Jan Anteunis

Exceptional Karl Hagenauer statue of a female dancer sculpture, commonly titled as Josephine Baker, cast and nickel plated brass, circa 1930s. , manufactured by Werkstätte Hagenauer ...

Bronze sculpture Orientalist Dancer Artist Fatori origin Italy circa 1920 orientalism style signed in the flame onyx marble base perfect condition.

Impressive Art Deco bronze sculpture of a reclining nude playing with two goats. Signed by the French artist Georges Gori, with foundry mark La Pointe, l...

Sculpture of a panther from Art Deco period France made of metal with a black marble base. This figure is in a natural walking pose and is quite eye catching. It features the origina...

Art Deco Style Verdigris Bronze Sculpture, signed Casey Wright, American, circa 2007. Beautiful form with excellent verdigris patina. Heavy ...

An unusual, stylized Art Deco statue of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Polished pewter on a marble base. Approximate 13.5" H.

Fabulous Art Deco display female shop mannequin. She's in good vintage condition with the usual bumps and bruises one would expect but no serious damage...

French Art Deco bronze figure of nude female dancer on a square black marble base (attr: Marie-Louise Simard)

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Particular and elegant statue in spelter with marble base; the sculpture represents a young woman in a beautiful plastic and slender pose that holds in the left hand a laurel wreath and in the right hand a sheet of paper with an inscription, probably of scientific formula, in fact, the statue is the interpretation of "Science". The crown "triumphalis", precisely called "laurel crown", in Greek mythology symbolized wisdom and glory, it was the highest honor for a poet who had just graduated. Laurel was considered a sacred plant also by ancient Romans: it was venerated in particular by Apollo, god of the sun, music, poetry, sculpture, and painting. Precisely because of his countless knowledge, in fact, Apollo represented wisdom and intelligence. On the pedestal has been applied a scroll with the name of the sculpture itself and that of its author: Jean Charles Ruchot. It was made in spelter, with the technique of "lost wax", by the artist himself in his workshop in Romainville, a French commune located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, between 1900 and 1905. Jean Charles Ruchot, the refined and prolific artist, was active from 1890 until 1925, he produced classical works inspired by antiquity, then he was influenced by Art Nouveau, then by Art Deco, styles in which he expressed his greatest talent; he created many statues both in bronze and in spelter, he is also the author of many objects of decorative arts: lamps, sculptural groups for clocks and advertising objects. Spelter is a zinc-lead alloy that is aged to resemble bronze, but it is softer and can be easily melted and worked unlike bronze, composed of copper and tin, which melts between 850° and 1020°. Spelter has been used since 1860 to make objects that could compete with bronze, because of its great convenience and ease of use, this material had very strong dissemination and use when many sculptors and bronze Art Nouveau and Art Deco used...

A decorative French Art Deco bronze falcon sculpture. Plating in different finishes upon request. Complimentary drop-off to New York City. We a...

Neo Art Deco copper-tone female flapper dancer statue dancer fixed to an alabaster base, signed Biess. Circa 1980.

Cold-painted Austrian bronze. Dancer with her hands raised on a port marble base. Signed Dakon on the marble. Total height: 47 cm Width: 26 cm Depth: 11 cm Weight: 5 Kg Stefan Dako...