19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Hindu Birdcatcher A fine quality, a nineteenth-century bronze cast of the Hindu bird-catcher standing on an elephant skull and holding two birds in the air which are sitting on a bambu stick by Auguste De Wever (Belgian 1836-1910). Old cast probably by the Compagnie des Bronzes foundry signed...

A beautiful large bronze sculpture of a proud standing mare. Old sand cast created during the artist Josuë Dupon's lifetime. Josuë Dupon (also Josué or Josue Dupon) was a Flemish sculptor and engraver. His work also includes painting and graphics. He received his training through evening classes at the academy of Roeselare and Antwerp (1884) and later at the National Institute of Fine Arts (1887). In 1891, he won a gold medal with the monumental sculpture group Samson kills the lion and was runner-up in the Prix de Rome for sculpture. From that year on, his work appeared regularly in exhibitions at home and abroad. His reputation was such, that he became one of a select group of sculptors allowed by King Leopold II to carve statues in Ivory, which was imported from the Congo, the Belgian colony. In 1893 his exceptionally refined ivory statue of Diana was bought by the Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts, which also acquired his spectacular bronze Vulture defending its prey a year later. Working in every genre and mastering every technique and material, Josuë Dupon became best known as a sculptor of exotic animals. He was equally capable of faithfully expressing anatomical detail as of rendering the animals' nature. Josuë Dupon was a technically faultless realist, with a sense of the dramatic, a feeling for decorative complexity and a tendency towards idealizing. The placement of his camel driver and two bronze groups at the entrance to Antwerp Zoo confirmed this reputation as animalier. The career that Dupon subsequently built, brought him numerous important awards and an appointment as professor at the Antwerp Academy, a tenure he held between 1905 and 1934. Besides animals, he sculpted busts, war memorials and public monuments. For one of the largest sculptural monuments and the largest fountain in the city of Buenos Aires, called Monument of the Two Congresses, he collaborated with his good friend, the Belgian sculptor Jules Lagae. Josuë Dupon created several statues of mighty condors for this monument. At the start of his career his conception of art was strongly influenced by traditional 19th century artistic ideals. After the turn of the century his compositions and surface treatment changed and became more modern. He met Rembrandt Bugatti around 1905 or 1906 in the 'Jardin des Plantes' in Paris and invited him to Antwerp. Bugatti began travelling to Antwerp in 1906 to observe and sculpt the inhabitants of its zoo, which was then considered the best in the world, and Dupon allowed Bugatti to stay with him during several of his early visits. As such Dupon became a friend and a bit of a father figure to Rembrandt Bugatti. Dupon did not play a very active part in artistic movements or associations. Dupon remains an important sculptor not only through his body of work but also because of the influence he exercised through interactions and collaboration with other sculptors such as Lagae, Bugatti and Bourdelle but also because he trained leading sculptors such as Albéric Collin (1886-1962), Willy Kreitz...

This terracotta represents a mythological scene, in which we can see a centaur kissing with passion a lady, while a man is playing the Pan flute. On the back...

Attr. Bertel Thorvalsden (1770-1844) WINGED CUPID, Italy, 19th Century Provenance: Private Collection, Vienna

PIETRO BARZANTI Italian, 1825-1895 Allegory Of Spring Signed ‘P. Milanes/Galleria/P.Bazzanti/Florence.’ Carved White Italian marble circa 19TH C...

JEAN-BAPTISTE AUGUSTE CLÉSINGER French, 1814-1883 Dancer Zingara Inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR with the reduction mecanique A. Collas Brevete seal Patinated bronze, brown ...

CHARLES GEORGES FERVILLE-SUAN French, 1847-1925 Bronze group of a winter scene A winter scene of a man on skates, pushing the woman’s sled ...

Surmounted on a circular base, the odalisque portraying a half nude young female wearing a loose skirt, and is inscribed with the artist's name ‘A BOURGEOIS’. Maker: Charles Arthur Bourgeois...

A late 19th century bronze of a hound, seated on a naturalistic base, after Prince Paul Troubetzkoy. Incised to base 'Paolo Troubetzkoy 1893', with a dark brown patina. Born in 1866...

Rare and imposing reduction of the famous statue of JP Molin, inaugurated in 1867 in front of the National Museum of Stockholm. This version in black enamelled stoneware was produced...

Equestrian Joan of Arc by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910) A very fine bronze equestrian group with a delicate and nuanced brown patina signed "E. Fremiet" on the base cast by "F. Barb...

Turkish Horse Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) "Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée" Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base cast by "F. Barb...

ARTIST UNKNOWN Antique Chinese scrimshaw Shunga plates Ink on carved bone Framed: 18 x 14.25 inches

Rare pair of "Tiger and Lion walking" by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with a nuanced brown patina each signed "Barye" on the base cast by "F...

The work depicts, with a subtle and refined eroticism, Cupid and Psyche in the moment before the kiss, foreshadowed by the attitude of their bodies and gazes as they contemplate eac...

Four gilt bronze and patinated bronze wall sconces belonging to the French Empire period. The four arms having a sinusoidal shape are connected to a circle trramite dolphin heads. ...

Turkish Horse by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) "Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée" Bronze with nuanced greenish dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base cast...

Bronze figural grouping of a Génie and Science, a woman guided by an angel with outstretched wings by Mathurin Moreau, a celebrated and decorated French sculptor whose talents most f...

This delightful cast bronze statue The Upholster’s Apprentice showcases a young boy, reclined and reading in the chair he is presumably working on. The boy should be busy at work, us...

Inuit carvings, created by the Inuit people living in or near the Arctic Circle, are a kind of sculpture (done with bone, ivory, wood or stone) depicting their traditional way of lif...

Italian Portrait White Marble Bust in a Heroic Attitude. Carrara statuary Marble. Tuscan school. Circa 1850.  Bust depicting a young man with bare shoulders. This model draws inspira...

Saint-Gaudens, who served as an advisor for the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition sculptural program, accepted the commission for the official award medal. He had completed his de...

Late 19th-century bronze figure derived from a work by Jean Michel-Angel Pollet-a Palermo artist of French parents who was a pupil of Bertel Thorvaldsen and Peter Tenerani - titled ...

Ape riding on a Gnu by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A bronze group with a nuanced dark green patina signed "Barye" on the base Old cast probably by Brame France circa 1890 heig...

Bronzetto firmato alla base F. de Luca, artista meridionale attivo fra XIX e XX secolo, raffigurante un'allegoria delle Arti. In secondo piano, la "Scultura", identificata da un put...

A very interesting Coat of arms, sculpted in white marble with symmetrical structure and double scroll decoration as well as acanthus leaf carvings. With central depiction of a lily ...

A very interesting Italian white marble statuary sculpture of Saint Jospeh with Jesus Christ as child, Italian school of the 19th Century. Saint Joseph portrayed in full, with the li...

Pair of antique crater vases belonging to the first half of the 19th century. The crater is decorated with floral pattern designs and rests on a dark red quadrangular base. The han...

Finely chiseled gilt bronze Empire clock belonging to the early 19th century. The vase shape is typical of its period and features a large porcelain dial surrounded by relief elemen...

a very interesting sculpture, a studio of the Belvedere Torso made in french in the 19th Century. Standing on a double order circular wood base, the sculpture present an harmonic and...

Coppia di vasi Napoleone III Francese in porcellana policroma poggiante su basi in bronzo dorato. Il fronte principale presenta un grosso dipinto centrale raffigurante personaggi st...

Napoleon III French gilt bronze cup/centerpiece. The central body totally historiated in relief with mythological scenes is supported by two shoot-shaped handles. The square-shape...

Encounter the resonant blend of motion and music in 'The Nomadic Virtuoso,' a captivating painted metal sculpture by Arthur Waagen. This art piece from the late 19th century depicts ...

A coral sculpture - amulet with two dolphins, fruits and leaves, symbols of abundance and life. Nineteenth century. Weight 17gr Created from a single sprig of coral, carved, engra...

"Pair Of Cassolettes Louis XVI Style" PAIR OF CASSOLETTE VASES in sea green marble and gilded bronze in the style of Louis XVI decorated with scrolled handles held by women's masks. ...

The Spring by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Sculpture made in white Carrara marble signed on the base "A. Carrier-Belleuse" France circa 1870 height 76,5 cm width 30 cm depth 24 cm Biography : Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date. In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer. Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church. Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart. Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois, Eugène Delaplanche, Jules Dalou or Joseph Chéret; but he was best known for having been the master of Auguste Rodin who entered his studio as a practitioner in 1864. Carrier-Belleuse devoted himself a lot to decorative sculpture. He contributed to the decorations of many important buildings. We owe him in particular the caryatids of the Renaissance theater in Paris, the pediment of the main entrance to the Banque de France, the stucco ceilings of the Lesdiguières and La Trémoïlle pavilions at the Louvre Palace, the frieze of the Palais de la Bourse in Brussels, or the decoration of the Hôtel de la Païva on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. He also received State commissions for monuments: that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Montmorency, of Alexandre Dumas, in Villers-Cotterêts, of Masséna in Nice. Abroad, he produced the equestrian statue of Michael the brave in Bucharest and the tomb of José de San Martín in Buenos Aires. In 1873, Carrier-Belleuse took part in the construction of the Paris Opera house, directed by his friend Charles Garnier. He created the two monumental torchieres...

Pair of French Empire gilt bronze candlesticks expertly chiseled signed "Barbedienne." The central shaft features a figure of a "Vestal" woman surmounted by a circular element for h...

Fine 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Sculpture by JEAN-LEON GEROME Title: L'Extase Bacchique: An Allegory of Abundance and Joy Presenting "L'Extase Bacchique," an enthralling gold-patinat...

A fine & large (34" tall) antique French gilt-bronze on marble column of Diana, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) after a statue by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), the bronz...

19th century Bronze Sculpture of Cupid After Pierre Chenet Base diameter 6" 9"W x 23"H

Orologio Napoleone III Francese in bronzo dorato e bronzo patinato appartenente alla seconda metà del XIX secolo. La base in marmo bianco statuario è adornata con delle applicazioni in bronzo dorato a motivo floreale e poggia su piedi circolari sempre in bronzo. Una grande scultura raffigurante Sulla parte alta vi è la figura di Cerere, divinità materna della terra e della fertilità, nume tutelare dei raccolti, ma anche dea della nascita, poiché tutti i fiori, la frutta e gli esseri viventi erano ritenuti suoi doni; simbolo in particolare dell'estate, stagione per antonomasia dei raccolti. Nella composizione, molto armoniosa pur nella ricchezza di elementi, essa è tradizionalmente rappresentata come una donna giovane e bella, che tiene in mano un falcetto e porta sul capo una corona di spighe, che si trovano anche ai suoi piedi. La doratura è di tipo galvanica. Doratura Galvanica: La scoperta della tecnica galvanica inizia nel 1791 quando Luigi Galvani...

an interesting and beautiful sculpture of Venus, knew as Venus de' Medici, depicts the goddess in a fugitive, momentary pose, as if surprised in the act of emerging from the sea, to which the dolphin at her feet alludes.Carved in the 19th century in a pure and elegant white marble, the sculpture here presented with the height of 81 m is a scale version of the original that has an height of 153 displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The statue, a Venus pudica, is inspired, like the other variants of the theme, by Praxiteles' Cnidian Aphrodite, with particular similarities to the Capitoline Venus...

This is a beautiful original bronze casting by the foremost Russian sculptor of his day Evgeny Lanceray. Artist signed on the base in Cyrillic (image 5) and is also inscribed on the ...

A sculpture of Boy with Thor grand tour style carved in Italy in the 19th century in white statuary marble, a scale size from the one preserved at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The...

Lion and snake n°3 by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark greenish brown patina signed "Barye" on the base old edition cast – probably from the Bary...

A large late 19th century bronze figure of a recumbent greyhound after French animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), with a warm brown patina on a rouge griotte marble base. Signed 'FRATIN' on collar. Bronze length: 37cm Base length: 41cm Bronze height: 18cm Total height: 22cm Christophe Fratin was born in Metz in France in 1801. He first studied sculpture under Pioche in Metz under whom he honed his technical skills. He then became a pupil of the painter Theodore Gericault in Paris where he pursued his career as a sculptor. Fratin first exhibited at the Paris Salon as early as 1831, where he showed ‘Fermer – An English Thoroughbred’. The popularity of Fratin’s sculpture in England had a significant impact on his career. His modelling style reflected his imaginative mind and sense of humour, particularly in his humorous modelling of bears. Fratin was asked to sculpt life-size monuments for French cities, including his home town of Metz. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London he was considered the greatest animalier sculptor of the day. Fratin’s bronzes...

Pair of scagliola sculptures - Roman figures. Italy, 19th century. 51 x 26 x h 118 cm (left) - 41 x 28 x h 118 cm (right). Entirely in scagliola. Condition report: In good general...

La Rieuse napolitaine (The Laughing Neapolitan Woman) by Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875) Bust in terra cotta, in "Propriété Carpeaux" Signed on the side " JBte Carpeaux " Marked...

Tiger surprising an antelope (terrace without profile) Bronze with a shaded green patina, circa 1880 Signed 'BARYE', stamped 'H' by the founder Brame Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-187...

Antique bronze sculpture of male nude reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.

"Raro busto Art Nouveau in alabastro e micromosaico. " Il busto di una giovane ragazza. Epoca Art Nouveau, con un rarissimo lavoro in alabastro e micromosaico. Firenze, circa 1900. U...

Very fine large Neoclassical white marble bust of Arianna wearing a diadem with grape vine in her hair after the antique in Vatican Museum . Ariadne, in Greek mythology (Latin Aria...

an interesting sculpture carved in Rome in 1871 by F.Guliani as signed and dated on the bottom rear of the sculpture; the boy fisherman is portrayed as he collects his net which is ...

A 19th century 'Grand Tour' bronze figure of the Dancing Faun, standing on a bronze square plinth. The faun balances on his toes and pivots, his horned head raised, his hair wreathe...

Alabaster sculptural group depicting a pair of begging children belonging to the second half of the 19th century. The work is of great value and sculptural quality as the artist ma...

Bust of a young woman wearing a shawl by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) Terracotta bust Raised on a in blackened wood pedestal signed "A. Carrier " France circa 1860 total height 41 cm width 24 cm depth 17 cm Biography : Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date. In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer. Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church. Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart...

a very interesting sculpture, a studio of the Belvedere Torso made in french in the 19th Century. Standing on a double order circular wood base, the sculpture present an harmonic and...

Superbly carved white statuary Carrara marble bust of Flora, the goddess of flowers. Flora was often associated with the coming of spring and the fertility of the land. She also sy...