Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Art Deco Bas Relief Bronze with New York Skyline

About the Item

Beautifully sculpted and -- appropriately -- cast by the General Bronze Corporation to honor its retiring President in 1934, this handsome Art Deco panel depicts three workers pouring molten bronze into molds at its foundry. Note a series of street lamp bases, column capitals and monuments in the background, symbolizing the wide array of architectural bronzework produced by General Bronze over the years.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1930s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1007028651248

More From This Seller

View All
"Harp and Guitar, " Fabulous Cubist-Art Deco Bas Relief Plaques, Terra Cotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Placing the Sandal, " Bas Relief Masterpiece with Nudes by Levillain
By Ferdinand Levillain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine carved relief panel was sculpted by Ferdinand Levillain, France's master of bas relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in med...
Category

Antique 1890s French Beaux Arts Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Blessing the Fishing Industry, " Art Deco Bas Relief Bronze Sculpture with Nude
By Walker Kirtland Hancock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walker Hancock, who spent many summers in the Gloucester area north of Boston, surrounded by fishermen, fishing boats and other evidence of the industry, this rare bas relief rondel...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Prying Coal, " Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Panel with Nude Male Miners, 1925
By Anna von Koranyi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary bronze panel by Hungarian artist Anna von Koranyi, depicting a group of nude miners working deep underground to extract coal, shows signs of Cubism and the impendi...
Category

Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Laurel Leaf Appliqués/Sconces in Bronze, Art Deco, Set of 3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and patinated, this set of three Art Deco appliqués or sconces may have been used to decorate a door or building element, or been hu...
Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Virgo, " Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of the classic symbol of the Zodiac sign of Virgo. A nude female figure with a sheaf of wheat -- was sculpted by Paul M...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

You May Also Like

Dali Bronze Bas-Relief Fécondité
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989.) Fécondité, 1977. Bas relief in silvered bronze. Publishing Year : 1990-1992.  Referenced in the catalogue raisonne "Dali Sculptures And ...
Category

20th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Evelyn Ackerman Panelcarve Scorpio Bas Relief Design Wood Panel
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Redwood bas relief tile panel designed and created by Evelyn and Jerry Ackerman of Los Angeles, California. Panel measures approximately 9" by 9" by 1....
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Evelyn Ackerman Panelcarve Pisces Bas Relief Design Wood Panel
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Redwood bas relief tile panel with Piesces carving, designed and created by Evelyn and Jerry Ackerman of Los Angeles, California. Panel measures approx...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Evelyn Ackerman Panelcarve Sagittarius Abstract Bas Relief Design Wood Panel
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Redwood bas relief tile panel designed and created by Evelyn and Jerry Ackerman of Los Angeles, California. Panel measures approximately 9" by 9" by 1....
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Bronze Relief Wall Plaques Framed Woman with Cherub
By Boston Metallic Compression Casting Co.
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair bronze relief wall plaques framed woman with cherub. By Boston Metallic Compression Casting Co. Who ever re-framed in the 1994 included a rubbin...
Category

Early 20th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fortini Cast Bronze Figural Relief Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast hollow bronze figural sculpture carved in relief (ca. early 20th Century Italy). No chips or losses; light patina throughout. Masterful work and appealing subject matter. Can be...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Recently Viewed

View All