Bronze "Greater Kudu"Ram Sculpture By Loet Vanderveer

3-760 pair pewter and brass large ram bookends/sculptures.

Handmade metal sculpture on marble base size 2 H x 7.75 W x 7.75" D Overall size 15x15x31" Attributed to Curtis Jere.

1184 Italian bronze dog sculpture on onyx base.

1478 Balancing ball dancer bronze sculpture on marble base

Unique bronze limited edition "Lioness" sculpture by Loet Vanderveen, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful ...

Massive bronze artist proof (AP) rhinoceros sculpture by Loet Vanderveen circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measures a substantial 17"W x 6"D x 10"H; it also weighs over 26 pounds. The sculpture is signed "Loet" on the underside and numbered AP 3 / 10. Wonderful detail and overall look on this gorgeous piece! #3111 Loet Vanderveen was born in 1921 in Rotterdam, Holland and later died in 2015 in the Netherlands. Holland is where he developed his love and study of animals as he lived near a zoo. He made his way to New York where he studied under Fong Chow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learned the art of glazes and patinas. He moved to Big Sur, California and continued his work in bronze animal figures...

Large limited edition (44/500) Seated Cheetah bronze sculpture by Loet Vanderveen. Dimensions are 19 1/2" tall by 21 1/2" wide and 9 1/2" deep. Weighs in at a hefty 44.4 lbs. Nice green/blue patina. Nice vintage condition with only minor signs of wear. Born in Rotterdam, Holland Loet Vanderveen's childhood home was close to the zoo. It was during this period in life that he developed his love for animals. At night he would listen to the sound of the animals in the zoo, and fantasize about African safaris... fantasies which were eventually realized. During the WWII bombardment of Rotterdam the animals were destroyed as well as his home. These events led Vanderveen to a new phase in his life. He escaped occupied Holland for England, and was decorated for valor by Queen Wilhelmia. He served in the R.A.F. during the war. After WWII, Vanderveen lived in Zurich, London and New York working as a fashion designer. Creatively unsatisfied with his profession he began private ceramic studies with the head of the Far Eastern department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Fong Chao). He mastered Chinese...

Loet Vanderveen (Dutch, 1921-2015). Artistic black and gold penguin bronze wildlife animal sculpture. Original Loet Vanderveen bronze penguin sculpture....