Delft Animal Sculptures

‘The Finding of Moses’ - An Important Florentine White Marble Figural Group, by Pietro Bazzanti on a carved Rosso Levanto Pedestal. Italian, circa 1870. Incised to the base ‘P. Bazzanti , Firenze’. The sculpture depicts the Pharaoh’s daughter in classical dress and wearing the Egyptian...

A very fine and palatial pair of English Baroque style 19th century carved marble sitting lions, the very realistic carved pair with fine attention to detail, each resting its front ...

Carved of sandstone and set on integral stepped base, the tall vintage felines are shown sitting on their back legs and holding a heraldic shield with their front paws. The Westcott ...

A Dutch Delft garniture of two side and one middle vase, decorated with a dog and parrot. Origin: Delft, The Netherlands Date: 1763 - 1806 Workshop: De Porceleyne Clauw Owner: Lambe...

This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...

Chinese elephant box ambitiously crafted in wicker with carved wood tusks, feet, and lid handle. From the noted Shanghai collection.

Pair of Hollywood Regency black and white whippets, each one life size, of seated form, realistically modeled, raised on a 14" circular wood base. The fi...

A magnificent pair of 18th century French Hand Carved Limestone Lions. The base measurement is 11.5 inches.

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...

A pair of two cast concrete stone lions. Such a wonderful way to add a regal look to an entryway. (Or perhaps even a driveway.) Each lion sits on its hind legs, with its front paws o...

This very proud young warrior is signed my the noted German artist Schmidt-Felling 1835-1920. He is on Wikipedia if you wish to learn more about him. We ...

The Delft Blue Cow is available as an exclusive Personal Edition, Marcel Wanders' label carrying works of a more personal and experimental nature. The pieces of the Delft Blue series are unlimited unique by Marcel's one minute delft blue hand-painting. With his timeless Delft Blue ceramic pieces, Marcel Wanders re-introduces and revitalizes the ancient Chinese Ming porcelain tradition assimilated into the Dutch culture in the 17th century. The collection includes clocks, figurines, vases, plates, chandeliers, engineer hats, dildos and rabbits amongst others, giving new life to the Delft Blue culture. The One Minute Delft Blue pieces exhibited in the Stedelijk Museum in 2014. All One Minute Delft Blue works are unique, we have more Delft Blue items...