20th Century Animal Sculptures
Period: 20th Century
Color: Gold
Brutalist Mid-Century Bronze, T. Mori 1962 Butterfly.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Brutalist Mid-Century bronze, T. Mori Butterfly 1962. Spectacular, great color and patination. Feel free to call for more product information.
Category
American Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sherle Wagner Rock Crystal 24 karat Gold Candelabra Bird Sconce, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sherle Wagner Rock Crystal 24 karat Gold Candelabra Bird Sconce, Italy. H 15” x 10.5” x 5.5”. 2 matching sconces available. Please change quantity ...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Large Verdigris Bronze Crane Sculpture
Located in San Mateo, CA
Vintage large size bronze crane. This crane has been outdoors but could be used inside as well. The verdigris patina shows some wear and discoloration. T...
Category
Unknown Japonisme 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture, Animal Bronze by J.Brault, Early 20th Century.
By Brault
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, Animal bronze by J.Brault, Early 20th century.
Animal bronze by J.Brault, early 20th century, representing an elephant and its young, marble base, Art Deco.
H: 31cm, W:...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Boar Sculpture of “Il Porcellino” After Pietro Tacca
By Pietro Tacca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Grand Tour bronze sculpture.
Depicting a seated boar on a pink Italian marble plinth.
"Il Porcellino" is the ...
Category
Italian Grand Tour 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Owl on Green Marble Base by Max Le Verrier (1891 - 1973)
Located in New York, NY
Max Le Verrier (1891 - 1973) was a famous French artist known for creating stunning bronze sculptures. One of his remarkable pieces is this owl sculpture made of bronze with a brown ...
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victor Salmones the Ram Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) , The Ram, bronze sculpture, depicting a male sheep looking out standing on a rocky outcropping, marked "B 12 / 11," signed. 13" H x 7" W x 4" D....
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Surrealism Unicorn by Dali 1984, Spain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressed Surrealist bronze sculpture by Salvador DALI (1904-1989) - Unicorn, 1984 - Bronze signed Dali on the base numbered '70/350' and s...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Greyhound & Cat” by Ary Bitter & Susse
By Ary Bitter
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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...
Category
French 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Bronze Horse Sculpture by Messina
Located in IT
Horse sculpture by Francesco Messina an Italian sculptor.
Francesco Messina (Linguaglossa, 15 dicembre 1900 – Milano, 13 settembre 1995)
The sculpture in object represents a runnin...
Category
Italian 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Headless Animal, Bronze Sculpture, 50s/60s
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Curious patinated bronze sculpture of a headless animal
Wooden base
Good condition
Sculpture from the 1950s/1960s
Height 22cm
22 x 10.5cm.
Category
French Modern 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Aquarius III", Table Base in Polished Bronze with Glass Top, Fred Brouard
By Fred Brouard
Located in Paris, FR
Fred Brouard (1944-1999)
Aquarius III, table base in polished bronze with a rond glass tray.
The sculpture represents a stylized coral.
Signed F Brouard and numbered 10 on one of th...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Patinated Bronze Models of Whippets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French patinated bronze models of whippets
France, 1960s
A rare find, each one realistically cast and modeled, a true pair, the female facing right, the male facing left....
Category
French Sporting Art 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Shoe Horn with Bronze Serpent, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Elegant long shoe horn set with a stylised snake in bronze twisting around the center pole. It can be wall hung in your entrance. It was cast in Denmark circa 1930-40, probably by N....
Category
European Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, & Lapis Horse
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Obsidian & Lapis Horse
An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt rock-crystal, obsidian and lapis lazuli jeweled sculpture "Bucéphale, Chevaux de légende", "Bucephalus, A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1998.
Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock crystal slab is finely applied with a lapis lazuli half-horse with harness mounted in 18k gold and brilliant cut diamonds, between two crystal and lapis lazuli columns adorned with gold and diamonds, insert with 7 ruby cabochons and 1 emerald cabochon, the obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5029 DIV
Bucephalus (c355-326 BC) is among the most famous horses in history, and it was said that this he could not be tamed. The young Alexander the Great, of course, tamed him – and went on to ride his beloved equine companion for many years and into many battles.
The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece.
Measures 10" high x 9" wide x 4" deep
Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland.
Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection.
Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong.
July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy.
The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia.
From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles.
This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850).
The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress.
We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time.
The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix.
1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court.
The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...
Category
French 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Bronze Horse Figurine After the Ancient Roman
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour bronze horse on marble pedestal after the ancient.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Statue of a Patinated Bronze Model of a Horse on Marble Base
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This nicely crafted model of a horse in full pose is situated behind natural fencing and is accented by a conforming marble base, mid-20th century.
Category
Unknown Other 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Marble-Bookends with Bronze-Elephants by MARIONNET, France, 1900s
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends with elephants in two different poses
By Albert Marionnet (1852-1910), signed
France, circa 1900.
Material:
– Bronze, original patina
– Portor-marble socle
Dimensions:
W...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
African "Monkey Tree" Bronze Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
African "Monkey Tree" bronze sculpture, with a troop of 19 monkeys about a tree of life
unsigned. The base measures 4" x 3".
Category
African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze