French Statues

A French cast iron figure of Ariadne on the back of a one of the panthers of Dionysius.

A mid 19th century bronze casting of classical boy and girl. The girl holding a sheaf of wheat, the base decorated with foliage. Titled "Deux Enfants" and...

An impressive life size cast iron bust of a gentleman, possibly Jean Jacques Rousseau. A handsome decorative antique statue for the garden, gard...

An xl large highly decorative object, can be used in the garden but also as a statement piece indoors.

This statue, titled Young Girl with a Conch, was cast by the Ducel Foundry after a work by Pierre Loison in the mid-19th century. The sculptor Pierre Loison (or Loyson) (1816-1886) began his career as an apprentice to a clog maker. Noticed for his talent, he was able to study sculpture in the studio of David d’Angers and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He received numerous official commissions and exhibited in nearly every Salon from 1845 until 1886, the year of his death, as well as at the 1855 Universal Exhibition. The Ducel Foundry was founded in 1800 in Touraine. It was successively managed by three generations of the Ducel family: Jacques, Jean-Jacques, and Jacques-Gustave. The company had a store in Paris and gained recognition by participating in various international exhibitions held in the second half of the 19th century. It was purchased by the Val d’Osne Foundry in 1878. This sculpture depicts a young girl seated on a rock by the water’s edge. She may represent a naiad, a deity associated with rivers and springs. Her posture conveys movement, as if she is about to enter the water: her face and torso lean forward, she holds onto the rock with her left hand, and in her right hand, she grasps a conch shell, which could emit a jet of water. A drapery covers her waist, and both legs extend toward the water. The statue bears an inscription on the base indicating its origin: “JJ DUCEL...

Pair of 19th century French terracotta Egyptian couple torcheres sculptures and standing lamps.

A French artisan created goose statue with her gooseling standing on faux bois log. Measure: 3+ ft tall. This vintage statue from France was created from ...

Vintage 1980s French romantic style woman marble sculpture with pedestal base.

A splendid example of a classically posed French iron statue depicting one of the four seasons ( Autumn ), retaining original paint.

Vintage French "art popular" cast stone sculpture of a wallaby or small kangaroo for garden. Please see images for details of patina and joey in the pouch.

This concrete painted sculpture was made in France, circa 1950. The statue depicts a young boy standing, his right arm leaning on a basket, his left hand waving a bell. His clothing ...

Carved stone statue of children with musical instruments, circa 1900-1920.

Carved stone statue of children standing and singing, circa 1900-1920.

A charming French 19th century Stone warrior statue. This charming Stone statue of a warrior wearing his helmet is raised on a square base with a mottled edge. He wears a coat displa...

Romantic old French weathered cement figure from the South of France. The figure depicts two fish-like fabled creatures tightly entwined. The figure h...

Bronze Height 7 1/4" in. Width 11 in. Depth 3in. Circa 1905 Signed with monogram and numbered on the left side Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Sei...

Art Nouveau ceramic caryatid, circa 1900. Monogrammed "D".

The figure is highly detailed on a pedestal with carved details throughout including three figural carvings on the tripod form base.

Important and very charming stone group of one child watching over his sleeping companion, in the spirit of the "Marmousets" along the "Allee d'Eau" and th...