Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture of Leda and the Swan by Beauvais

A large French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a gazelle in bronze with parcel gilt and silver on fluted self base. This rare and artistic damascened, non inlaid finish epitomizes the...

Marie-Louise Simard (French, 1886-1963) A large and important original French Art Deco silver and parcel gilt bronze sculpture of a female figure holding a parasol in a canoe. The figure wears a gilt bodice and a two-tone ruffled skirt, details typical of the Art Deco movement, while she floats effortlessly in a narrow boat...

This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...

A rare and fabulous French Art Deco large bronze signed sculpture of a bunting panther by Andre Vincent Becquerel, French, 1893-1981 This lovely cast, in a warm dark brown patina with green undertones is sculpted with highly stylized anatomical details. The sculpture rests on self base. Becquerel's favorite subject matter was cats. He often captured them in a natural setting, stretching, stalking, clawing at a tree stump or walking in tandem. The model offered here with the panther bunting/rubbing against a stump of a tree is a rare version. This innate feline behavior is seen as a sign of affection, or of a transfer of their scent to claim territory or marking you as a friend. Becquerel was born in northern France. He attended the École des Beaux-arts in Paris and studied in the ateliers of Hector Lemaître and Prosper Lecourtier, the Animalier sculptor. He also worked with Charles Valton, who had studied under both Barye and Fremiet, two other renown animalier sculptors. He began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1914 and continued to do so for the rest of his career. In 1944 Becquerel was awarded a bronze medal by The ‘Artistes Français’ and a gold medal in 1945. In 1952 he won the Prix de l’Yser, which made him hors concours and thus above the future competition process. Cubist, Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism, Modernism, Realism, Cubism, Piero Palazzolo...

This life-sized terracotta sculpture of the classical Greek figure, Hebe, is a truly beautiful piece. Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was the go...

A vintage Greco Roman style lost wax cast bronze sculpture of a putto riding a swan from the mid 20th century, with dark patina. Created with the traditi...

Terracotta finished stone composite sculpture of a young male nymph resting on a rock. Mounted on a round step molded base, French, mid-19th century.

Wonderful pair of antique painted terracotta garden sculptures or figures with a perfectly aged and weathered patina. Each piece standing just over 2 feet tall.