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"Nude with Cape, " Large and Important Bas Relief Panel by Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large, unique sculptural panel demonstrates, in a bold and dramatic way, Jean Mayodon's fascination with the classical nude, interpreted of course in a modern way. Mayodon was o...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Circus Performers, " Brilliant Example of Surrealist Folk Art w/ Wood Marquetry
By Renato Maggiora
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly designed and executed, this example of wood inlay Folk Art, by Renato Maggiora in 1953, depicts a pair of circus acrobats at the centre, highly stylized and showing the i...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"Samson and the Lion, " Large, Rare Art Deco Sculptural Panel with Tile Mosaic
By Valentin Shabaeff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tour de force example of Art Deco wall sculpture, this depiction of Samson slaying the lion was made by Valentin Shabaeff, a Russian-Canadian artist who settled in Montreal. Shabae...
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Fishermen and Women, " Large, Pierced Wood Midcentury Wall Sculpture in Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expertly and sensitively carved from a slab of mahogany and finished with paint the color of gray flannel, this superb wall sculpture depicts two women and one man at the dockyard, c...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"Hercules and the Bull", Mythological Relief Sculpture with Male Nude, di Signa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly sculpted and beautifully finished with a deep mossy green glaze, this bas relief sculpture depicts a nude Hercules, possibly carrying the Cretan bull, followed by a robed fema...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
By Mario Brunetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and subtly glazed in tones of grey, green, pink and tan, this stunning Art Deco sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus in a lush springtime landscape. This piece is a rare example of the work of Mario Brunetti, who was part of a circle of sculptors and ceramicists influenced by the enormously successful Lenci workshop in Turin (Torino). Brunetti favoured mythological subjects, but his work is extremely rare. This motif of Bellerophon, shown nude with Greek cap, restraining the rearing Pegasus...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Girl with Beret, " Lovely, Carved 1930s Sculptural Plaque by Bela Janowsky
By Bela Janowsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and winning, this unique terracotta plaque, sculpted and fired by Bela Janowsky, depicts a lovely girl with long hair and a beret. Janowsky is known for his large bas relief sculpture, "The Last of the Mohicans...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
"Russian Dancers with Balalaikas, " Fabulous Art Deco Ceramic Wall Plaques
By Valentin Shabaeff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vibrant and brilliant examples of Art Deco sculptural plaques, this pair was created by Valentin Shabaeff, a Russian-born artist who settled in Montreal, Canada. He became known for ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Mercury and Caduceus, " Art Deco Sculpted and Painted Advertising Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully carved and painted, this remarkable Art Deco panel depicts Mercury and his staff the caduceus, encircled with serpents, which has served as the symbol of the medical prof...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"Football Tackle, " Unique Mid Century Bronze Sculptural Panel by Torrey
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted and cast as the prototype for a bronze awards plaque celebrating accomplishment in American football, this piece shows two players in the middle of a dramatic tackle. The artist, Fred Torrey, is best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state capitol), Torrey also sculpted another Lincoln sculpture this is displayed on the grounds of the Iowa state...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Twelfth Labor of Hercules, " Bronze Relief Panel Depicting Hercules & Cerberus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously detailed and beautifully cast and patinated, this oval panel depicts, in high relief, the victorious Hercules after his twelfth labor, having subdued the monstrous Cerberu...
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps because it depicts its figures more as Greek athletes rather than modern players, this bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump shot, with two virtually nude basketball players leaping up for the ball. Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carved from a "found" panel of distressed walnut, this superb bas relief sculptural panel of a falling satyr, his legs and arms akimbo, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in Co...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Deer in the Shade, " Highly Rare Art Deco Mirror with Sculptural Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and very rare, this high style Art Deco mirror features a pair of deer under a spreading tree, all alive with a silvery shimmer that is entrancing. The background is reverse...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
"Weatherhead Award, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walter Sinz, one of Cleveland's most celebrated sculptors in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this rare bronze panel recognized leading manufacturers in the aerospace industry, in this case an aircraft electronics company in Philadelphia. Like a rocket exploding out of its launching pad, this panel depicts a nude female figure shooting into the sky, in classic Art Deco stylized form. Sinz designed the Thompson Trophy, awarded by one of the prominent air races...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Eve and Adam in Eden, " Magnificent, Art Deco-WPA Sculptural Panel
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of WPA sculptor Waylande Gregory's work at the height of his career in the 1930s, when he was creating major fountains, public monuments and World's Fair sculpt...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Nude Shepherd Playing Pipes, " Unique Art Deco Sculptural Panel, 1940
By Jolan Cser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow naively charming and sophisticated at the same time, this pierced sculptural panel by Jolan Cser, a Hungarian artist, depicts a nude shepherd youth playing the pipes, accompa...
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn
By Rudolph Henn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and important pairing of plaster maquette and bronze panel, sculpted in preparation for a WPA bas relief at the post office in Loudonville, Ohio, was created by Rudolf Henn in 1938. Henn was a respected and successful sculptor in Germany before moving to America at the end of the Depression, creating the boy with fish...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Work and Industry", Large Allegorical Relief Panel w/ Half Nude American Indian
By Rudolf Mayer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and magnificent bas relief panel by Rudolf Mayer entitled "Handel Und Industrie" or "Work and Industry," makes fascinating use of German workers and a Native American to re...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$4,480 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bearded Egyptian, " Vivid and Unique Mosaic Panel, Art Deco Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made up of a rich variety of color-drenched ceramic tesserae, this unique mosaic panel depicts a bearded Egyptian head in profile, his headdress vivid in tones of periwinkle and purp...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fabulous Pair of Art Deco Masks in Asian Headdresses, Shadow Boxed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and exotic, this pair of Art Deco masks, framed in deep shadow boxes, are beautifully sculpted and painted, each with gilded South Asian headdresses...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
"Harp and Guitar, " Fabulous Cubist-Art Deco Bas Relief Plaques, Terra Cotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Opposition, " Rare Art Deco Cloisonné Tile with Anti-Nazi Theme, 1945
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable tile produced at the close of World War II in Delft, depicting the Nazi dragon being slayed by the Dutch people, is a superb example of Art Deco cloisonné...
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Clay
"Placing the Sandal, " Bas Relief Masterpiece with Nudes by Levillain
By Ferdinand Levillain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine carved relief panel was sculpted by Ferdinand Levillain, France's master of bas relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in med...
Category
Antique 1890s French Beaux Arts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Nude and Horsedrawn Chariot, " Rare Bronze Plaque by Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modeled, cast and finished, this high-relief plaque of a nude male figure followed by a four-horse chariot driven by a robed female figure was produced the famous Barbedi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Greek Revival Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Arts and Abundance, " Swedish Art Deco Bronze Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine example of allegorical sculpture from the 1920s, this bronze plaque by a Swedish sculptor features a nude male figure radiating light, flanked by two other nudes representing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Clash of the Titans, " Mythological Bronze Rondel with Male Nudes, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by Gustav Dore's masterful painting of a crowd of Titans pushing an enormous boulder at the top of a mountain, with lightning bolts over...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Art Deco Bronze Panel, Portrait of George Alexander
By Alexander Finta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Important historically and artistically, this panel by the Hungarian-American sculptor, Alexander Finta, celebrates the life and work of George Alexander...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Here Am I, " Highly Important Glass Panel by Edris Eckhardt
By Edris Eckhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of gold-fused, enameled and etched glass, "Here Am I" was created by Edris Eckhardt, one of America's most important women artists in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
"Aztec-Mayan Figures", Rare Pair of Carved Art Deco Panels, Golden Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary pair of sculptural relief panels, depicting elaborately costumed figures in highly decorated settings, is clearly drawn from Aztec and Mayan art and architecture. ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Mounts Featuring Zeus and Poseiden, French
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted, cast, chased and finished, this pair of bronze mounts feature, in bold relief, two highlights from Greek and Roman mythology: Zeus, holding the fire that Promet...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Art Deco Tile Panel with Nude on Horseback
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare majolica tile panel, produced by the important Karlsruhe manufactory in southwest Germany, depicts a male nude on horseback, accompanied b...
Category
Early 20th Century German Wall-mounted Sculptures
Danish Mid-Century Stoneware Plaque with Female Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of mid-century wall art, this plaque depicting a wide-eyed female nude, clearly influenced by ancient sculpture, was produced in Soholm, Denmark, an important cente...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Charger with Classical Figures on Horseback, Italian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand sculpted and gorgeously finished in a charcoal gray glaze with undertones of blue and terra cotta, this large charger depicts a pair of toga-clad male figures on horseback. The...
Category
Vintage 1950s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculptural Bronze Panel with Workers and New York Skyline
By F. Eue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and -- appropriately -- cast by the General Bronze Corporation to honor its retiring President in 1934, this handsome Art Deco panel depicts three workers pourin...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off