince, by Rancoulet
French, Late 19th Century
Height 72cm, width 42cm, depth 22cm
Made by the skilled and renowned French artist and sculptor Ernest Rancoulet, (French, 1870-1915), this excellent gilt-bronze bust was made in the late nineteenth century, in fine neoclassical style. Rancoulet was best known for mythological scenes and figures, and depictions of athletes. He was also known for depictions of members of high society, often aristocratic women, exhibiting for a number of years at the Paris Salon, producing many exceptional likenesses, busts, and figurines, such as this.
In this work, the sitter, envisioned as a 16th century Prince or nobleman of sorts, towards out and towards the left. He wears a plumed hat and a high collared cape, with a typical period frilled ruff. His tunic is elaborately decorated with jewellery. A portrait full of character and vitality, this work is an excellent representation of Rancoulet's work, and of French Neoclassical sculpture...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Carved Marble Busts on Stands by Italian Sculptor Arnaldo Fazzi
Located in London, GB
Pair of carved marble busts on stands by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Fazzi
Italian, 1889
Measures: Bust with fruit: Height 74cm, wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
French Bisque Porcelain Portrait Bust in the Renaissance Manner
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French bisque porcelain portrait bust in the Renaissance manner.
French, 19th Century
Measures: height 65 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm.
Th...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French Painted Bisque Porcelain Bust of a Woman
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French painted bisque porcelain bust of a woman
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 68cm, width 40cm, depth 30cm
This fine bust is crafted from painted bisque porcelain. The bust depicts a young woman in a historicised Renaissance style: the sitter tilts her head to her left, her eyes glancing to something in the distance. She wears an ornate feathered head...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French Bronze Sculpture Bust of a Man by Aimé-Jules Dalou
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
French bronze sculpture bust of a man by Aimé-Jules Dalou
French, 1888
Height 49cm, width 20cm, depth 21cm
This fine patinated bronze bust by the French s...
Category
Antique 1880s French Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Belgian Patinated Bronze Bust by Lambeaux
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in London, GB
Belgian patinated bronze bust by Lambeaux
Belgian, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 63cm, width 35cm, depth 15cm
This charming patinated b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust on Marble Plinth by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in London, GB
Bronze bust on marble plinth by Georges van der Straeten
Belgian, c. 1900
Measures: Height 69cm, width 34cm, depth 21cm
This beautiful portrait bust is by the Belgian sculptor Georges van der Straeten. The bust depicts in patinated bronze a young woman, who twists her head to her right and glances her eyes slightly askance. She is wearing a head covering and a light dress...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Realist Terracotta Sculpture of an Elderly Lady by Sinding
By Stephan Sinding
Located in London, GB
Realist terracotta sculpture of an elderly lady by Sinding
Norwegian/Danish, 1892
Height 26cm, width 21cm, depth 14cm
This fine terracotta sculpture bust is by the Norwegian-Dan...
Category
Antique 1890s Danish Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Orientalist Sculpted Busts by Guillemin
By Émile Guillemin
Located in London, GB
Pair of Orientalist sculpted busts by Guillemin
French, circa 1880-1890
Male figure: Height 89.5cm, width 65cm, depth 40cm
Female figure: Height 79.5...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble Female Bust after Joseph Chinard
By Joseph Chinard
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style marble female bust after Joseph Chinard
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 63cm, width 33cm, depth 20cm
Portraying Madam...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Marble Sculpture Bust After Joseph Chinard
By Joseph Chinard
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical marble sculpture bust after Joseph Chinard
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 65cm, width 34cm, depth 55cm
Portraying Madame R...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Porcelain Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Style of Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This pair of busts depicts the former King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The busts are crafted from unglazed whit...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Two Orientalist Spelter Busts of Female Figures
Located in London, GB
This busts in this pair of spelter sculptures take the form of two Orientalist female figures. The figures wear Orientalist clothing and are embellished with Orientalist-style jewelr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Two Orientalist Patinated Bronze Sculptures by Debut and Pinedo
By Marcel Debut, Émile Pinedo
Located in London, GB
These exceptional patinated bronze statues depict ‘Arabe en Marche’ (Arab on the move) and Porteau d’Eau Tunisien (Tunisian water carrier). The former wa...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
‘La Porteuse’ and ‘Le Guerrier Arabe’, Two Patinated Bronze Figures by Salmson
Located in London, GB
These wonderful patinated bronze sculptures were created in France in the 19th Century when Orientalist art was in fashion. They are the work of the prestigious sculptor, Jean Jules ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Bronze Bust Sculpture on Marble Plinth
Located in London, GB
This strikingly naturalistic bronze sculpture was created in Florence in 1895. The bust depicts an elderly man, most likely a farm worker, carrying a heavy sack of grain over his shoulder. He wears an old slightly ragged shirt which is open at his chest, revealing his thin body underneath. The man looks out into the distance on the left, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. His mouth is open as though he is breathing heavily with the strain of the work or calling out to someone unknown to the viewer.
The sculptor has accurately rendered every detail, with great truth to reality. The faint stubble on the man's chin and the wrinkles on his face and hands are faithfully portrayed. In its naturalistic style and its everyday, unidealised subject-matter, this bronze may be described as a work of Realism. The Realist movement flourished in the arts in Europe in this period, the 19th Century.
The bust is signed ‘G Rossi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Bust Sculpture by Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in London, GB
This elegant bust of a young woman was created by the acclaimed sculptor, Affortunato Gory (Italian, fl. 1895-1925). Affortunato Gory (also known as Fortunato Gory) studied under the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Gilt Bronze and White Marble Bust of a Woman by Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in London, GB
This charming sculpture of a young woman is the work of the accomplished Italian-born sculptor, Affortunato Gory (1895-1925). Gory is best-known for his sculptures of women and child...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Two Orientalist Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculptures after Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
These beautiful sculptures were crafted in Austria in the early 20th century. They are signed, ‘Nam Greb’, after the famous ‘Bergman’ Viennese bronze foundry.
Cast in the Bergman style, the Orientalist sculptures depict two women in Egyptian dress...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Mother and Child by Faure De Brousse
By Vincent Désiré Fauré de Broussé
Located in London, GB
This beautiful sculpture of a mother and child was created in circa 1900 by the French sculptor, Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse. Faure de Brousse was...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Style Marble Figure of Sleeping Child
By François Duquesnoy
Located in London, GB
This marble figure of a sleeping child was crafted around 1800 in the style of François Duquesnoy, a sculptor active in Italy in the early 17th Century....
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Antique Patinated Bronze Busts of Othello and Desdemona by Garella
By Antonio Garella
Located in London, GB
Of mid brown patina with gilt highlights, the figures each signed 'A. Garella' and dated '1887', and with the foundry inscription 'Flli Galli / Firenze', Desdemona also inscribed 'Pr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman
Located in London, GB
These charming antique busts originate from the western Austrian state of Tyrol, which sits on the border of Bavaria in Germany. The pair are modelled as a Bavarian woodsman and his ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Large Ormolu Bust of Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome
Located in London, GB
This remarkable ormolu bust of the iconic Roman Emperor Julius Caesar is the epitome of neoclassical style design, and was originally intended as an overdoor decoration. Overdoors - ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French bronze bust of a woman after Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in London, GB
French bronze bust of a woman after Jean-Antoine Houdon
French, late 19th Century
Height 60cm, width 26cm, depth 22cm
This superb patinated bro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Antique Bust of a Young Lady, after Greuze
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in London, GB
On a veined marble base; after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, inscribed on the reverse 'D'Apres Greuze (Musee Du Louvre)'.
This beautiful patinated bronze bust depicts an elegant young lad...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Terracotta portrait bust of a girl by Henri Weigele
By Henri Weigele
Located in London, GB
Terracotta portrait bust of a girl by Henri Weigele
French, late 19th Century
Height 57cm, width 40cm, depth 23cm
This charming portrait bust of a young girl is crafted from terraco...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Patinated Bronze Bust of a Young Man by Aimé Jules Dalou
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
The bust resting on a red marble waisted socle, inscibed to the reverse 'DALOU 1888'.
Aimé Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902) trained at the Petite E...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
