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"Apollo", Large Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Male Nude for Ocean Liner, 1948
By M. Mascherini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great, indisputable masterpieces of Marcello Mascherini's career, and one of his relatively early works, this large bronze depicting Apollo with his lyre was made for the ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Olympic Runner, 1924", Rare Bronze Sculpture of Nude Male Athlete by Engrand
By Georges Engrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and handsome, this sculpture of a nude male runner, probably cast for the art competition at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, was made by Georges Engrand. The athlete's head is tilt...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
By Brenda Putnam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when artists were capturing the exoticism and athleticism of modern dancers, such as Richmond Barthé's depiction of Féral Benga dancing with a large, curved sword or Paul Colin's drawings of Josephine Baker with her skirt of bananas, this sensuous presentation of a nude male dancer with a long spear stands out. The bronze was sculpted in 1926 by Brenda Putnam, who is best known for a series of bronzes showing children at play, often placed in gardens and parks. However, Putnam was ambitious to do more, leaving academic sculpture behind as she collaborated with architect Paul Philippe Cret to create the Puck Fountain for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., executed a number of portraits in bronze, exhibited at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, and created "The Crest" -- consisting of a a large male nude swimming...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Supplication, " Art Deco Sculpture from Archipenko's Ceramic School, Woodstock
By Lu Duble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest and most important sculptures eminating from the ARKO ceramic school established by Alexander Archipenko in Woodstock, New York, this stylized group of praying figu...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Archer", Highly Rare, Spectacular Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Riolo
By Salvator Riolo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it seems that every major sculptor in the Art Deco period yearned to depict a nude archer pulling on his bow to claim his target in the distance, starting with Antoine Bourd...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bliss, " Unique and Early Bronze of Female Nude by John Gregory, 1907
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and sublime personification of contentment and bliss, this bronze was sculpted by John Gregory -- who later executed 9 large bas relief pa...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary piece of American sculpture, this depiction of a young woman, dated 1930, was sculpted in white marble by John Gregory -- who executed 9 large bas relief panels for ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Victory", Large, Unique Allegorical Porcelain Sculpture with Male Nude
By Axel Locher, Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and extraordinary, this sculpture entitled "Victory" depicts a dignified Danish figure in honorific robes standing astride a crouching nude male figure. Clearly allegorical, the grouping may represent the victory of the Allies over the Central Powers...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte
By Emmanuel Andrew Cavacos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham, this figure of a modern male dancer, his ar...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Abduction of the Sabine Women", Rare Art Nouveau/Art Deco Sculpture, Denmark
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although paintings by Rubens and Poussin offer the most famous depictions of the Abduction of the Sabine Women -- a tale from the early days of Rome -- this story has been told again...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Pouring Gold", High Style Art Deco Sculpture by Lapteff for Pewabic, Detroit
By Pewabic Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not as well known as Grueby, Rookwood, Cowan and other potteries that made superb vessels and sculptures in the Arts and Crafts and Art Deco eras, Pewabic pottery in Detroit...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Harlequin and Columbine", Rare Pair of Art Deco Sculptures in Black by Genvane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and superb examples of high style Art Deco sculpture, this pair of terracotta figures depict Harlequin (Arlequin in French) and Columbine (Colombine), each bathed in a glossy bl...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Sleeping Male Figure", Allegorical Bronze Bookend with Nude, Owl, Mask & Child
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Truly fine and extraordinary, this large and heavy bronze bookend, beautifully sculpted, cast and chased, depicts a sleeping male nude figure, his arm resting on a Classical mask, his body curled around an owl, and his left arm clasped by a small child. Given that the owl represents knowledge and wisdom, and the mask indicates art and theater, the sculpture is suffused with allegory and meaning. The sculpture is not signed, but is stamped 530/101 and shows an engraved inventory number, probably added by the first owner. The bronze has a lustrous patrina, and sits on an oxblood marble...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Indian Figures", Fabulous Folk Art - Art Deco Carved Ladle, Native American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this hand carved wood ladle -- a masterpiece of folk art showing the influence of modern Art Deco motifs -- depicts two American In...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Rima the Jungle Girl", Art Deco/WPA Sculpture by Eckhardt, from Green Mansions
By Edris Eckhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inspired by Rima, the "Jungle Girl" character in the enormously popular novel, "Green Mansions," this sculpture depicts her surrounded by birds and animals who trust and love her, in...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Hercules at Rest", Rare Art Deco Porcelain with Male Nude by Bregnoe
By Dahl Jensen, Jens Jacob Bregnö
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Uncontestably, one of the most sensuous pieces of figural porcelain ever produced in the 20th century, this piece shows Hercules resting on a rocky promontory, with one arm outstretc...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Capricorn", Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of a sea-goat (half goat, half fish) -- the classic symbol of Capricorn -- was sculpted by Paul Manship, the most impor...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Industry and Agriculture", Unique Pair of Bronzes Celebrating American Workers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In some ways a classic example of WPA-era sculpture celebrating the American worker, this pair is also different than other pieces with the same theme in the 1930s. These men are br...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pulling A Soldier to Safety", Large Art Deco War Memorial Bronze by De Lue
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful and poignant, this sculpture depicts a powerful nude helmeted soldier carrying and pulling his brother to safety after a serious injury on the battlefield. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Helios, God of the Sun", Large, Spectacular Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by De Lue
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the largest and most impressive bronzes ever sculpted by Donald De Lue -- one of America's greatest sculptors of Art Deco monuments over the course of 50 years -- this bronze ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Riding the Currents", Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Merboy and Fish by Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyful and full of energy, this rare -- possibly unique -- sculpture by Just Andersen depicts a merboy, complete with fins on each feet, riding a plump fish through the sea, his mout...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Honoring Svatopluk Čech", Art Nouveau Relief Plaque w/ Male & Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and unusual example of Czech Art Nouveau sculpture -- complete with male and female nudes in profile, and a border of pine branches -- features at its center a portrait of ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
"Seduction by a Satyr", Large, Rare Art Deco Sculpture with Nudes by Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and affecting, this sensual bronze by Jean-Marie Camus depicts a nude satyr figure seducing a nude female figure laying prostrate before him, beguiled by the music from h...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
By Brents Carlton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards,...
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Seated Nude", Rare Ceramic Sculpture of Male Nude by Jenö Grantner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and powerful, this depiction of a male nude figure, seated on a tree trunk and looking to his right, was sculpted by Hungarian sculptor Jenö Grantner around 1940. The...
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Bedouin Women", Rare Art Deco Porcelain Sculpture, Internally Lit, Limoges
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture and night light depicts two Bedouin women swathed in brilliant white robes, framed by gold headbands and a gold floor beneath their feet. ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Tray of Oranges", Rare Art Deco Perfume Warmer w/ North African Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman, resplendent in a yellow robe and carrying a tray loaded with orange...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nude Triton", Larger, Rare Bronze of Nude Male Triton by Netzer, 1920s
By Hubert Netzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once strong and sensuous, this large bronze of a fully nude triton figure, his right arm raised high with his trident, ready to strike, was sculpted in the 1920s by Hubert Netzer....
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sea Dragon Candle Stand", Large Art Deco Masterpiece, Wrought Iron, Sweden
By Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and striking, this Art Deco-Modernist candle stand by Karl Einar Borgström depicts a highly stylized sea dragon using wrought iron bars and rods. Although this piece has a pr...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Golden Youth", Gilded Sculpture of Young Man's Head by Lundqvist, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong, placid visage of a young man, eyes closed and hair flowing, was sculpted by John Lundqvist, sometimes compared to Carl Milles, who was Sweden's leading sculptor in the e...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"At the Finish Line, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Runner with Nude Male, Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a rich, brown patina, this extremely rare bronze by Pierre Le Faguays depicts a nude runner racing at top speed, his hea...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many murals and other artworks in the 1930s, presents the bearded fig...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
By Franz Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Harpoonist", 1930s Folk Art - Art Deco Relief Sculpture in Gray Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable example of folk art sculpture influenced by the stylization of 1930s Art Deco, this bas relief sculpture depicts a man aiming a long harpoon toward his prey below, his body lit up by a nimbus of energy carved from the gray marble. The piece is signed "Knute" on the reverse, and is dated 1936, at Temple University in Philadelphia. The medium is the kind of gray King of Prussia marble...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Sigrid", Exceedingly Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Forest Green, Bopp Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of Art Deco ceramic sculpture, this female head was made by David Seyler for the Harold Bopp Pottery in northern Kentucky, in the brief period before it became the...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude Male Archer, " Bronze by Geyger, Original Purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly sculpted and cast with very fine detail with a rich, lustrous patina, this celebrated bronze of a fully nude male archer was sculpted by Ernst ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Head of a Potter, " Highly Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Male Figure by Nielsen
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable "Head of a Potter" in the pebbly Sung glaze by Jais Nielsen is both strong and subtle, an evocative and beautiful capturing of a young man's visage, no doubt...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Triton, Merman and Mermaid, " Sculptural Vase w/ Aquatic Motif and Nudes in Blue
By Edgardo Simone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterful -- and brilliantly-hued -- example of high style Art Deco sculpture, this large and unique vase depicts several nude figures along its upper edge -- a Triton blowing his shell-horn on one side and a nude merman and mermaid embracing on the other. The sides of the vase are enlivened by a series of jumping dolphins, and the entire surface is glazed in streaky blues, pale greens and rich browns. The artist was Edgardo Simone, an eccentric and brilliant sculptor who worked in bronze, plaster and ceramics over several decades. He was born in Italy and trained in Rome, but spent much of his career in America, specializing in portrait busts. He sculpted the likenesses of Thomas Edison, John Pershing, Henry Ford, Louis Brandeis, Sally Rand, President Franklin Roosevelt...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
"Triumphant Man, " Spectacular Gilded Bronze Trophy Cup w/ Male Nude, Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and spectacular, this gilded bronze trophy cup in the Art Nouveau style was sculpted by Eugène Bourgouin for Christofle, and is richly decorated wi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Double Play, " Sculpture Capturing Dramatic Baseball Play with Male Nude, 1953
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Brother Against Brother", Rare Art Deco Silver Medal/Sculptural Piece by De Lu
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and rare example of late Art Deco sculpture struck in solid silver, this medal was designed by Donald De Lue in 1965 as part of the larger New York University Hall of Fam...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
"Snake Dancer, " Extremely Fine Art Deco Sculpture w/ Female Nude, Alabaster Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and very finely cast, this gilded bronze sculpture of a snake dancer in harem clothes -- but with a modern 1920s hair style -- was sculpted by Raymond Delamarre...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bacchus Teapot, " Bold and Rare Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Rometti, Italy
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this 1930s glazed teapot was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it wa...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Glory, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Celebrating World War I French Soldiers, 1934
By Jules Bernaerts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this bold, bronze allegorical sculpture is entitled "Glory" or "Gloire," and is a smaller version of a grand public scu...
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Down for the Count, " Extraordinary, Rare Bronze w/ Nude Male Boxers by Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most celebrated figural sculptures of the 20th century, and one of the finest depictions of the male figure from the 1920s and 30s, this extremely rare bronze by Cecil de Blaquiere Howard depicts two boxers, one triumphant and one defeated, in the heat of the match. Each of the two nudes is beautifully captured in a scene that is compact and complex, with the standing figure stepping over and around the fallen figure below. The sculpture is depicting a dramatic moment in the boxing ring, but it is also presenting two male figures at their peak of physical perfection. Howard was born in Canada, brought up in America, and trained under sculptors such as James Fraser...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Discus Thrower, " Large, Extremely Rare Bronze with Nude Male Athlete, McKenzie
By R. Tait McKenzie 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by America’s foremost artist with a focus on the form and performance of male athletes, this masterpiece of 20th century sculpture -- especially large and rare -- depicts a nude discus thrower as he is about to hurl the disc forward. Robert Tait McKenzie...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Right Jab, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer, Nickel Finish by Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by one of the greatest innovators in Art Deco sculpture in 1930s Europe, this nickeled brass figure of a boxer, his right arm reaching out to jab at his opponent, was made b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Classic Nude Torso, " Bravura Nude Male Figure in Pale Gray Marble, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most boldly and superbly carved nude male figures in carved marble we have seen outside a museum, this classic depiction of the figure shows the man with one arm up and on...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Shepherdess and Lamb, " Brilliantly-Glazed Art Deco Sculpture, Primavera, France
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps, Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in hues of dark pumpkin, emerald green and ruddy putty, this unique ceramic sculpture of a shepherdess in a wide, pleated skirt embracing one of her lambs was crea...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"The Mourning of Orpheus, " Rare Gilded Bronze by Strindberg w/ Nude Male & Lyre
By Tore Strindberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted by Tore Strindberg, one of Sweden's leading sculptors in the early 20th century, and sensitively cast and gilded by the Otto Meyers fou...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Poseidon Calming the Sea, " Sculpture w/ Swimmers by Joe Brown Awarded by AAU
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Verdigris Bronze Art Deco Centerpiece Supported by Three Nude Male Figures
By Maurice Guiraud-Rivière
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Spectacular and very rare, this large, high style Art Deco bronze centerpiece with a beautiful verdigris patina, consisting of a semi-spherical dish richly decorated with a dense pat...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
"Lone Cliff in the Sea, " Remarkable Sculpture with Nudes by Edstrom, 1901
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of Auguste Rodin and the Art Nouveau movement, this remarkable bronze was sculpted by David Edstrom, a Swedish American artist. Here, a nude male figure is perched on the edge of a cliff, looking heavenward as a nude mermaid lies below, nude and full of invitation. Edstrom, the quintessential example of the tortured artist...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although the sculptor is not known,...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Metal
"Black Male with Upraised Arms, " Nude Sculpture of African Figure by Fenton
By Beatrice Fenton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly unusual in Beatrice Fenton's oeuvre, this dramatic figure of a Black male figure with his arms raised and crossed at the wrist -- either in cele...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Ocean Bottom, " Mid Century Bronze Sculpture with Fish, Seaweed and Seashells
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lively, this rare bronze sculpture depicts a school of fish, undulating in the ocean current, intermixed with seaweed rising from the sea floor ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
