Bronze Animal Sculptures

Vienna bronze, bull, high-quality bronze figurine. Presumably by Franz Bergmann. In excellent condition with a nice patina. Austria, circa 1900/1910s. Dimensions: Width 24 mm x Heigh...

Bronze sculpture depicting a pair of fawns on a black marble base. Author's signature engraved on the side of the base.

An antique unusual cast bronze of a Mythical lion beast. Bursting with character, the lion standing foursquare with his long tail curled back on itse...

French School Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Recumbent Hunting Dog French School, 20th Century A beautifully cast 20th-century French School bronze sculpture of a resting hunting dog, exhibiting remarkable realism and expert artistry. This work is finely cast in bronze with a rich brown patina, emphasizing the lifelike musculature, gentle expression, and elegant posture of the dog. This striking sculpture measures 10 inches high, 23 inches wide, and 8.5 inches deep, making it a substantial yet graceful presence in any collection or display setting. The artist has captured the natural repose of a loyal hunting companion, with detailed attention to the anatomy, coat texture, and alert yet relaxed demeanor. A superb addition to any classical, sporting, or fine art collection, this bronze is ideal for dog lovers, collectors of French animalier sculpture...

A Fine Pair of French 19th/20th Century Gilt-Bronze Sculptures of "The Marly Horses" (Now turned into lamps) After the original by Guillaume Coustou (French, 1677-1746). The large pair of equestrian bronze sculptures, finished in a gold patina, each depicting rearing horses with their groom, both raised on oval a black slate and Bardiglio marble bases and fitted with modern electrical twin-light brass fittings and cream colored shades. The base on an ebonized wooden platform. Circa: Paris, 1900-1920. Sculpture & Base Height: 31 1/4 inches (79.8 cm) Base Width: 21 3/4 inches (55.3 cm) Base Depth: 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm) Height to top of (Adjustable) shade fitting: 48 1/4 inches (122.6 cm) Shade Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Shade Width: 26 inches (66.1 cm) Shade Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm) The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox, which had been removed to the Tuileries Gardens in 1719. Louis XV chose the modellos in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured Théodore Géricault and other Romantic artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome 819-line RTF/ORTF test card which was used on TF1 from 1953 until 1983. The originals were moved to the place de la Concorde in Paris in 1794 and Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum, which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel. Guillaume Coustou the Elder (29 November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Chateau of Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Coustou was a member of a family of famous sculptors; his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, was a royal sculptor; his elder brother, Nicolas Coustou was a sculptor, and his son Guillaume Coustou the Younger also become a noted royal sculptor. Like his older brother, he won the (Prix de Rome) of the Royal Academy which entitled him to study for four years at the French Academy in Rome. However, he refused to accept the discipline of the academy, gave up his studies, set out to make his own career as an artist. He worked for a time in the atelier of the painter Pierre Legros, and eventually returned to Paris. Upon his return to Paris, he assisted his uncle Coysevox in making two monumental equestrian sculptures, Fame and Mercury, for the Château de Marly, the new residence of Louis XIV near the Palace of Versailles, where he went to escape the crowds and ceremony of the Palace. He later (1740–1745), made his own horses, The Horses of Marly, his most famous works, to replace them. The horses reinvent the theme of the colossal Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome. They were commissioned by Louis XV in 1739 and installed in 1745 at the Abreuvoir ("Horse Trough") at Marly. The horses were considered masterpieces of the grace and expressiveness of the French Late Baroque or Rococo style. After the Revolution they were moved from Marly to the beginning of the Champs-Élysées on the Place de la Concorde. The originals were brought indoors for protection at the Louvre Museum in 1984. In 1704 Coustou was received into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The work he made to mark his entrance was Hercules on the Pyre, now in the Louvre. It displays the special hallmark of the Baroque, a twisting and rising transverse pose, as well as highly skillful carving. He rose to become Director of the academy in 1733. Another of his major works from his later career, the statue of Maria Leszczynska, (1731)is on display at the Louvre. Coustou also created two colossal monuments, The Ocean and the Mediterranean among other sculptures for the park at Marly; the bronze Rhone, which formed part of the statue of Louis XIV at Lyons, and the sculptures at the entrance of the Hôtel des Invalides. Of these latter, the bas-relief representing Louis XIV mounted and accompanied by Justice and Prudence was destroyed during the Revolution, but was restored in 1815 by Pierre Cartellier from Coustou's model; the bronze figures of Mars and Minerva (1733–34), on either side of the doorway, were not interfered with. In 1714 for Marly he collaborated in two marble sculptures representing Apollo Chasing Daphne (both at the Louvre), in which Nicolas Coustou sculpted the Apollo and Guillaume the Daphne. About the same time he was commissioned to produce another running figure in marble, a Hippomenes designed to complement an Atalanta copied from the Antique by Pierre Lepautre...

Acquired in Paris, France, a beautifully designed and sculpted bronze figure of a bird. A wonderful paperweight or stand alone sculpture. A compliment to any shelf or work station.

One of Fewer Than Fifty Bronze Reductions of a Young Queen Victoria on Horseback after Thomas Thornycroft for the Art Union of London 1854 A bronze equestrian portrait representing ...

Sculpture Guepard Bronze with aluminium and bronze structure in bronzed highlight finish.

Bronze male deer head. The height of the head without the rod is 4.25”.

A bronze whippet or greyhound dog sculpture. A lovely little life-sized sculpture that is perfect for any canine lover. This piece is beautifully made, with tons of detail, and a rea...

Cat figure made of Viennese bronze by Franz Bergman This figure is by artist Franz Bergman that represents a cat armed with a rifle with a red bag of ammunition. It is a cold painte...

This is a heavy patinated bronze sculpture of a “Paso Fino”horse. “Paso Fino” means a horse with a fine step. These horses have a unique and natural smooth gait since birth. It depicts a large hairy proud horse with strong stamina that is starting its smooth gait. It is showing expressive eyes, a wavy mane and large tail. The horse sculpture is attached to a heavy large black oval marble base by two long screws with nuts. Paso Fino horses originated from centuries of selective breeding by Spanish...

Transform your space with an outstanding pair of rare Flamingo bird sculptures in bronze, exclusively by Hattakitkosol Somchai. Crafted with exceptional detail, these sculptures stan...

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). ‘Éléphant du Sénégal’ (‘Senegalese Elephant’). Patinated bronze. Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, from the model by Antoine-Louis B...

This striking pair of life size 20th-century Art Deco revival bronze seated Greyhounds/Whippets would be a stunning and sophisticated addition to any interior whether a Manor House o...

19th century, or possibly earlier, seated bronze chimera, cast as a ferocious scaled beast seated in a defensive crouch with its head facing forward as ...

A pair of finely cast Asian bronze fish animal statues. Age: Contemporary Size: Length 45.5 C.M. / Width 15 C.M. / Height 18.3 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall.

Wonderful bronze casting of the classic American - or bald - Eagle Almost seven feet tall - 208 CM - so huge lifesize piece Bird is shown about to land with wings in dramatic fashion...

A Contemporary bronze sculpture of a trotting Warthog by Artist Jenna Gearing. Rich dark brown patination and fine hand finished detail. Limited edition 2/12. Signed Jenna Gearing to...

A poignant work of extraordinary artistry, this bronze figure captures the mythical tale of Europa, the beautiful Phoenician princess who was kidnapped by the king of the Olympian go...

Classic early 1960s bronze miniature figurine, in the style of Walter Bosse. Nice addition to your room, in your ashtray or just for your collection of midcentury items. Found at an ...

Paloma (Jet) pitcher and cup by Miguel Berrocal, 1976.... signed and numbered 449 of 2000.... comes with book.

Cold-painted bronze cats sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Franz Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936) Cold Painted Viennese Bronze Sculpture, with Bergman foundry impressed mark to base. Arab orientalist cattle sheep farmers/traders. Franz Xaver B...

1910s cold-painted small bronze mouse figurine manufactured by Franz Bergmann, Austria By: Franz Bergmann Material: bronze, paint, copper, metal, glass Technique: cast, cold-painted...

very big and massive bronze door knocker, German or maybe Italian in origin, 16-17th century, amazing green original patina to the face, some scares and dings to the face which gives...

By Frances Bryant Godwin [1892-1975] Pair of seated shepherds with a greenish patina.

A fine pair of French 19th century Rouge-Royal marble and figural gilt bronze-mounted flambeaux urns surmounted with four ormolu figures of dolphins supporting the center urn with th...

Vintage "Panther" in patinated and sculpted bronze. 1970s

The Danish artist and Sculptor Peder Evald Madsen was born in 1951 and died last year in his home. These pieces came from his own collection and were sold at auction in 2024. A parti...

Signed Valton. Mastiff standing with an aggressive pose, chained. On a circular base. A later copy but still with considerable age. Finely cast.

Reminiscent of Wertheimer's theories, Nucleus operates a segmentation of the perceptual field that also occurs according to the mnemonic stores of each individual's past, so as to fa...

Bronze Fish Sculpture, Benin West Africa, Mid-20th Century Large and heavy African bronze sculpture of a fish from Benin, circa 1950. Crafted using the lost-wax technique, it featu...

1960s Bronze printing plate of an owl. Marked Greenspan Kushliv. Nice weight to this piece.

This bronze tiger sculpture on a stone was made in France, and will make an impressive statement in any interior space. The tiger, with open jaw...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Guillaume Coustou bronze “Marly Horse” statues as seen in The Louvre Paris These are a very good looking and nicely executed pair, they are in solid bronze and have been wonderfully sculpted The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou, showing two rearing horses with their groom. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox...

Abstract bronze cast sculpture of bird about to fly, spreading its wings. The sculpture is Expressive in a brutalist manner. It stands on a cast bronze pedestal.

"Tulip” by Tim Cotterill was released April 2006. This sculpture was the first of the artist’s Mother’s Day Collection. Each year to honor his mother and provide his collector’s that...

Gilt bronze sculpture of two dogs with a dish. One dog standing, the other lying down. inscribed Thomas Cartier / copyright 1904 by Georges Raingo

Magnificent sculpture of a horse made of cast iron, with an impressive openwork design that enhances floral and geometric motifs. This piece combines elegance and sturdiness, standin...

Art Deco bronze sculpture of a bird on a wheat stalk signed by the French artist Chatill. France 1930. Marked bronze. The sculpture has a green patina an...

A pair of mounted porcelain Karp shaped vases. Gilt - Bronze Mounted Blue Enameled Stoneware, Chinese 18th Century, the Mounts are Louis XV, Circa 1750...

This superb Japanese Meiji period bronze study has exceptionally good detailing. It portrays a figure group of a large muscular bull elephant being attacked and fighting with two tig...

Large Greyhound Dog In Solid Bronze Art Deco Period LARGE GREYHOUND IN SOLID BRONZE ART DECO PERIOD DECORATIVE GOLDEN DOG FROM THE ART DECO PERIOD IN ...

Animal Bronze Greyhound hunting dog in the process of scratching, 14 cm high by 20 cm long and 78 cm deep. Additional information: Material: Bronze Artist: Pierre-Jules Mene (18...

Viennese cold-painted Orientalist bronze group by Franz Bergman Austrian, c.1900 Height 12cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm This small but intricately crafted and designed bronze group ...

Graceful even when standing still the Small Bronze Lion and Snake on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods the Bronze Lion and Snake statue...

India, circa 1880 A nineteenth century solid bronze Indian elephant mounted by a Mahout carrying one passenger in a traditional howdah carriage, incised with decoration throughout a...

Bronze standing duck. Standing neck raised and mouth open with detailed feathers. 14.5 high.

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Plaque Lièvre et Faisan" (1850) Sand-cast patinated bronze engraved signature "P.J. MÊNE 1850" probably posthumously cast circa 1880 Item # 311...

A Monumental and Life-Sized 19th Century Italian Pair of Patinated Bronze Greyhound Dogs on Stepped Marble Plinths. Each dog is naturalistically seen standing on a pair of stepped, ...

Both of these fine 'bas-relief' bronze plaques exhibit a fine old patina with a lustrous pinkish hue as a result of the higher ratio of copper found in this particular bronze alloy, ...

A very impressive pair of 19th century bronze Marly horse, having a good patina, after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746.

A vintage lost wax cast bronze statuette of a deer on marble base. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) which allows for great precision and fine...

Signed Kauba Austria. Horse and rider plunge from naturalistic base. Literature: Harold Berman, 'Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930 Volume 4, PA, 1994, p. 1184.

This is a charming figural sculpture of a Putti with trident riding on a tortoise. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, the tortoise was a symbol of love and fertility; the tortoise was...

Art deco sculpture in Bronze Rudolf Pauschinger Rudolf Pauschinger was born in 1882 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. He was a sculptor, etc...

Accessorize a man's office or desk with this elegant antique bronze figure. Crafted in France circa 1895, the large sculpture features a pheasant with long tail standing on rocky grounds; the artwork is signed on the base by French artist J. E. Masson. The bird's head is lifted in full attention, with right foot forward in a walking position. The bird figure is in excellent condition, commensurate with age and use, and adorns a beautiful and rich two tone patinated bronze finish. Jules Edmond Masson (1871-1932) was born in Paris in 1871. He was the son of Clovis Masson, who was also a renowned sculptor and a pupil of Barye. J.E. Masson specialized in depictions of animals, as well as equestrian monuments...

For cat lovers, Silvered bronze humidor realistically shaped as a cat's head. Opens to reveal humidor space. Large container for cigards and smaller one for cigarettes or matches. La...

An important bronze with a brown patina, signed by the French sculptor Jules Edmond Masson (1871-1932). Son and student of Clovis Masson, this artist is known for his extreme precisi...