Pair of imposing Chinese Imperial style Cloissone cranes

This very fine patinated bronze figural torchere modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a mandolin and a marble torch. This symbolic representation of Music, falls within Coutan’s allegorical work. We have a number of marble pedestals this Torchere would stand on. Inscribed on base: Coutan, Thiébaut Frères, Fondeurs. Jules-Félix Coutan (22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) is considered to be one of the most gifted French sculptors and designers of the 19th and early 20th centuries Coutan studied under the renowned Pierre-Jules Cavelier at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the fountain group France Bearing the Torch of Civilization for the Exposition Universelle (1889), one of the two prominent sculptural commissions for the Exposition grounds.[1] Later he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900, where he expressed his disdain for the researches of Rodin— fumiste—[2] and the Impressionist sculptors who followed him. Coutan was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905.[3] Coutan is best known in the United States for the sculptural group above the entrance to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. For Grand Central Terminal, Coutan was contracted to provide a quarter-size scale plaster model of the three-figure allegorical Transportation group, which he developed from 1911 through 1914. The carving was performed by the William Bradley & Son of Long Island City.[4] Among Coutan's students were Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Raymond...

A pleasing pair of 19th century French bronze statues of Renaissance style huntsmen, signed. Guillot (French, 1865-1911).

A very imposing and good quality pair of 18th century style Georgian Mahogany Gainsborough wing arm chairs, each with fine hand carved decoration to the arms, frieze and elegant cabr...

A good quality pair of 19th century French bronze statues depicting a male and female dressed in robes, carrying vases of flowers and fruit, mounted on square bases with claw feet.

A Marvelous and Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Figures of Cranes on Stands. Step into the captivating world of Chinese artistry with this remarkabl...

Pair of Hollywood Regency brass cranes. These stunning midcentury brass crane statues are well detailed and make great decorative accessories. Grea...

Set of two sculptures of cranes in patinated bronze, represented with great detail and realism. One of the birds is shown upright with its neck stretched, while the other is in a res...

Pair of 1940s Italian hammered iron sculptures depicting two cranes. Original finish and patina. Measurements: Height: 34" Widest point: 22"