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19th Century French Bronze Dog Sculpture on Walnut Base Signed Jules Moigniez
Located in Dallas, TX
This large antique bronze sculpture was created in France, circa 1880. Standing on a patinated walnut base, the composition features a setter walking on rocky ground and looking ahea...
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French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Horse Head, Decorative Iron Figurine Busts Home Decor Plinth Metal Head
Located in Hampshire, GB
Beautifully created antique horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty....
Category
Greek Art Deco Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron, Metal
Monumental Uffizi Boar or Il Porcellino by Austin and Seeley
By Austin & Seeley
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century model of the Uffizi Boar, called 'Il Porcellino', by Austin & Seeley, the seated figure of the boar on an integral square plinth.
This cast stone model of the Uffizi Boar takes its name from a 17th-century bronze fountain by sculptor Pietro Tacca, made for Cosimo II de' Medici and originally placed in the Loggia at the Mercato Nuovo in Florence. This civic space was also known as the Loggia del Porcellino, named after the boar as rubbing the statue's nose is said to bring great wealth. Made in the 1630s, it was modelled after an earlier marble version (Italian, 2nd-1st century BC) discovered in Rome in 1556 on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill, itself thought to be based on a lost Greek Hellenistic bronze version. After restoration, the marble statue was brought to Florence in 1568 as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, initially placed in the Pitti Palace. Both this marble and the 17th-century bronze versions are now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It remained an immensely popular subject for Grand Tourists, who collected their own versions. It is a testament to the commercial prowess of Austin and Seeley...
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English Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
19th C. French Bronze of a Hunting Dog in Landscape in the Style of PJ Mene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C French Bronze of a Hunting Dog in Landscape Style of PJ Mene
France, Circa 1880s
A fine example of late 19th Century of sporting art with this noteworthy French bronze of a ...
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French Sporting Art Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Bronze
"Cerf Qui Marche" by A L Barye
Located in London, GB
Excellent late 19th Century French bronze figure of a walking stag with beautiful autumnal, green. black. brown and orange patination and excellent hand finished surface detail on an oval naturalistic base with integral stepped plinth, signed Barye and inscribed F Barbedienne Fondeur
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Measures: Height: 19 cm
Width: 22 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Foundry: F Barbedienne
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref Barye by Michel Poletti & Alain Richarme
ABOUT
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Antique Cat Statues, Italian, Bronze, Grand Tour, Doorstops, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique winged cat statues. An Italian, bronze on oak decorative figure in the Grand Tour taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Striking cat ornaments...
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British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Carved Variegated Marble Eagle Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble eagle. Created in France circa 1880, and carved of variegated marble, the tall sculpture depicts a proud bird...
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French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Late Victorian English Silvered Door Stop Depicting a Dog, circa 1880-1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Late Victorian period silvered door stop from circa 1880-1900 showcasing a dog depicted in profile. This English Late Victorian period silvered door stop, dating from circ...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Staffordshire Elephant, c. 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very rare and large Staffordshire figure of an Indian elephant on a plinth, dressed in its traditional drapings. The elephant dates to c. 1880 and is in overall very good c...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
19th Century French Carved Marble Dove Sculpture with Glass Eyes Signed Torrini
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble dove sculpture. Created in France circa 1880, and carved of variegated marble, th...
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French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Auguste Joseph Peiffer (French, 1832-1886) "L’enfant et le chien" Gilt Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Auguste Joseph Peiffer (1832-1886), French sculptor born in Paris, which produced essentially bronzes with allegorical and mythological subjects.
This work is a beautiful child holding his hunting dog on a leash...
Category
French Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair English Salt /Glazed Spaniels, c. 1830
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an imposing pair of stoneware saltglaze spaniels that were made at the Briddon Pottery in Brampton Derbyshire circa 1830. They are a unique design and historically significan...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
"Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
An entrancing mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an alert hare. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and good ri...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Grand Tour Alabaster Lions
Located in Seaford, GB
A delightful and rare pair of 19th Century Grand Tour Alabaster Lions. Well modelled, one is virtually perfect, the other has a few nibbles see ph...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century French Carved Variegated Marble Eagle Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble eagle. Created in France circa 1880, and carved of variegated marble, the tall sculpture depicts a proud bird...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lovely 19th Century Victorian Gold Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Laying Down
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion
A very good looking and decorative piece that looks expensive and important in any set...
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Italian Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Famille Rose Pheasant With Ormolu Mounts, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain model of a pheasant mounted on an ormolu stand.
The elegant bird is portrayed perched on a ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
French, Antique Bronze Sculpture of Aberdeen Angus Bull by Isidore Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ISIDORE JULES BONHEUR
French, 1827-1901
Taureau Aberdeen-Angus" (Standing Aberdeen-Angus Bull)
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed to base "I. BONHEUR"
Item # 211HDB17Z
An exquisite and very rare casting of an Aberdeen-Angus bull, an unusual and distinctive breed of cattle from Scotland, this sculpture by Isidore Jules Bonheur is almost without a doubt cast by the foundry of his brother-in-law Hippolyte Peyrol and a rather early model as well in light of the distinctive construction method. In her text on the selection of 46 animal bronzes in the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, Eleanor Luciano notes regarding this model that "Bonheur is never recorded to have been to Scotland, where he would have seen this unusual breed. Rosa Bonheur painted in Scotland, and its seems likely that Isidore would have drawn the idea for this bull either from one of her sketches or from an agricultural show in France. The animal's rich mane and strong modeling make this one of the most successful." Notable is the very fine surface patination which exhibits a glassy finish with a complex range of colors presenting in the body of the bull, overall being medium brown but augmented with an underlying reddish hue against auburn highlights. The base is signed "I. BONHEUR" in the typical manner.
Museum Collections:
* National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, acc. no. 2006.128.3
* Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Five Staffordshire Figures of Poodles
Located in New York, NY
Seated and standing poodles on cobalt or unglazed bases with gilt banding.
Category
British Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Large-Scale Majolica Lobster by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
Located in Dallas, TX
RARE / LARGE SCALE Portuguese Majolica / Palissy ware lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
large shallow bowl with single lobster
...
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Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné War Horse Sculptures on Mahogany Base - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné War Horse Sculptures on Mahogany Base - Pair
Exquisite Set of 2 vintage Chinese Cloisonne' war horse sculptures on maho...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Dog in terracotta
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Dog in glazed terracotta, 19th century (or before).
Labrador, presumably English.
Category
English Other Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small Antique Bronze, Pug With Scarf, Gilt and Painted, 1880s, Vienna Bronze?
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful small bronze, depicting an pug with a red scarf around the head.
Maybe Vienna bronze?
Finely chiseled, gilt and hand painted.
Category
Austrian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Bronze Sculpture of “Arab on Camel” by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Dromadaire Monté par un Arabe"
Nuanced green and black patinated bronze signed in base "BARYE" cold-stamped foundr...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze
Located in Morristown, NJ
After Christophe Fratin (French 1801-1864), a majestic 12 point stag in brown patinated cast bronze, modeled with head turned to towards hind, inscribed "FRATIN", and mounted to a re...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cast Iron Horse Head
Located in Hellerup, DK
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...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century English Staffordshire Spaniel Dogs Figurines
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine pair of antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire white spaniel dog figurines. These charming dogs are a nice large size, hand painted with lovely details and sweet faces. Th...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Porcelain Birds on Gilt Bronze Mounts / Johann Joachim Kändler
Located in Dallas, TX
two (2) Meissen porcelain birds (bitterns), from 1743 model by German sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1774), each on a base of re...
Category
German Baroque Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Isidore-Jules Bonheur, A Rare Gilt and Patinated Bronze Jockey on A Horse
Located in New York, NY
Isidore-Jules Bonheur (French, 1827–1901)
A Rare Gilt and Patinated Bronze Jockey on A Horse, circa 1875.
Introducing a truly exceptional and highly s...
Category
French Sporting Art Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Decorative Dog Figure, Austrian, Bronze Viennese Borzoi Hound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative dog figure. An Austrian, bronze Viennese Borzoi hound, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Tactile and endearing, a treat for the display ...
Category
Austrian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture entitled "Standing Ostrich" by Barye
By Alfred Barye
Located in London, GB
A very rare late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing ostrich, the detailed feathering chased with extremely fine precision, the flightless giant bird...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze sculpture by the french sculptor and artist Antoine-Louis Barye.
Signed at the plinth.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Race Horse Stallion “Hanriette" by Pierre Lenordez
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE LENORDEZ
French, 1815-1892
"Hanriette Dimsdal A Race Horse" (1858)
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "P. Lenordez 1858" foundry inscription for Duplan et Salles
Item # 306FTV06Q
This large and exquisite casting of Pierre Lenordez's "Hanriette Dimsdal" of 1858, it features a delightfully textured body with chaotic scoring from his minute stylus work across the hair of the body throughout. The mane and tail feature the crisp textured chiseling typical of his early work. 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 element. A most sensitive handling of this beautiful stallion.
Note the particularly wonderful handling of the ground of the base, a rather rare example of capturing the horse in its stall instead of over a naturalistic field. The hay is brushed away in numerous areas to reveal the brick flooring...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Highland Doorstop, Scottish Brass Decorative Stag Door Keeper, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Highland doorstop. A Scottish, brass and cast iron decorative door keeper with stag figure, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1870.
Delightful doorstop, proudly presenting Scottish taste and theme
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Quality brass relief work with bright golden tones
Base and rear support in cast iron, with consistent graphite finish
The stag figure redolent of Sir Edwin Landseer's Monarch of the Glen painting...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Bronze Cheval De Marly in the Style of Guillaume Coustou, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bronze statue in the style of Guillaume Marly.
The horses of Marly were commissioned by Louis XV to sculptor Guillaume Coustou to decorate the entrance of the park of Marly castle. ...
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French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of J. W. Fiske Greyhound Garden Statues
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A large recumbent cast iron greyhound attributed to J.W. Fiske Foundry, New York, circa late 19th century. Weathered black painted finish with underlayers showing through. Wear and ...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century French Silvered Metal Animal Knife Rests - Set of 8
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Halting Stallion” Horse by Pierre Lenordez
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE LENORDEZ
French, 1815-1892
A Halting Stallion
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "P. Lenordez" cast circa 1860
Item # 306GRT17P
A rare example of Pierre Lenordez's early work, this fine sand-cast bronze model of a halting stallion showcases the powerful animal as he is stopping his forward motion, rearing slightly as he shifts his weight to his back legs. The model is beautifully chased and a wonderful hammered texture to the hair and texture from the original wax mold replicated in the bronze under the translucent brown surface patina. The model is signed on the back corner of the naturalistic base in his typical script, "P. Lenordez".
Born in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, in the district of Manche in northwestern France, Pierre Lenordez eventually established himself in Caen where he would become a professor and teach at the Fine Arts Academy of Caen for a decade, accepting under his tutelage the Romantic sculptor of renown Arthur Jacques Leduc...
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French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Parrot on a Tree Sculpture, Germany, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th century Meissen Parrot on a tree sculpture, expertly crafted with realistic details. This multi-colored masterpiece features the parrot perched on a tree adorned with vibrant fl...
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German Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Jockey on Race Horse by H.R. de Vains
Located in Shippensburg, PA
H.R. DE VAINS
French, 1848 - 1886
Jockey on a Race Horse
Patinated bronze signed in base "HR de VAINS" original foundry label to the underside for Auguste Gouge
Item # 306CPA15Q...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite Steel Engraved Qajar Cow Ceremonial Staff
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century Qajar head of a bull ceremonial staff is a remarkable artifact that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic finesse of the Qajar dynasty...
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Persian Other Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Majolica George Jones Fox Serving Tray circa 1869
By George Jones
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant pink Majolica serving dish decorated with a three green vine leaves, the handle formed as a fox peering into the bowl with its tail appearing on the mottled underside signed ...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Lunéville Faience Lions
By Luneville
Located in Dallas, TX
a large handsome pair of Lunéville faience lions, each shown resting on a green sponged plinth base with his tail curled over his back, their legs, p...
Category
French Baroque Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tiger, Japanese Bronze, Meiji Era, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze tiger with brown patina, with very subtle bronze work to bring out the stripes on the body of the tiger
No mark or signature
Japan wo...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bird Nest Key Rack Holder Pincushion Wall Mount Folk Art German Black Forest
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely key holder board made of hand carved wood, made in the Black Forest area in Germany. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It is not marked, but dated 1891. A nice ...
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German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Antique Copper-Electrotype Sculpture “Chien Braque”, Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Chien Braque Suet no. 1"
Patinated copper-electrotype signed "P.J. MÊNE 1842" in naturalistic base, handwritten in...
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French Romantic Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
French Carrousel Painted Horse
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful French Painted Carousel Horse..
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French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large & Finest Quality, Antique Carved Nutwood Swiss Black Forest Bull Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and condition, hand carved livestock sculpture.
This marvelous bull is for the collectors of the rarest and best quality Black Forest sculptures. Incredibly detailed,...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Panthère de L'Inde No.1" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of reclining panther with wonderful autumnal (green, orange, black and brown) patination and very intricate hand chased su...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1800s Indian Silver Peafowl Bird Ornaments
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, pair of large silver bird ornaments; part of our ornamental silverware collection
These magnificent and large a...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Exceptionally Rare Chamberlains Worcester Pea Hen and Chicks, c1821
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Exceptionally Rare Chamberlains Worcester Pea Hen and Chicks, c1821
Additional information:
Date : c1821
Period : George IV
Marks : Iron-red hand painted cursive Chamberlains Worces...
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English George IV Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Bronze Pheasant Preying on a Lizard, Alphonse-Alexandre Arson (1822-1880)
Located in New York, NY
Titled Perdrix au lézard. Inscribed Arson.
Category
Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Group of Pheasant Hen and Her Young, Alphonse-Alexandre Arson
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture of a mother pheasant protecting her chicks from an approaching lizard. Inscribed Arson.
Category
Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Standing Setter” French Animaliers Bronze by Jules Moigniez, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Very fine mid-19th century French Animalier bronze study of a standing Setter with excellent hand chased surface detail and rich brown patination. Raised on a stepped naturalistic base, signed J Moigniez.
Additional information:
Height: 19 cm
Width: 34 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: bronze
Book reference: Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell
Page no. 237
About
Jules Moigniez (French, 1835 ~ 1894) Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. He worked primarily in bronze and frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris salon. He was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, although his skill and versatility enabled him to produce quality horse sculptures (primarily racehorses), dog sculptures and hunting scenes. His bird sculptures were among the finest ever created in his time. Moigniez was born at Senlis, Oise, France in 1835, the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez’s father bought a foundry to cast his sculptures, which was of great benefit to Moigniez as he didn’t have the added foundry costs that most of his contemporaries had to pay. Moigniez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Paul Comoléra (a student of François Rude) in Paris. It is quite likely that Moigniez’s attraction to bird sculpture was a direct result of his education under Comoléra, who was himself a bird specialist. Over the course of his 40-year sculpting career Moigniez exhibited thirty works at the Salon between 1855–92. His first submission in a major art exhibition was his plaster, Pointer Stopping at a Pheasant, at the Exposition Universelle of 1855.[1][2] Moigniez was known for the fine detail and chiseling of his sculptures. His bronzes—usually cast using the lost wax method—were always immaculately chased and patinated, and were especially popular in England and Scotland.[2] More than half of his output during his lifetime was sold in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century, his sculpture had become popular in the United States as well. In contrast with other animaliers of the period such are P.J. Mêne and Antoine-Louis Barye, Moigniez’s bird sculptures often incorporated highly detailed bases complete with bushes, extensive foliage and undergrowth. His castings were generally of excellent quality with a variety of patinas, the gilded and silvered patinas being the most desirable and sought after by collectors. His bronzes could be reproached for an excess of detail, a result of overly-finicky, over-worked chiseling. Moigniez received redemption, however, by portraying in his sculpture a certain “elegance of attitudes”. His Chien braque...
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Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture of a Stallion, PJ Mene (1810-1871)
Located in New York, NY
This highly detailed study of a Normandy mare is an excerpted model from Mêne's popular Jument normande et son poulain, exhibited in wax at the 1868 Salon (no. 3749), and in bronze t...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Egyptian sphinxes in gold-coloured scaiola plaster
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite pair of Egyptian sphinx statues. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these magnificent sculptures are made of scaiola pl...
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French Egyptian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Decorative Fox Doorstop, English, Door Keeper, Country House, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative fox doorstop. An English, brass door keeper in country house taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Beauti...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Scottish Pottery Lion, circa 1880
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Standing pottery lion, Scottish. Great treacle glaze; foot raised on a "stone" ball, circa 1880. Well modeled and rarely found large size. One eye possibl...
Category
Other Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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