Ormolu Animal Sculptures

A beautiful antique bronze statue of a Belgian Malinois shepherd. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship, the anatomy of the dog is very accurate and live...

An extremely rare example of an equestrian French authentic Sevres Porcelain Figure depicting King Francois I on horseback, mid to late Ninetee...

French Bronze Circa 1905 upon a Marble Oval Base From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer a French Bronze Belgian Shepherd Figure. The figure mounted upon a green marble base with a convex rim and ormolu border. The bronze cast as a large ormolu recumbent Belgian Shepherd dog with its head to one side wearing an ormolu collar. The bronze beautifully finished with a lifelike look showing its coat with individual strands and peaked ears. The Bronze dates to the turn of the 20th century circa 1905 after the evolution of the Belgian Shepherd in circa 1892. Belgian Shepherd (also known as the Belgian Malinois...

This is a superb antique ormolu mounted and lead crystal magnifying glass by Asprey, late 20th century in date. It features a turtle shaped ormo...

Fine French cast Napoleon III style ormolu eagle upon a patinated bronze and black marble base. The eagle with wings aloft preparing for flight stood upon...

A pair of 19th Century French ormolu dolphin chenets French, 19th century 44cm high x 25cm wide x 13cm in depth. These superb antique chenets, or ...

A French 19th century pair of Ormolu andirons Designed with Two Sitting Dogs on a cushion and resting on a Louis XVI Style base After the famous model by Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755) Circa 1880 Jacques Caffie´ri (1678-1755), a sculptor famous for his works in bronze, was the son of Philippe Caffie´ri (1634-1716), who emigrated from Naples to Paris at the request of Cardinal Mazarin to decorate the interiors at Versailles. He was elected to the Academe de Sainte-Luc as a sculptor, and thus created many of the original designs that were proprietary models of his foundry. Jacques was received as a mai^tre fondeur-ciseleur by 1715, the date of his first known work, a design for a pall for the Corporation des Fondeurs-Ciseleurs, one of the two Parisian guilds that oversaw works cast in metal. Caffieri was appointed fondeur-ciseleur des Ba^timents du Roi in 1736. Following this a large proportion of his best work as a designer and chaser in bronze was executed for commissions to the crown at Versailles, Fontainebleau, Marly, Compie`gne, Choisy and the Cha^teau de La Muette. In fact he executed so much work for the crown that they were forever in his debt, still owing him money at his death. In addition to these royal commissions from his workshop in rue des Canettes came an amazing amount of work, chiefly in the shape of gilt bronze furniture mounts...

A charming and very high quality small scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu, patinated bronze and Walnut statues signed F. Pautrot. Each statue is raised by three elegant ball feet below the circular Walnut base with a fine wrap around mottled ormolu band. The birds each stand on a dome shaped support with a wonderful ground like design where one of the birds is observing a unique and most decorative bee. Each of the ormolu birds...

A very ornate French eagle-mounted encrier or desk stand, in verde antico marble and ormolu, possibly for American market. Late 19th – early 20th century. Why we like it Its...

An early 19th century Late Regency Period gilt bronze whippet paper weight, modelled upon a bronze grassy verge with gilded base.

A well-cast mid-19th century model of an Armadillo, the shell-hinged lid enclosing two inkwells, raised on an ormolu stepped moulded edged platform base.

The gilt bronze and patinated figural Napoleonic mantel clock, the drum mounted within a patinated swan, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic q...