French Bronze Group of Pheasant Hen and Her Young, Alphonse-Alexandre Arson

Inscribed G. Henning, dated 1928 and No. 2.

Inscribed Ary Bitter (1883-1973) with The L.N. and J.L. Foundry, Paris.

Pair of French bronze Figural Groups of the grape eaters and the flute lesson, circa 1875 Based on the engraved designs by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), "Les Mangeurs de Raisins" ...

Bronze group of a Whippet and Pekingese dogs, inscribed P.J. Mene.

A stunning and large scale French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu statue of a pheasant signed Jules Moigniez. The bronze is elevated above a mottled oval shaped ormolu base....

Pheasant and Weasel From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French Bronze Pheasant by Jules Moigniez. The French Bronze of good scale cast with a large male Pheasant clambering upon a rocky outcrop startled by a Weasel hiding within the foliage. The Pheasant naturalistically cast with individual feathers visible, sharp claws and spurs above the foot. The Weasel sits hidden in the foliage visible from viewing the French Bronze from the side as it shocks the Pheasant. The French Bronze signed to the front left on a rock face J. Moigniez (Jules Moigniez). The bronze sculpture dates to the late 19th century belle époque period Circa 1870. Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) was born at Senlis, Oise, just north of Paris, France on the 28 May 1835 the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez studied under Paul Comoléra (1813-1890) a specialist Animalia sculptor. It is clear that Moigniez’s career in Animalia was passed down from his tutors specialism in Animalia and in particular birds. Moigniez father bought a foundry specifically to cast his son’s sculptures. This gave Moigniez a huge advantage compared to other artist as it greatly reduced his costs during manufacturing and increased productivity keeping the process in-house. Moigniez throughout his career became known for this Animalia sculptures...

Group of hunting dogs in front of a terrier: bronze sculpture with brown patina signed Arson Alphonse Alexandre Arson (1822-1895) is a French animal sculptor, with birds as his favo...

Sitzendorf porcelain group of a young couple German, c. 1900 Measures: Height 16cm, width 14cm, depth 9cm This charming and vibrantly coloured porcelain group depicts two figures—one a young boy, the other a young girl—in warm winter dress...