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Josuë Dupon (1864-1935, Belgique) ; "Condor in flight", Bronze sculpture, c.1920
By Josue Dupon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Josué DUPON (1864-1935, Belgium) : "Condor flying away"
Green-brown patinated bronze sculpture
Old bronze cast signed : "JOSUE DUPON Schets BUENOS AIRES"
Foundry mark : "VERBEYST...
Category
French Other Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Bulldog Perfume Light Ernst Bohne & Söhne
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large French Bulldog perfume light.
A large porcelain sculpture with two bulldog - duo bulldog by Ernst Bohne & Söhne.
This art deco bulldog statue has...
Category
German Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
P-R Christophe (Attrib) : Rare ewe in black patinated bronze, circa 1925
By Pierre Robert Christophe
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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...
Category
French Other Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Hand-Carved Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
A full size hand carved and painted wooden swan decoy.
Original paint, white body and reddish beak, glass eyes. In original condition having a wonderful aged patina.
Denmark approx....
Category
Danish Folk Art Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Austrian Bronze Panther, by Friedrich Gornick, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Signed F. Gornick with the Arthur Rubinstein foundry mark.
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bulldog Still Bank, Money Bank, Gold Painted Metal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute Gold Painted Metal Bulldog Money Bank .
This Moneybox Bulldog Dog Figurine has Big Eyes which are looking into yours, so you can't say no to him.
It's a Detailed Bulldog Figuri...
Category
European Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare and Graceful Arts and Crafts Bronze Flying Crane Bird & Glass Shade Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Exotic, rare and graceful Arts & Crafts ceiling lamp.
With early 20th century light fixtures as one of our specialities, finding this rare Arts & Crafts era pendant made our hearts jump, because the really rare antiques are getting ever harder to find. We are absolutely certain that the buyer and the perfect space for this exotic and truly decorative ceiling lamp are already out there. It is just a matter of time before they meet this light. So if you are looking for a rare, stylish, decorative and meaningful pendant light then this bronze cranebird sculpture with mint condition antique glass shade could be flying your way soon. Crane birds are symbols for many positive characteristics, but to us this crane bird chandelier embodies two of the best ones, being grace and tranquility. So if you have a special room (for example for relaxation) that can do with these qualities then this sculptural and unique pendant could be your ideal lighting solution. The fully hand-crafted, antique bronze bird sculpture...
Category
European Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century French Bronze Dog Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Fairfax, VA
Early 20th Century French glided bronze dog sculpture on marble base setting at edge
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Jointed wooden lion manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from ca...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Geo Conde French Art Deco Ceramic Gull at Saint-Clément, Ca. 1930
By Geo Conde
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco gull crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by GEO CONDE at Saint-Clement, France, 1920s. Width: 10"(29cm), Height: 6.1"(20cm), Depth : 3.5"(17cm). Marked in the mold "Geo C...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Bronze "Mother and Three Young Rabbits" by Emilie Fiero
Located in London, GB
A very charming early 20th Century American bronze group of a mother rabbit & her three kittens snuggled together, the bronze with excellent honey patina and very fine smooth tactile...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bulldogs on an Onyx base by Vrai, France, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Bronze Bulldogs on an Onyx base by Vrai, France, 1920
Two large cold painted bronze Bulldogs (largest 14 cm long) standing and sitting on a Onyx base marked with Foundry mark Vrai B...
Category
French Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Giraffe Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Jointed wooden giraffe manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus collection. Made from c...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Pair, Antique Italian Faience Renaissance Style Lions W/ Armorial Shields
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, Antique Italian Faience Renaissance Style Lions W/ Armorial Shields.
A wonderful pair of Italian faience Lions with armorial shields and...
Category
Italian Renaissance Revival Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Dark Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Jointed wooden lion manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from ca...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Sculpture Of A Lying Lioness, By Clovis-Edmond Masson (éditeurs Susse Frères)
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Superb enameled sandstone animal sculpture representing a lioness lying on a rock.
Bears the artist's signature "c.masson" as well as two publisher's marks: "SUSSE Fres EDITs PARIS" ...
Category
French Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Antique German Black Forest Style Carved Owl Sculpture with Glass Eyes, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
An antique Black Forest style hand-carved Lindenwood owl sculpture, Germany, circa 1920.
This impressive naturalistically carved dark brown wooden owl with glass eyes, sitting on a w...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
La Fontinelle French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Fox, ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic fox by Jean de la Fontinelle, France, ca.1925. Rare piece by Jean de la Fontinelle. Was sold in Les Magasins du Louvre in Paris. Measures: Width...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Seal Bookends Louis Albert Carvin France 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nice pair of Art Deco seal bookends designed by the French artist Louis Albert Carvin, silvered white metal on a green marble base, France, 1930.
“Anima...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Joseph Frugoni Italian Marble Sculpture of Stalking Lion
Located in New York, NY
Italian marble sculpture of a lion on the hunt by Joseph Frugoni (1897-1923). In very good condition.
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
An Austrian Vienna late 19th century cold painted bronze study of a capercaillie
By Geschutzt
Located in Central England, GB
An Austrian Vienna late 19th century cold painted bronze study of a capercaillie
This very realistic Austrian Vienna cold painted bronze study is a very pleasing example and is beau...
Category
Austrian Belle Époque Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Figural Black Forest Nutcracker c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous late Victorian Black Forest Nutcracker beautifully carved with a fabulous rich dark colour and good bright patina.
The Monkey still...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden lion manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from ca...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Marble Sculpture of Horse by Amadeo Gennarelli (1881-1943)
Located in New York, NY
Stylized marble sculpture of a horse by the Italian sculptor, Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943), mounted on a wooden plinth with veneer.
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden Tiger manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from c...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Terracotta Majolica Frog Filmont Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta Majolica frog Bavent Normandy.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1900s Decorative Antique Brass Fish Lock Korea
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s fish lock from Korea likely decorated a lacquered chest cabinet offering a splash of golden brass.
4.5 tall x 7.5 w x 1.5 thick
Original preowned vintage condition.
See all ima...
Category
Korean Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Cast German Shepherd Bookends by Armor Bronze, C.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Armor Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Art Deco cast bronze German Shepherd bookends manufactured by Armor Bronze Company with original labels and felt and each bookend.
CREATOR Armor Bronze Company.
DATE ...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Sculpture Elephant and Tigers by Mitsumoto
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE OKIMONO OF ELEPHANT BEING ATTACKED BY TWO TIGERS
Workshop of Omori Mitsumoto (kôgen), 大森光元, Japan, circa 1900
Cast and patinated bronze, hardwood base, two carve...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bulldog Head antique coin throwing game, frog game
Located in Antwerp, BE
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...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Hubley Boston Terrier dog door stop / bank.The paint is very good and fine condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Austrian bronze cat sculpture
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Austrian bronze cat sculpture
made in Austria
The bronze has small wear due to years of age.
It has a small chip on the tail. (see in photos).
H:...
Category
Austrian Modern Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Peacock Bimini Art Glass Sculpture Figurine, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early-20th century hand blown Peacock Figurine, made probably in the Lauscha Thuringia Area in Germany. Peacock with Spun Glass "Feathers" and...
Category
German Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Gilt Bronze Guardian Lions Bookends. Signed H. Payen, France 1920´s
By H. Payen
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Gilt Bronze Guardian Lions Bookends. Signed H. Payen, France 1920´s.
Fantastic Pair of Lion Bronze sculptures, mounted over marble bases.
Very Good confitions.
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Goose Reed Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Early 20th Century American straw and wood Canada goose decoy. Black paint. 25"L x 14"H x 10 1/2"D
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: United States
Size: 25"L x 14"H x 10 1/2"D
Fa...
Category
American Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Straw
Antique Heavy Cast Iron Dachshund Weiner Dog Boot Scraper
Located in West Chester, PA
An antique heavy cast iron boot scraper in the from of a dachshund dog. Scraper section is 9.25” long
Category
American Other Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of life-size bronze greyhound dogs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of life-size bronze greyhound dogs
Great pair of bronze greyhound dogs with green patina. 40's. Excellent condition. Very decorative.
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Stone Elephants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand carved stone elephants, made in Italy, circa 1930s
Measures: height 17 inches, width 8 inches, depth 17 inches
Pair in stock in Los Angeles
Order reference #: FABIOLTD F196
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Art Déco Silvered Bronze Rabbit Sculpture by Animalier Swiss Author E.M. Sandoz
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco silvered/nickeled bronze rabbit sculpture designed by animalier swiss author Édouard-Marcel Sandoz to be manufactured by the french firm Susse Frères
By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères
Material: bronze, nickel, silver, metal
Technique: polished, silvered, hand-crafted, patinated, metalwork, cast
Dimensions: 2 in x 1.5 in x 2 in
Date: early 20th century, circa 1930
Style: Art Déco, Animalier
Place of origin: France
This small sculpture, crafted by hand in nickel-plated bronze, depicts a rabbit with ears bowed in a gesture of meekness, its form affixed atop a sturdy base of matching material. In this case, the signature of artist...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Nickel, Bronze
A Very Rare Early 20th Century Carousel Horse Mounted on Stand
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 20th Century timber carousel horse mounted on timber stand, finely hand carved and adorned in red. blue and gold armorial dress with stunningly carved lion, foliate...
Category
English Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Lying Fennec Candy Box, 1921
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco porcelain candy box by Edouard Marcel SANDOZ (Paris) and Théodore HAVILAND company (Limoges), France, from 1921. Lying fennec. Rare in this glazed biscuit version. . Width: 5.5"(14cm), Depth: 4.7"(12cm), Height: 3.5"(9cm). Marked under the base "ESZ" for Edouard Sandoz...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique & Mint, Top Quality Carved Black Forest Lumberjack Bear w. Axe Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible craftsmanship from early 1900s Switzerland.
This type of detail and finesse in Black Forest carvings is a rare find. The quality of the natural poisture, the rare design ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Marble alabaster italian Lion sculpture circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Lion in alabaster marble walking circa 1900.
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Antique Bronze Sculpture By Henri Payen (1894-1933) France, Girl and Goose
By H. Payen
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau sculpture by the french artist and sculptor Henri Payen (1894-1933).
Depiction of a girl holding a little dog and a goose.
Nicely chiseled on a marble base.
Sig...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Pug Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Authentically crafted bronze figure of a sitting pug.
This high-quality bronze work was finely chased and painted.
Probably from France.
Category
French Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sun River Packer" Original Bronze by Earl Heikka
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Sun River Packer" by Earl Heikka bronze. Dated 1940 and signed. (1910-1941) Heikka was raised in Great Falls, Montana where he was directly exposed to the...
Category
American Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Figural Pug Dogs
By Carl Thieme
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique Dresden porcelain pug dogs figural group designed by Carl Thieme of Potschappel, Saxony, Germany. Early 20th century, exceptionally executed porcelain sculpture depi...
Category
German Victorian Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot
By Roger Godchaux
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
French Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Hutchenreuther Porcelain Figurine Fritz Klee "OWL"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The 24 carat gilded owl was created by Professor Fritz Klee around 1920 for Hutschenreuther Porcelain. This beautifully crafted piece is unusual in that sur...
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Rare Terracotta Majolica Owl Filmont Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Terracotta Majolica Owl signed Filmont Bavent Normandy.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small Antique Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco Cougar, France, Circa 1930s, Seal Stamp
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful small antique bronze work depicting a sitting cougar.
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture “Cheval Libre” (Free Horse) after Pierre Jules Méne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Cheval Libre no. 1" (The Free Horse)
Sand-cast and patinated bronze cast signature "P.J. MÊNE" atelier Mêne-Cain, cast circa 1900
Item # 308KNM08Q
Cast from an early mold with brilliant surface texture captured directly from the wax and transferred to the bronze, the present example is an atelier Mêne-Cain cast circa 1879-1908. It features a lively surface that is finished in a very dark brown patina with reddish undertones, the darker chemical patina being captured in the slashes and cuts of the sculptor's stylus that remain captured throughout the flesh of the stallion. It remains in an exquisite state of preservation throughout with the original patina sealed under a glowing wax layer. The underside shows the horse joined thorugh the base with large threaded rods tightened with torch-cut nuts.
The model is listed in Mêne's catalogue as no. 39 and it is an individual portrait of the stallion separated out from his most celebrated L'Accolade with some slight alterations to the horse's pose make the figure more appropriate as a stand-alone work. The dramatic pose is highly Romantic and reminiscent of the posturing and composition found in the brilliant equestrian portrait...
Category
French Romantic Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Trumpeting Elephant Doorstops, c.1910s - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of cast metal trumpeting elephant doorstops, circa 1910s.
each weighing 10 lbs and measuring 13 inches wide by 6 inches deep by 13 ½ inches...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Majolica Grasshopper Jardinière Jerome Massier, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica grasshopper Jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris.
Category
French Country Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Petit-Monsigny French Art Deco Ibis Sculpture Table Lamp, 1920
By A. Petit Monsigny
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze sculpture table lamp by Adolphe Petit-Monsigny, France, ca.1920. Amazing bronze sculpture of an ibis holding an alabaster shade in its beak. Old alabaster cann...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Horse Sculptures
Located in London, GB
Large pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel horse sculptures
Chinese, Early 20th Century
Horses: Height 159cm, width 185cm, depth 71cm
Bases: Height 48cm, width 174cm, depth 69cm
Both: ...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bronze Sculpture By Adolf Josef Pohl (1872-1930), Blacksmith, Austria
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful bronze statue by the austrian sculptor and artist Adolf Josef Pohl (born in Vienna April 27th 1872 – July 25th 1930).
Depiction of a standing blacksmith in the typical wo...
Category
Austrian Late Victorian Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Early 20th Century Australian Bronze Greyhound Figurine
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Early 20th Century Australian Bronze Greyhound Figurine
Australia, circa 1910. Measures: 1.5" H, 3.5" W, 1.5" D
Category
Australian Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze