Early 20th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Turning Terrier" by Edith Parsons

A striking French Animalier gilt and patina tied bronze study of a seated Alsatian in alert pose with head turned slightly and ears pricked. The surface with excellent naturalistic detail and very fine colour, signed L.Riché and stamped with foundry seal for Thiebaut Frères Additional information Height: 50 cm Width: 46 cm Condition: excellent original condition Foundry: Thiebaut Frères Circa: 1910 Materials: Bronze SKU: 7528 ABOUT Louis Riché Bronze...

Excellent animalier bronze study of a standing pheasant, its head slightly turned to the right, with very fine rich brown patination and intricate hand chased surface detail, raised ...

A wonderful late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a standing terrier with its head raised and ears pricked in an alert position with excellent rich brown autumnal patina and fine hand chased surface detail, signed Dubucand ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 11 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1880 Materials: Bronze Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne SKU: 9206 ABOUT Dubucand Terrier Alfred Dubucand (25 November 1828 – 1894) Dubucand was born in Paris and was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. His works were often entered into the annual Salon art exhibition in Paris where he contributed works over the course of his career. He was one of the prize pupils of Antoine-Louis Barye. Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a dead pheasant, a rather inauspicious start when considering the higher quality sculptures he would submit later in his career. He modelled mainly animal groups, producing a number of deer, dog, and horse sculptures. His better casts feature a warm, mid-brown patination, sometimes coming in even lighter shades bordering on a very light yellow, being nearly the colour of the bronze metal itself. He frequently experimented with chemical patinas, learning the patination process from his teacher and mentor Barye who stretched the boundary with his now famous dark green patinas. Dubucand paid strict attention to the anatomical detail of his subjects, often being so concise that he actually showed the veins in the legs of his deer and elk...

A fabulous French Animalier gilt bronze group of two Alsatians, one seated in alert pose with its head turned slightly and ears pricked whilst the other one lays in an alert pose. The surface with excellent naturalistic detail and very fine colour, signed L.Riché and stamped with foundry seal for Thiebaut Frères Additional Information Height: 32 cm Width: 38 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Foundry: Thiebaut Frères Circa: 1900 Materials: Bronze About Louis Riché Bronze...

Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

Bronze jug is an original objectrealized by anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. A jug realized in ancient manner, in shape of a female head, with...

Patinated bronze sculpture of a toreador, early 20th century. Sculpture by the sculptor Descay in patinated bronze representing a toreador in costume, early 20th century. H: 67cm, W...

Authentically crafted bronze figure of a sitting pug. This high-quality bronze work was finely chased and painted. Probably from France.