French Animal Sculptures

Art Deco style panther sculpture BAGHERA by Max Le Verrier. Signed Le Verrier and with foundry mark Le Verrier Paris. Designed around 1920. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinated ...

Trophy dear hunter in iron, on base.

Panther sculpture named “Jungle” on a stepped marble base. Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Ve...

Art Deco sculpture of two deer. Measures: Width 75 cm. height 38 cm. Weight 17 kg.

An expressive and well-executed bronze greyhound; possibly by Emmanuel Fremiet (Paris 1824-1910); this wonderfully expressive seated greyhound with head turned and paw raised.

Unique granite sculpture with embedded fossils that are more than 280 million years old. This beautiful, black granite tower with its beautiful Orthoceras fossils is a sculpture that...

Very impressive Art Deco style sculpture of a walking lion by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier. Art metal with beautiful dark brown patina on a black marble base. Contem...

Fine Bronze of a small bull on a black belgian marble base. The Original Bronze figure propably dates from the Art Nouveau or early Art Déco period in France. These small bronzes wer...

J.Laugerette (XXth c., France) : " Bull" Silver plated bronze sculpture on a balck and grey veined marble base showing a very strong french breed standing bull Dimensions Height =...

These Classic bird sculptures were crafted in France, circa 1980. The stately, vintage eagles are perched on a rounded rocky base. The sculpted birds have a weathered patinated and p...

Attributed to french sculptor Pierre Robert CHRISTOPHE (1880-1971, France) : "Ewe" Black-brown dark patinated bronze sculpture showing a standing ewe Marked on both long slices of t...

Lion or panther sculpture named “Ouganda” Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed Art Deco style, France Materials: patinated spelter (French: régule), marble base Socle could have a dif...

French Bulldog head from an antique coin throwing game - coin toss game. This French antique game is known as frog game - jeu de la grenouille. The inten...

Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most ...

This huge Art Deco panther sculpture was produced in Paris, France in the 1930s. It is completely made of ceramic effect black lacquered plaster (gypsum) and lays on a walnut wood ...

Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot . An important bronze sculpture By the great Jewish Bronze Master animalier , Estampille 1- Cire perdue Lost Wax Stamp "La Lionne" by Roger Godchaux. See Photo 2- 2- With A Stamp of Susse. See Photo 3- 3- the signature of the Artist on the bronze. See Photo Incredible Executed and very fine details with Dark Brown Patina with a hue of green . The movement of the lionesse is very graceful and sinuous (as most of the lion Sculpture he produced) Mounted on a black stone base 5 1/2" x 11 1/2" Antique Dealer West Hollywood CA Melrose Ave La Cienega Blvd. Godchaux Né à Vendôme le 21 décembre 1878 et mort le 6 mars 1958 à Paris. Roger Godchaux Sculpteur animalier regularly produces animal drawings and paintings. Thus, unlike his sculptures which mainly represent wild animals, especially elephants and felines that he was going to study at the Jardin des Plantes, his paintings are often inspired by farm animals that he could observe in a small village of Brie where lived the mother of his companion. He also paints commissioned portraits or portraits of his family or friends, such as Gaston Switzerland or René Huchet . But it is above all a sculptor. He made some works by direct carving of the wood. However, he mainly worked by modeling the earth. It treats surfaces by smoothing and oblique streaks. In this respect, unlike other animal sculptors like Édouard-Marcel Sandoz , François Pompon or Armand Petersen whose works are smooth, his work is close to the art of Paul Jouve which leaves apparent textures. The lioness is finished with Godchaux’s distinctive surface modeling where the flesh is left textured like a wax model on the artists bench, still being formed and tooled. Godchaux’s animal work is characterized by gentleness and a sensitivity towards his subjects that showcases their playfulness and personality. This is captured beautifully in the present example where her curiosity and intensity of focus are fully developed; the anatomical and muscular realism is noteworthy. The naturalistic base is signed in his standard script “Roger Godchaux” and is also signed “Susse Fres. Edit. Paris” with the Susse cachet; a tiny stamp “France” is impressed into the edge below the cachet. Models in mud are most often cast plaster. It is often in this material that he exhibits in Salons and galleries. The works for sale are cast in bronze. They are entrusted to famous founders like Susse , with whom he signs publishing contracts, or Valsuani . He also works with lesser known smelters like Gatti, Andro or Planquette. Some of his bronzes do not wear a cast iron seal. While there are some large models, most are modest in size, easily finding their place in collectors' homes. Some of his works are terracotta or sandstone. Models were published by Susse both in bronze and terracotta. Terracotta remains raw or is glazed. He also worked at the Sèvres factory in the late 1930s. Roger Godchaux , born in Vendôme on December 21 , 1878 and dead the March 6 , 1958in Paris , is a painter , draftsman and sculptor of animals French . If all domestic and wild bestiary is part of his artistic universe, it is the wild beasts and elephants that have been his favorite subjects. Figurative sculptor, he represents the animal without artifice, in his attitudes of everyday life. Roger Godchaux's father is an antique dealer. His mother, Jeanne Godchaux, is a concert pianist. He has a brother Yvan with whom he studies in Vendôme under the care of his maternal grandparents, music teachers in high school. Having joined Paris, he prepared in 1894 admission to the School of Fine Arts . He soon turned to animal art . He became a pupil of Jules Adler and Jean-Léon Gérôme . In 1896, he is a pupil of the Julian Academy . Great admirer of Antoine-Louis Barye , he will build a collection of works produced in the workshop of the master 1 . In 1905, he began to exhibit in Paris. He regularly participates in the Salon des artistes français . In 1914, he was mobilized in Saint-Lô . Reformed, he is assigned to the offices of the Ministry of War. During this period, he put his drawing skills at the service of propaganda for the Allies. After the war, he saw rue Descombes . He resumes the exhibitions at the Salon des artistes français where, in 1922, he won the bronze medal. The state orders two bronze plates for the Army Museum Library . In 1924, his second companion gives him a daughter, Luce. In 1925, the jury of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts awarded him a silver medal. In 1927, he won the contest of car manufacturer Chenard and Walcker for the creation of an emblem for their cars. In February 1928, the State bought him a bronze sculpture: Elephant , exhibited at the National Salon of animal artists, of which he becomes the treasurer in November of the same year. It was at this time that the Newark Museum in the United States bought him works. It was also in 1928 that he won the silver medal at the Salon des artistes français. In 1929, the state bought him a sculpture ( Pigeon ) again. During the inter-war period, he exhibited regularly in various galleries: Galerie Charpentier , Galerie Georges Petit , Galerie Edgar Brandt , group of animals of the Malesherbes Art Gallery. He has friendly relations with other animals, including Henri Valette and Gaston Switzerland, with whom he regularly works at the Jardin des Plantes . In 1937, he signed a contract with the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres for the edition of terracotta. During the Second World War , he stayed in Paris and continued to work in his studio on Boileau Street , but was forced to wear the yellow star . He lives with his girlfriend and daughter Avenue de La Motte...

Roger Fabian Ceramic Art deco Ram head Artist Roger Favin Ceramic sculpture Art deco Ram head Circa 1930 Origin France Very good condition- Small restoration on one horn but very wel...

These stylized giraffes are made from two pieces of sheet metal, hand-worked and lightly hammered together to a fine, delicate finish. They stand on 4 tapering feet. The work is akin...

Decorate an office with this large, patinated white metal sculpture with clock titled "La Moisson" (the harvest). Crafted in France, the antique composition stands on a red marble ba...

This unusual antique mirror was crafted in the Alps region of France, circa 1880. The whimsical mirror features a large eagle sculpture with win...

Antique fine 19th Black Forest carved wood chamois and eagle, circa 1880.

Large antique French cast iron horse head. Originally it was mounted on a gate pillar at the stables of a chateau in the South of France so the head has endured many years outdoors a...

This sculpture representing a toucan is made of exotic wood with glass eyes. This is probably a French work. Circa 1970

Pair of art deco bookends in spelter with bronze and green patina on a sea green marble base, representing borzoi. Small old restoration on one of the corners of the base. Signed o...

Art Deco leaping deer bookends by Max Le Verrier. The sculptures are executed in patinated metal and mounted on Portor marble bases. France 1930.

Dress a dining table with elegance using this set of eight "Porte-Couteaux". Crafted in France circa 1960, each silvered piece is different and depicts an outdoor animal...

Art Deco Birds Statue by Rochard is a unique treatment of two pheasant birds in contrasting positions. Both figures are mounted on a beautiful base that ...

Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Bird Hood Ornament / Paperweight - France. Hard to find circa 1925 famous Pelican by Artus. (Pseudonym for Max...

Large French Majolica lobster tureen or box with green glaze, circa 1950.

French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875. Very rare colors. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Chien Braque Suet no. 1" Patinated copper-electrotype signed "P.J. MÊNE 1842" in naturalistic base, handwritten in...

Black panther on oak base signed L. Houzeaux Original Art Deco, France 1930s width: 65 cm Height: 20 cm Depth: 12,5 cm

Impressive Mid-20th Century clear and frosted glass figural study of an African elephant with its trunk raised. The surface with fine detail, signed Lalique France Additional information Height: 15 cm Condition: Excellent Condition circa: 1970 Materials: Clear & Frosted Glass About Lalique Glass René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career as a jewellery apprentice at the age of 16, and by 1881 he was a freelance designer for many of the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1885, he opened his own workshop on Place Gaillon in Paris, the former workshop of Jules Destape. In 1887, Lalique opened a business on Rue du Quatre-Septembre, and registered the "RL" mark the following year. In 1890, he opened a shop in the Opera District of Paris. Within a decade, Lalique was amongst the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1905, Lalique opened a new shop at Place Vendôme which exhibited not only jewellery, but glass works as well. It was close to the shop of renowned perfumer François Coty; in 1907, Lalique began producing ornate perfume bottles for Coty. The production of glass objects began at his country villa in 1902, and continued there until at least 1912. The first Lalique glassworks opened in 1909 in a rented facility in Combs-la-Ville, which Lalique later purchased in 1913. In December 1912, Lalique hosted an exhibition of Lalique Glass—as his glass would come to be known—at the Place Vendôme shop. During the First World War, the glassworks produced mundane items in support of the war effort. In 1919, work began on a new production facility in Wingen-sur-Moder, which opened in 1921. From 1925-1931, Lalique produced 29 models of hood ornaments; a mermaid statuette first produced in 1920 was also later sold as a hood ornament. During the 1920s and 1930s, Lalique was amongst the world's most renowned glassmakers. René Lalique died in 1945. His son Marc Lalique took over the business, operating initially as "M.Lalique" and later as "Cristal Lalique...

Beautiful and unique addition to your desk. This beautiful horse bust rests on a marble base making it an understated elegant part of your décor. The base i...

Art Deco bulldog bookends by Franjou. These bulldog bookends are both signed Franjou, they were made in France and date between 1920-1949. These la...

Large expressive, naturalistic Art Déco sculpture "panther with cobra" by Felix Guis, 1930s. Signed by the artist F.Guis. The artist Felix Guis ( 1887 to 1972 ), born in Tunesia ha...

This beautiful, antique rhinoceros sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1880. The detailed leather figure standing on his four legs is in excellen...

Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950. Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, shells. From Provence. Measures: Length / 22.5 inches on 10 inches, height / 3.5 i...

German Shepherd dog sculpture bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin. Dog Animalier Art Deco Sculpture Bookends in Marble and Silvered Metal. Pair of large Silvered Metal Sculptures of two...

Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of fish, seaweeds, lemon, starfish. Nautical style. Measure: 11" diameter.  

Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of fish, starfish, seaweeds, garlic. Nautical style.  

Entrancing mid 20th Century French pate-de-verre vide-poche decorated with variegated colours of greens and browns with a raised figure of a snake exhibiting fine translucent colour ...

Large oval Majolica Palissy crab and fish wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950 Large crab in relief, fish’s, shells and seaweeds.    

Majolica fish jardiniere signed George Dreyfus Fontainebleau circa 1890.

Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...

Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of starfish, seaweeds, oyster, shell. Nautical style.     

Large size and all hand-crafted metal salmon sign. This vintage salmon sign is another one of our recent great finds. The former owner told us how he, about three decades ago, had purchased this unique antique in France. Over the years we have seen and sold all kinds of antiques, but this was only the second time that we had the opportunity to purchase a vintage (or near-antique) fish sign and we were immediately thrilled. Not only because of the extraordinary size, but also because of the rarity, the details and the marvelous colors. This kind of workmanship you simply don't find anymore in this day and age. We have searched the worldwide web and you simply cannot find these sculptural signs anywhere. The aging has made this salmon even more beautiful and realistic, because the crazing of the paint makes it look like you can see its scales. This handcrafted, folk-art-like antique looks like it is made of zinc, but we think it is thick tin. This large salmon will look great in a fish monger's, but it can also be the perfect decoration in the office of a salmon farm, in a fisherman's lodge, in a mancave or in a fishing (gear) shop. It was originally made to hang, either in an open space or up against the wall (as shown in our photos) but with one or two brackets this work of art could also be displayed on a very large desk...

A very fine Art Deco metal and brass animalier sculpture of a stag and doe by Louis Albert Carvin, mounted on a stunning moulded Italian black and orange Margraf marble stepped base ...

Sculpture of a girl with a bird by Jacques Limousin Régule, with original colorful patina Marble base Original Art Deco, France 1930s Measures...

In Stock in Los Angeles Black Mickey Mouse Rock Pop sculpture figurine Measures: height 7" (18 cm) Designed by Arik Levy Made in France.  

Unique piece. Hand-crafted Grasshopper figure made with natural horn. Rarely seen item. Great hand. France 1960s Measures: H 19 cm - 55 x 15 cm Conditions: excellent, no ...

Rare Majolica Grasshopper Jardinière Massier circa 1900.

An early 20th century Silverplated Lion. This particular example very well modelled. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble base. Perfect size to...

Very Decorative terracotta elephant in a variety of Blue Colors, Oriental Decorations,can be used as a decorative object as wel as a side table or...

A rooster by a contemporary artist in cut and welded iron.

Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.

Majolica Goose Tureen, circa 1950.

Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bird bookends. Silver plated bronze figures mounted over black and gold italian marble bases. Both signed M. Bouraine and marked france. Very clean...