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American Bronze Sculpture Bust Percy Shelley (1912) by William Partridge
By Roman Bronze Works
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILLIAM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE
American, 1861-1930
Portrait Bust of Percy Bysshe Shelley (modeled 1899, cast ca. 1912)
Bronze, lost-wax cast and patinated, situated over a honed marble p...
Category
20th Century American Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour 19th Century Marble Bust of Antinous as Hermes by Filli Pugi
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FILLI PUGI
Italian, fl. 19th century
Bust of the Capitoline Antinous after Antiquity
Carved Carrara Marble signed verso “Filli Pugi Firenze” executed circa late 19th century
Ite...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
American Modernist Sculpture Bust of a Man by Lucile Leslie Swan & Valsuani
By Valsuani Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Lucile Leslie Swan
United States, 1890-1965
Bust of a Man
Lost-wax patinated bronze signed in cast "L. Leslie /33", sealed verso "A. VALSUANI cire perdue"
Item # 410REP02A
Cast using the lost-wax method the Valsuani foundry was renowned for perfecting, this fine modernist bust showcases loose modeling to create a chaotic surface while articulating an exactiingly realist sense of her sitter. His powerful features and stoic profile evoke a character of great seriousness. The bust is cast hollow and is raised on an early wooden plinth.
Leslie Swan (born Lucile Swan, May 10, 1890, Sioux City, Iowa) was an American sculptor and painter, known for her sensitive and evocative portrayals of human figures, informed by her extensive travels and intellectual exchanges. After receiving early education at an Episcopal boarding school, she moved to Chicago in 1903 and began her studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1908. In 1912, she married fellow artist Jerome Blum. Over the next decade, Swan’s artistic career took her to Corsica, Japan, China, Tahiti, and France, where she immersed herself in the diverse cultures and artistic traditions she encountered.
In 1924, following her divorce, Swan relocated to New York City, where she continued her work as both a painter and sculptor. Five years later, she accepted a significant commission from the Cenozoic Laboratory in Beijing, beginning a transformative period in her career. It was in China that she met the philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and their friendship would profoundly influence her work and life. Swan's portrait bust of Teilhard, now housed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, remains one of her most celebrated pieces. She also created a reconstruction of the Sinanthropus skull, a project supervised by German anatomist Franz Weidenreich.
During her time in Beijing, Swan modeled a variety of subjects, from Western intellectuals to local Chinese figures. Her sculptures of children, Chinese jugglers, and sword dancers...
Category
20th Century American Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of a Woman” by Cesare Ceribelli
By Cesar Constantino Ceribelli
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CESARE CONSTANTINO CERIBELLI
Italian, 1841-1918
"Bust of a Young Woman"
Polychromed and chemically patinated bronze signed to the reverse shoulder "C. Ceribelli" raised on origin...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Marble Bust Sculpture of Classical Woman by Joseph Mozier ca. 1851
By Joseph Mozier
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOSEPH MOZIER
United States, 1812-1870
Bust of a Classical Young Woman (1851)
Carved Cararra marble Signed to the reverse "J. MOZIER, Sc: ROME 1851"
Item # 406QSO30A
A stunningl...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare American Marble Bust of Classical Woman by Thomas Ridgeway Gould
Located in Shippensburg, PA
THOMAS RIDGEWAY GOULD
United States, 1818-1881
Bust of a Classical Woman (1872)
Carved Cararra marble signed to the reverse "T.R. GOULD fecit / FLORENCE / 1872"
Item # 407NXP09P
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Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Parian Porcelain Bust of “Tanagra” after Emmanuel Villanis ca. 1890
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Tanagra"
Parian porcelain bust over gilt bronze plinth raised on marble base over bronze plate signed in shoulder "E. Villanis" cast circ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Antique Marble Bust “Lady Layard” by John Warrington Wood ca. 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHN WARRINGTON WOOD
British, 1839-1886
Bust of a Woman, almost certainly depicting Lady Layard (1870)
Carrara marble signed to the reverse "WARRINGTON WOOD SCULPT ROMA 1870"
Item # 405UGP17Q
A very finely carved marble bust that almost certainly depicts Lady Layard (British, 1843-1912) at 27 years of age. While the bust is not titled, John Warrington Wood had a relationship with the family, first sculpting Lady Mary Enid Evelyn Layard's husband and cousin Henry Austin Layard the year before in London in 1869. Wood exhibited that bust at the Royal Academy in 1870 and the same year Lady Layard would have sat down with him in Rome for the completion of this bust. Interestingly, Henry Layard decided he did not like the bust that was completed of him and eventually re-commissioned Wood to complete the bust again 12 years later in 1881, that example held in the permanent collection of The National Gallery in London. The same year, John Warrington Wood executed a second bust of Lady Layard that is held in the permanent collection of the British Museum of Art (acc. no. OA.10557). It is interesting to view the painting completed by Vicente Palmaroli y González...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Circa 1880 Antique French Bronze Sculpture Bust by Eugene Aizelin
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Eugene-Antoine Aizelin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE AIZELIN
French, 1821-1902
Bust of a Young Woman (1864)
Patinated bronze raised on an original turned rouge marble base over brass rim signed on shoulder "Eug. Aizelin 1864"...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Thais” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Thais"
Cast signature to shoulder "E. Villanis" cold-stamped "3264" & "CB" with foundry cachet of "Societe des Bronzes de Paris" o...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture Antique Bust of Greek Warrior, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH SCHOOL
4th qtr, 19th century
Bust of Greek Warrior
Patinated bronze unsigned cast circa late 19th century
Item # 304KEX30P
A fine ca...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Thais” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Thais"
Signed in cast along shoulder "E. Villanis" and cold stamped "1146" with foundry cachet of "Societe des Bronzes et Paris" ve...
Category
20th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Sculptures Busts “Comedy & Tragedy” by Eugene Laurent
By Emmanuel Marcel Laurent
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE LAURENT
French, 1832-1898
"Comedy & Tragedy"
Patinated bronze on original black marble bases Unsigned, cast circa 1885
Item # 211PPA29S
A rare and exceptional pair of br...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Young Man, Alfredo Pina
By Alfredo Pina
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFREDO PINA
French, 1883-1966
Bust of a Young Man
Lost-wax cast medium-brown patinated bronze over solid verde marble plinth signed in cast "A. Pina" and sealed with cachet "cire...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Diana” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Diana the Huntress"
Signed in cast along shoulder "E. Villanis" and cold stamped "3 S" verso
Item # 212KRG15A
An exquisite and expertly cast example of Emmanuel Villanis' Diana the Huntress, it features a delightful light...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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