Delft Animal Sculptures

Finely carved Persian hinged box. Decorated with fantasy animals. Circa 1900. Carved hardwood.

An antique Delft tile of a figure in Turkish dress, circa 1870, made by Ravesteijn of Utrecht, after the original drawing by Nicolas De Nicolay dating to...

Large pair patinated life size bronze statues sculpture of Regal Big Cats Lions. Exceptional detailed high quality Large pair of Patinated bronze statues of...

Large heavy seated male dog. Well cast with nice details.Seated on a plinth base.

A pair of large and finely patinated bronze models of a standing bull and a running cow after models by Isidor-Jules Bonheur, Cast on a Naturalistic Base. French, circa 1890. Signed 'I BONHEUR' and stamped 'PEYROL EDITEUR'. Bonheur was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon and his naturalistic depiction of farm animals, including cattle, was one of his most popular subjects. The bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol, who ran one of the most successful art foundries in Paris at this time. Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was the son of the painter Raymond Bonheur and younger brother of Rosa Bonheur, the famous sculptor. He was born in Bordeaux and studied painting, at first with his father and then with the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, moving on to sculpture in 1848. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 with a painting and plaster study of the same subject ‘African horseman attacked by a lioness’. From then onwards, Bonheur exhibited regularly at the Salon as well as other exhibitions, winning medals in 1865 and 1869 together with the prized Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1895. Most of Bonheur’s casts were by his uncle by marriage, Hippolyte Peyrol, whose tiny foundry mark is often very difficult to find. Bonheur’s studies range from farm animals, bears and tigers in a very naturalistic vein to equestrian groups. Although noted primarily for his small groups he did complete two large scale commissions, one to his sister Rosa, at Fontainbleau and the other, two stone lions at the steps of the Royal...

Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terra...

A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.

René Lalique (1860-1945) Boite Muguets Molded-pressed Glass Circa 1920 Signed R.LALIQUE (difficult to read) Rare model not listed yet in Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue R...

A rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft cows, blue and white, made in the De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) factory, circa 1780. 24 cm (9 inches) lo...

A pair of French vintage terracotta lions. This pair of lions from France, standing approximately 2 feet in height, each feature abundantly fl...

Pumpkin shape life size tessellated storage box with brass stem and leaf attributed to Maitland-Smith.

An Antique Meissen Porcelain figure of a Dachshund dog, with double blue crossed swords mark under-glaze. This is a very well portrayed Dachs...