French Animal Sculptures

French Empire style (19th Cent) bronze dore inkwell with perched eagle and acorn finial (signed A. MARIONNETt)

French Late 20th Century (1980/90s) of a small crystal sculpture of a peacock figure with spread feathers (signed BACCARAT, designed by B AUGST. Limited...

From the description de l'Egypte. J. Ces. Savigny, 1809-1813. The stipple engraving depicts the Imperial Eagle. This is Aquila heliaca or the Easte...

Choisy-Le-Roi Hautim Boulanger and Cie. Probably by Paul Comolera (French 1818-1897). The bird modelled with wings outstretched, perched between two open bamboo stems, black print...

Full of humour and narrative detail, this joyous set of two figural sculptures are charmingly cast in bronze to depict young boys playing with animals. One of the figures shows a boy in draped...

4 French Provincial (19th Century) carved pine life-size horse head wall plaques on black painted panel.(PRICED EACH)

French bronze figure of bull with attacking dog on an oval base (Valton) (19/20th Cent.)

Signed by nineteenth century French sculptor P.J. Mene, this patinated bronze sculptural group is titled "Chasse au Lapin," or "Rabbit Hunt," and depic...

Ceramic Rhino by Trouvailles, France, showing natural crazing, painted toes, eyes and mouth.

French (19th Cent Napoleonic Era) folk art carved oak life size figure of an eagle with out stretched wings perched on a round globe with a marble base.     

A pair of rare and spectacular horse figured floor lamps in ebonized wood, design circa 1950 by Maison Jansen. Electrified, each upper hoof fitted with downlights, with red glass eye...

Rembrandt Bugatti's striking bronze depicts a pair of elegant white storks. The male stork, positioned on the left, gently rests its head upon its soft breast while tucking one of it...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 Renard Debout Sand-cast and patinated bronze signed in cast base "P.J. MENE" probably atelier Mêne-Cain circa 1880 Item # 309XLA22K An ende...

PIERRE LENORDEZ French, 1815-1892 "Monarque" Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "P. Lenordez" foundry inscription for Duplan et Salles cast circa 1870 Item # 305BHE24A An unusually fine example of Lenordez's work, he modeled Monarque with a surface ahead of its time through a marriage of exacting technical representation of the proud stallion and a modernistic mottled texturing of the body that is tangible. The viewer can almost feel the stylus in the artist's hand as it feverishly works the body to push and shape the wax, scuffing and scraping the skin of the horse in a chaotic fervor. This has been captured with utmost integrity by the renowned house of Duplan et Salles, the quality of the sand-casting simply above reproach with crisp replication of the artist's intent evident in every quarter. Typical of Lenordez, the towel tossed on the ground records the important details on the subject, noting: "Monarque!! né en 1852, par the Baron the Emperor ou Sting Poetess par Royal oak vainqueur de 21 prix...

ARY JEAN LÉON BITTER French, 1883-1973 The Greyhound and The Cat Lost-wax cast and patinated bronze signed in base "ary Bitter" and sealed with Susse cachet, signed in cast "cire purdue", signed "Susse Frs. Ets. Paris" Item # 304LJP22P A very scarce example of Bitter's work, this fluid and beautifully captured model depicts of a showdown between a greyhound and a household cat. The freshness of the mold it was captured from is self-evident with a nearly total absence of any notable cold-tooling throughout the surfaces. The signature is sharp to the touch, raised as if Bitter's stylus has only just shaped the wax of the model it was cast from. The untouched original surface patina is brilliant with a chaotic interplay of colors from vivid verdigris to autumnal browns and oranges. Edited by the house of Susse and cast with the lost-wax method. Ary Jean Léon Bitter Born in Marseilles, France on May 29th of 1883, Ary Jean Léon Bitter began his studies under the guidance of Emile Aldebert...

French Mid-Century (1980/90s) limited edition crystal figure of a stylized seated dog with the head to the side (signed R RIGOT, BACCARAT)