Glazed Clay Sculpture Depicting a Hand, Italy 1900

Artistic atelier sculpture depicting a male hand. Made of fruit wood, the sculpture has a smooth base with an irregular geometric edge, on which is the artist's proof of refined work...

Artistic atelier sculpture depicting a female hand. Made of fruit wood, the sculpture has a smooth base with an irregular geometric edge, on which is the artist's proof of refined wo...

The anatomical sculpture, cast out of plaster, depicts a flayed man standing over a rectangular base in a classical pose with lifted arm. Anatomical study purpose. Italy circa 1880.

Artistic atelier sculpture depicting a foot. Made of fruit wood, the sculpture has a smooth base with an irregular geometric edge, on which is the artist's proof of refined workmansh...

Very elegant Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire Bruxelles atelier de moulage plaster cast of a woman's left hand, early 20th century. Decorative piece ready for 'hanging out' or just '...

Anatomical plaster study of a man’s hand, sitting on an oak plinth base. With wonderful definition to the fingers and palm. British, early 20th cent...

For sale a magnificent early 20th Century gilt bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost Wax (in French, 'Cire Perdue') process. This fine sculpture is a cast of Richard Alexander Hudnut's hand and was produced by the renowned Montagutelli Frères foundry in Paris in 1912. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, signed "Richard Alexander Hudnut 1912" and carries the oval "Montagutelli Freres Paris Cire Perdue" foundry stamp to the underside. Richard Alexander Hudnut (1856-1928) was an American businessman recognised as being the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. After graduating from Princeton University, he toured France and returned with the idea of introducing French-style perfumes and cosmetics to American women. The Richard Hudnut company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively. Although his fortune had been built around cosmetics and beauty products...

The hands or "The Cathedral", plaster sculpture mounted on a brustalist carved wooden base, in the taste of Auguste Rodin. France, 1960s