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Material: Bronze
Sculptural Brutalist Bronze Candle Holder designed by Heinz Goll, Austria 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extremely rare and absolutely extraordinary sculptural Brutalist candle holder done in gilt bronze, shaped as a coral. It was designed by Austrian designer Heinz Goll...
Category
1960s Austrian Brutalist Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Lapis Lazuli Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli three piece garniture set of exquisite craftsmanship featuring a central figural clock and a pair of candelabras. The central superb gilt bronze clock is embellished with two cherubic gilt bronze figures, large gilt bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
French Empire Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boys and Amphoras by Auguste Moreau
Located in North Miami, FL
French Empire patinated bronze sculpture of a group of boys and amphoras by Auguste Moreau
By: Auguste Moreau
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: patinated, cast, carved, pol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Copper
Miniature Fox Handcast Solid Bronze Animal Sculpture by Javier de la Rosa
Located in London, GB
Polished bronze hand cast miniature fox sculpture by artist Javier de la Rosa.
Javier De la Rosa has created a series of bronze cast miniature sculptures that celebrate animals and ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Arch Angel Michael's Battle with the Devil, Signed A. Saulon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze Sculpture Arch Angel Michael's Battle with the Devil,
Signed A. Saulon, Europe, Mid-20th Century
A powerful mid-20th century bronze sculpture depicting the Archangel Michael...
Category
20th Century European Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Cast Bronze Rounded Bowl Inspired by Wabi-Sabi, Vide-Poche
Located in London, GB
Graceful bronze bowl, vide-poche, inspired by Wabi-Sabi, the ancient Japanese philosophy that views and embraces the world for its imperfections and transient nature. It translates i...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Italian Paolo Soleri Brutalist Wind Chime Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Forney, TX
A large and heavy patinated bronze Brutalism style windbell sculpture by Paolo Soleri (Italy, later America; 1919-2014).
Beautiful, substantial Mid-century Post Modernist Brutali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Petite Italian Bronze & Slate Etruscan Statue Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Small Etruscan Sculpture Firenze Italy 1980's bronze & Slate.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate, Bronze
1920s Bronze Spaniel
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A regal bronze dog. Great detail in the casting.
Category
1920s Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
This exquisite faux book or tome box is a remarkable piece of decorative art, blending meticulous crafts...
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Annibale De Lotto Large Bronze Sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Annibale De Lotto large bronze sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice.
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Italian Hollywood Regency Solid Bronze Clam Shell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a monumental Italian bronze clam shell sculpture. When examining the exterior, it almost appears to be a patinated bronze. The interior is a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
'Cavalier Arabe' (Arab Huntsman on Horseback) After Alfred Barye
By Alfred Barye
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Cavalier Arabe' (Arab Huntsman on Horseback) After Alfred Barye
Alfred Barye (1839–1882)
A magnificent 20th-century posthumous casting of "Cavalier Arabe" (Arab Huntsman on Horseb...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Dog Sculpture Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial solid bronze dog head of a Greyhound or Whippet, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century, Europe. England or France. This...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye Bronze Saint George Dragon Slayer Sculpture Statue Verdigris
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye caching figural sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon, After Antoine Louis Barye. As the legend goes, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Baré Tall Plant Stand, White Oak with Cast Bronze Tray
Located in HAMILTON, ON
The Baré Tall Plant Stand is part of family of objects designed around the act of indoor horticulture. Named after Jeanne Baré, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe - each object in the series provides an elegant, elevated pedestal for your houseplants.
The Baré Tall features a cast bronze tray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Large French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Urns
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Very Large French Baccarat Style gilt bronze and cut crystal covered urns of superb craftsmanship. Each Urn is embellished with fine double gilt bronze handles further rest...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fruit Bowl Sculpture by David Marshall 1980s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional sculptural fruit bowl by David Marshall, a handmade masterpiece that fuses the warmth of wood with the sophistication of bronze. This piece reflects the artist's craftsma...
Category
1980s European Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Polo Player Galloping Horse Sculpture 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a handsome bronze sculpture of a polo player on his horse galloping towards the ball at high speed, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
Cast by the traditional...
Category
1980s English Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked
Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action.
From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Appliques in Gilt Bronze, Rococo, Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Appliques in gilt bronze, Rococo from mid-18th century.
Some wear on the original gilding (see pictures), but the overall impression of these 270 years old app...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Ramiz Barquet Modernist Bronze Figural Sculpture Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of two figures seated upon a cast stone pedestal, ca. 1980s, by the internationally renowned mid century sculptor Ramiz Barquet (1920-2010) of Mexico City.
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Large Estate Signed Baccarat Empire Harcourt Bronze and Crystal Vase
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Impressive signed Baccarat Empire style bronze and crystal vase.
Beautifully complements the Classic 1841 Harcourt and Empire patterns, similar to the ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century White Veined Marble and Golden Bronze Bowl
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century bowl in white veined marble with finely chiseled lost wax castings. On request to customer can modificate the color of marble: pink, amber, brown, green, etc ..and we ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1950s by Arnaldo Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculptures
Located in Brescia, IT
"Crosses and Stars"
Arnaldo & Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante
1950s
Bronze sculptures
Bibliography: "Domus, December 1958"
Measures: 46 x 46 cm / 37 x 37 cm/ 16 x 16 cm/ 10 x 1...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Cast Bronze Square Wabi-Sabi Trinket Tray, Small
Located in London, GB
Graceful bronze tray, vide-poche, inspired by Wabi-Sabi, the ancient Japanese philosophy that views and embraces the world for its imperfections and transient nature. It translates i...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Little Toad Bronze Sculpture by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
For Alexander and many English people the frog and toad live in memory as the wonderful characters of Jeremy Fisher from Beatrix Potter, and Toad of Toad Hall from The Wind in the Wi...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
E Marioton, Pompeian Dancer, Signed Bronze, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze dancer with a brown patina, on a green marble base: she bears the name of Pompeian Dancer on a cartouche. She plays delicately with her veil, balanced on one foot, on a ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modernist Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist bronze vase with beautiful patina. Comes in the original signed presentation box. Japan.
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Empty Brutalist Pocket by David Marshall 1980 Spain
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large empty pocket designed and made by the artist David Marshall around the 80s, spain. Structure in bronze and aluminum.
Beautiful design object that will decorate your...
Category
1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Tribute to Picasso Medal by Miguel Berrocal 1981
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Work made in bronze by the great sculptor Miguel Berrocal dedicated to Pablo Ruiz Picasso by his hometown on the first centenary of his birth 1881-1981
numbered 725
Dimensions: 6 c...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Blackground Vase with Flowers and Bird Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th centu...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Elegant pair of Candlesticks i bronze. Empire, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant pair of Candlesticks i bronze with dark patinated column. French Empire during the 1820s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fauno Torso Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This bust is part of a limited edition of only six pieces created in 2011 from an original model by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. Inspired by the famous Torso Gaddi displayed in ...
Category
2010s Italian Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian French Quality Bronze and Marble Eight Day Mantle Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality bronze and marble eight day mantle clock by P L Hausburg Paris having a fantastic quality bronze figure leaning on the drum case with a signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals and original hands, twin train eight day French movement striking on the hour and half hour on a bell above a black marble moulded...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Pair of Candelabra, Ormolu, France.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This pair of bronze candelabras are high quality fire gilded with three candle cups each. These 19th century sculptural candle holders are in the Louis XV style.
Starting at the ba...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Boy Fishing After Friedrich Goldscheider Sculpture Figurine 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
The Boy Fishing Bronze Statue is designed after a figure by by Austrian sculptor and potter Friedrich Goldscheider. It depicts a young boy fishing ...
Category
1980s French Provincial Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Cast Bronze Squared Wabi-Sabi Decorative Bowl, Vide-Poche, Small
Located in London, GB
Graceful bronze bowl, vide-poche, inspired by Wabi-Sabi, the ancient Japanese philosophy that views and embraces the world for its imperfections and transient nature. It translates i...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gothic Revival Silvered Bronze Crucifix with a Gilt Bronze Corpus Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and impressive make, Gothic church altar crucifix.
This ornate and all hand-crafted, bronze table crucifix comes with a good quality made a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Enameled Porcelain Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A salmon colored enamel box with patina bronze surround and latch and topped with a gold laurel wreath.
Category
1890s French Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Young Boy Achilles by Constant Roux, 1920
By Les Neveux De J. Lehmann, Constant Roux
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture bust young Achilles.
The bronze bust is signed by Constant Roux with foundry mark Les Neveux de Lehmann and stamped number.
The sculpture is fixed on a g...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Verdigris Chinese T’ang Horse Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous bronze verdigris Chinese T’ang horse sculpture on wood base, circa 1970s. Modeled after an actual horse discovered during the "Tang Dynasty" period, 618-906 A.D., the sculpt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of "Clair de lune" Vases attr. to Baccarat & E.Rousseau, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of blue-tinted crystal “rouleau” vases decorated with Japanese-style enameled decoration representing a gilded full moon reflecting a tree with flowering branches, sur...
Category
1880s French Japonisme Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
Ravenna Small Short Rectangular Basket
Located in Milan, IT
A versatile and stylish object of functional decor, this small rectangular basket is part of the Ravenna Collection, in which braided strips of vege...
Category
2010s Italian Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Figural Bronze Sculpture, 1993
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract bronze figural sculpture depicting lovers. Signed and dated 1993. Artist unknown.
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
GAB Bronze Vase - Art deco, 1930's
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative bronze vase made by GAB in the 1930's. Engraved on one side.
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of French Empire Bronze, Gilt Bronze, and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century
Each tazza with a shallow bronze inner bowl with leaf-and-dart rim projecting from a lobed gilt br...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase with Colors Butterflies, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely vase
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (18...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Brass Barley Twist Candlesticks, England 1930s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural pair of antique brass candle holders features an open barley twist design and round tiered bases. The design is a 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Colonial Revival Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Metal
19th Century Great Quality Gilt Bronze Wall Crucifix on a Carved & Inlaid Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and finest Gilded bronze crucifix mounted on a oak cross.
The striking details on this highest quality bronze sculpture of Christ are second to none and the antique gilt finish...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Patinated Bowl, GAB, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant 1930s bronze decorative bowl, in a low, bulging form. Oil-patinated in varying nuances of green.
GAB was founded in Stockholm in 1867 and was an important influence on the S...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
African Benin Yoruba Oba Head of Queen Idia Large Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, relatively large bronze bust/head sculpture of Idia, the first Queen Mother of the 16th century Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria). Traditionally, the ruler's ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Handcast Bronze Butterfly Small Paperweight
Located in London, GB
Exquisite butterfly paper weight made of solid brass. Handcast and hand finished, each piece is quite unique.
The brass is finished with an elegant bronze patina and polished highli...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Candlesticks - Gilt Bronze - Regency Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of refined French Régence style candlesticks. Made of bronze with a gilded patina. Made in France, 1880-1890
Dimensions: 27 (h) x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Free shipping worldwide
Category
1880s French Regency Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Floor Vases Decorative Tall 86 Inches In Textured Resin
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of fiber reinforced resin and finished in oxidized bronze volcanic patina. This product is meticulously handmade with artistic texture one piece at a time. Available in b...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Large Bronze Stag Statuettes After Moigniez, 20th Centurry
Located in London, GB
This is a handsome pair of bronze stags, bearing the replica signature of well known French sculptor Jules Moigniez, from the last quarter of the 20th century.
The stags are made ...
Category
1980s Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Pair of Life Size Herons in Bronze 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Large Pair of Life Size Herons in Bronze, 1970s.
Wonderful elegant pair of large (117 and 81 cm / 46 and 32 inch) herons in bronze. Beautifully cast with a lot of detail and very re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Usagi (Rabbit)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Usagi (Rabbit)
Japan, Circa 1900
Immerse yourself to the elegance of Meiji-era Japan with this stunning bronze sculpture depictin...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze and Tortoise Shell Turtle Box by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive turtle box or object of art with a removable faux tortoise shell veneer lid with a frog handle over a cast bronze base with a lush patina and Asian motifs. Signed Maitland...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Victorian Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Business Card Holder with Antoni Gaudí Design
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This exclusive bronze business card holder, sculptural in nature, pays tribute to the genius of Antoni Gaudí, inspired by the characteristic modernist motifs of Barcelona’s Passeig d...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Pair Art Deco Mounted Bronze Maiden Head Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair Austrian attributed Art Deco bronze bookends modeled as maidens heads dating from the 1920/30's. The heads are mounted by two screws on a s...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rare Art Deco Marble & Onyx Mantle Clock w. Bronze Dog & Cat, Ball Playing Theme
By Japy Frères
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, perfectly running and sculptural, French Art Deco marble pendulum clock.
Movement: Japy Frères (1806-1930)
If you are looking for an attractive antique mantel clock to g...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Bronze, Metal
Gilt Bronze-Mounted English Samson Porcelain Decorative Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A magnificent pair of gilt bronze-mounted English Samson porcelain decorative urns, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Each urn features a flattened baluster...
Category
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Victorian Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Alabaster Figural Clock PH Mourey
Located in Forney, TX
Elegant French Victorian era gilt bronze mounted alabaster antique mantel clock / shelf clock, attributed to master Parisian sculptor P.H. Mourey (1840-1910), with movement by renowned clockmaker Japey Frères (1776-1930s) circa 1870
Paris, France, second half of the 19th century, executed in luxurious Louis XVI taste, tastefully appointed, the neutral alabaster creates the perfect backdrop against the brilliant gilding.
Having a soft, warm, creamy off-white alabaster base with subtle chalky beige undertones, shaped, with rounded sides, step molding and two hand-painted blue enamel parcel gilt turned tapering urn forms, raised on brass feet, decorated with lavish gilt metal ornamentation, including accents, ormolu flaming urn finials, unique recessed gilt brass perforated-like textured panels, and sculptural gilt bronze raised drum-form case, housing the classic white porcelain enameled dial with black Roman numerals, sophisticated gold-tone Breguet hands, framed by a beaded bezel, with must likely the original operational 8-day key-wind Japy Fils movement enclosed.
Surmounted by an ornate brilliantly gilded spelter figural sculpture, finely detailed, depicting young boy and girl courting, holding a bird's nest with eggs over the housing, with large branching tree behind them, the couple posed leaning in to each other, wavy garb with incised detailing, standing on the alabaster base.
Philippe H. Mourey (French, 1840-1910) was a master French sculptor, who produced a range of fine decorative art objects in the late 19th century.
His work often combines painted porcelain panels and gilt metal mounts, similar to elements of this piece. PH Mourey was best known for his association with Japy Freres & Co. the noted 19th century Paris Clockmaker, and maker of this clocks movement.
Mourey’s work can be viewed in various museums, especially in France, as well as major art collections, including the Royal Collection Trust in London.
The Japy Frères workshop (1776-1930s) was started by Frédéric Japy in 1776 under a different name, eventually the iconic French clock and watchmaking firm was founded in 1806 by Frédéric Japy along with his sons, Pierre, Fritz and Louis, thus creating the trademark we know today, ‘Japy Freres’ or (Japy Brothers).
Japy Frères won a number of medals at important exhibitions and achieved international recognition throughout much of the nineteenth century, including the prestigious Grand Medal of Honour, which was awarded to Japy in 1855 at the important Exposition Universelle Paris.
- MARKS / SIGNED / HALLMARKED:
Works stamped "Japy Fils depos 1855 medailler 1844 1840" circular medallion; "RS" within square, "2949" "55"
Case housing: stamped "44", case underside "44" written in pencil, incised "IX", elaborate illegible writing in pencil, last word may say "Richebois?", possibly where the clock was to be sent or who it was commissioned by
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION:
09/2024- Acquired from the reputable auction house, Dallas Auction Gallery, Dallas Texas. Great Estates, Fine Art, Furniture & Design auction catalog, lot#0064
Owned and curated by Reyne Hirsch, a long time media personality and expert in 20th century decorative arts. Hirsch was a top appraiser for Antiques Roadshow on PBS for 13 years. She's also a leading contributer to the Huffington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, amongst other publications. Hirsch has also founded highly regarded permanent art galleries as well as important exhibits throughout the United States.
DIMENSIONS: (approx)
12" Tall, 12" Wide, 5" Deep
CONDITION REPORT:
Good original unrestored antique condition, especially considering its age, attractive appearance, patina, bright lustrous gilding, and working movement.
Nicely aged patina over the whole, antique character and charm throughout, including rubbing to blue enamel with significant losses, age related patination, oxidation, tarnishing throughout, minor chips, nicks, abrasions to alabaster edges, all typical wear consistent with age, use, handling and exposure.
Currently working, observed operating over long periods and keeping accurate time. Key, pendulum and bell included. Please note, as with all antique clocks...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu, Spelter
Bronze Art Deco Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with only some light scratches.
Stamped 'BRONS' and makers mark.
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gothic Table Clock w. Stunning Antique Pocket Watch Made of Gilt Bronze or Gold
Located in Lisse, NL
Small Gothic table clock with gilt bronze (or possibly golden) pocket watch by John Worboys of London, 1780-1810.
We know too little about antique ...
Category
Early 1800s British Gothic Revival Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Antique Ansonia Brass, Bronze & Crystal Clock C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Ansonia Brass, Bronze & Crystal Clock C1890
Measures- 15"H x 7.25"W x 6"D
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Pair, Antique French Rococo Bronze Vine & Porcelain Floral Candleabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of candelabras combines Rococo-style gilt bronze with delicately hand-painted porcelain. Each candelabra features a richly adorned frame of gilded foliate scrollw...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Models of the Marly Horses After Guillaume Coustou
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent pair of gilt and patinated bronze sculptures faithfully reproduces the iconic Marly Horses, originally sculpted in marble by Guillaume Coustou (1677–1746) for the Ch...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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