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Material: Bronze
Patinated Antique Art Nouveau "Shy Girl" Bronze by Georges Van der Straeten
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous art nouveau "Shy Girl" bronze by Georges Van der Straeten for Société des Bronzes de Paris, circa 1900s. The bust has wonderful detail and is in very good vintage condition ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Motherhood bronze sculpture H cm 47 with marble base signed G.Micca 1920s
Located in Catania, IT
Motherhood bronze sculpture with marble base signed G. Micca
1920s height 47 cm.
The sculpture is in excellent condition as visible in the photos.
Measures:
Maximum height 47 cm
Widt...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Bronze Bust of Dante
Located in Bagshot, GB
An interesting Bust of the poet Dante, the bust has been made in plaster but then covered in a Bronze wrap.
We have never come across a bust in this manor before.
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$1,543 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches
Excellent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Porcelain Girl Bust signed Georges Rogron Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau white bisque porcelain girl bust with bronze fittings base. Bust of a girl with averted gaze and her hair tied up. Signed "Georges...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon in bronze
Located in Rome, IT
Description
Napoleon sculpture in bronze from the model by Lorenzo Bartolini with parts in gilded bronze. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE RE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$7,114
Nathan the Wise, 19th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Judaic patinated bronze bust depicting Nathan the Wise, Austria, 19th century.
Inscribed Dimanche on the back. Original marble base.
Similar example depicting Nathan the Wise in his classic pose executed by famous Russian sculptor...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Bust of "Psyche" in Patinated Bronze, by Boyer and Rolland
Located in Paris, FR
This is a bust of Psyche in patinated bronze by the founders Boyer and Rolland. It represents a young woman wearing butterfly wings in her hair with her head turned towards an insect placed on her shoulder. The little butterfly probably represents Cupid. It is an evocation of the myth Cupid and Psyche. The sculpture rests on a red marble base placed on a rectangular stand.
It is a sand casting made in the foundry of Boyer and Rolland whose mark is on the back of the bust. On the side, it is annotated Mm Léon Bertaux...
Category
1870s French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After, Frederic Remington, (American, 1861-1909) The Sergeant, patinated bronze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After, Frederic Remington, (American, 1861-1909)
The Sergeant, patinated bronze
inscribed on the reverse, copyright Frederic Remington, also inscribed on one side Frederic Remington,...
Category
20th Century Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Bust of a Classical Maiden on Reeded Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A very attractive antique bronze of a young woman, mounted on a marble base. The young girl with her hair up, one shoulder bare and with a rose in her bodice. She stands upon a reeded black marble column set...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Albert Carrier-Belleuse "Allegory" from the 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Albert Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
"Allegory".
French sculpture from the 19th century
In rotating gilt bronze.
Stands on a marble base.
Signed. Alt.: (sculpture) 50.; Height: (t...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$11,383 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Bronze Busts: "The Fallen King & Laughing Revolutionary, After Carpeaux
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Allegorical Bronze Busts: "The Fallen King and the Laughing Revolutionary," After Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, France, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
A profoundly expressive and al...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Marzia Colonna Bronze Twisted Torso Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Marzia Colonna (B. 1951) green patinated bronze twisted torso sculpture. Cast in solid bronze in the abstract style, this figurative sculpture is an unusual piece that would certainl...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bronze Busts
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Emmanuel Villdnis, ‘Nelly’, French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Bust, ca. 1890
By Emmanuel Villdnis
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS
Signed and foundry mark on back.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4-15/16 inches
Width: 2-5/16 inches
Depth: 2.25 inches
ABOUT THE SCULPTURE
This portrait bust is of Nelly Faner, famous burlesque dancer at the turn of the XX Century Paris.
ABOUT THE SCULPTORE
Emmanuel Villdnis (French, 1858 – 1914) was born to Italian parents in France, in 1858. He moved with the family to Piedmont, Italy, in March 1861; after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy.
Known in Italy as Villani, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Albertina in Turin from 1871 to 1880 alongside master-sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi. When Villanis graduated, he exhibited his first works in cities across Italy, notably his bust ‘Alda’ in Milan, in 1881.
Villanis returned to France in 1885, living and working in the Montmartre district of Paris and didn’t leave Montmartre until his death on August 28th 1914.
Villanis specialised in female bronze busts...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Orientalist Bronze Busts by Cordier, 1861
Located in London, GB
Pair of Orientalist bronze busts by Cordier, 1861
French, 1861
Man: Height 42cm, width 32cm, depth 18cm
Woman: Height 40cm, width 26cm, depth 16cm
This impressive pair of bronze busts were made by the renowned French sculptor Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (1827-1905). Known for his Orientalist works in bronze and marble, Cordier gained inspiration from his visits to Algeria. The male figure of this pair is after a study made during one of these visits.
The figures form a wonderfully contrasting pair. The male bust wears a more sombre, downturned expression, whilst the female smiles almost sleepily. Both faces are expertly carved to achieve a human likeness, and the two figures are similarly dressed in embellished shirts and robes. The patination is exceptional throughout, providing light and shade to the facial features and garments. Gilding can also be seen on the woman’s earring...
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19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$60,368 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronze Bust of Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze bust of Napoleon III, 19th century.
Sculpture representing a 19th century Bust of Napoleon III, Napoleon III Period.
Dimensions: H: 22cm, W: 11cm, D: 9cm.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Bronze Statue by J.G. Kendall, Cast by Gorham
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautifully cast mid century bronze statue by J.G. Kendall, produced by the renowned Gorham Company. Dating to the 1940s–1950s, this charming piece depicts a young girl with pigtai...
Category
1950s American Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Bust of Menelaus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronze Neoclassical bust of Menelaus after the antique. This handsome sculpture is depicted looking to the right with his helmet raised over his waved hair and curling bea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Busts of women/men bronze sculptures
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Busts of women/men bronze sculptures
Wear consistent with age and use.
Art - Sculpture - Decoration
Measures : Men H: 14cm Women H:13cm
Category
1980s Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Emmanuel Villanis "Cendrillon" Bronze Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Emmanuel Villanis (French, 1858-1914) "Cendrillon" Patinated Bronze Bust, signed to proper left shoulder and titled on rectangular socle base. 21" H x 13.5" W x 8" D. Provenance: Fro...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Bust of George Washington
Located in Montreal, QC
Although the first American President has been much portrayed in paint and bronze; I have not been successful in locating another bronze on which this is based. He is dressed as General Washington...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Large 19th Century Continental Bronze Bust Depicting a Roman Dignitary
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Continental Roman style bronze bust, late 19th century, depicting a curly haired and bearded young man wearing classical drapery pinned on his l...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Bust of Ajax
Located in Kittery Point, ME
After the antique, his helmet decorated with centaurs and panthers. In Homer’s Illiad, he is described as a hero of colossal frame who was trained by the...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Patinated Bronze Bust by Pedro Ramón José Rigual, Circa 1900
By P. Rigual
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite bronze bust, standing at 30 cm (approximately 12 inches) in height, is the work of Spanish sculptor Pedro Ramón José Rigual (1863-1917). Renowned for his Art Nouveau c...
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Early 1900s Spanish Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture “Young Playful Woman” by G. Van Der Straeten, Art Nouveau 19th
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Bronze sculpture with two patinas, signed Georges Van Der Straeten (1856–1941) and bearing the seal of the Société des Bronzes de Paris.
Van Der Straeten is a representative artist o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
A Patinated Bronze Bust Depicting Moliere by the Barbedienne Foundry
Located in 263-0031, JP
Houdin’s expressive yet classically poised bust of the 17th-century French playwright, originally in marble, has been finely cast and worked by the the Parisian bronze foundry Barbed...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$2,384 Sale Price
20% Off
1990s Spanish 2-Tone Bronze Bust of a Roman General
Located in Marbella, ES
Classical 1990s Spanish 2-tone bronze bust of a Roman general, in tea and golden patina.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Rare Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare grand Tour Patinated bronze bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. The original is in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. P...
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1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Cast Bronze Statue of a Nymph Signed by Ferdinando de Luca, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
The famed Italian sculptor Ferdinando de Luca created this incredible cast bronze likeness of a girl in the 20th century. Its stylized Art Nouveau aesthetic has a vibrancy which perf...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,760 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Marie Antoinette signed by Houdon. The high quality bust is raised by an or...
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19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Art Nouveau Pipe Smoking Man Sculpture by Austrian Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in Milano, MI
Pipe Smoking Man figure early 20th century Art Nouveau Hans Müller bronze bust, a lovely dark patina figurative sculpture on marble base, signed on the lef...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Bronze Bust of a Classical Maiden on Reeded Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A very attractive antique bronze of a young woman, mounted on a marble base. The young girl with her hair up, one shoulder bare and with a rose in her bodice. She stands upon a reeded black marble column set...
Category
1890s French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jean-Antoine Houdon Bronze Sculpture of Sabine Houdon
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique bronze sculpture titled "Sabine" is attributed to the renowned French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828).
The bust depicts a young girl, Sabine Houdon (Jean-Antoine Ho...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Modern Art Bronze Male Bust Sculpture T.B.-1
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern art bronze male bust sculpture. Laminate base. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 8" depth x 9" W x 17" H.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bust of Augustus
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian 19th century bronze bust of Augustus Ceasar, finely detailed and well patinated, standing on turned ebonized wood and marble socle plinth base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century grand Tour patinated bronze bust of Lucious Verus.
Category
19th Century European Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed HOUDON and SUSSE Frères. The bust is raised by ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Joseph Konzal Bust of Martha Graham
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Bust of Martha Graham made by Joseph Konzal. Created in the 1950s and comprised of a painted bronze patina on plaster mounted to a wooden base. Konzal wa...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Dante
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional large antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and bust of Dante Alighieri, mid to late 19th century circa 1880. This fine bronze is modeled as the 13th century Italian Poet,...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Louis XIV, bronze sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Description
Louis XIV, bronze sculpture. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL.
Tags: Luigi XIV, scultura in bronzo. L...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Belgian Patinated Bronze Bust by Lambeaux
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in London, GB
Belgian patinated bronze bust by Lambeaux
Belgian, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 63cm, width 35cm, depth 15cm
This charming patinated b...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$4,939 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Egyptian Revival St. Bronze and Ormolu Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Egyptian Revival st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu bust, signed by F. Barbedienne. The wonderful bust is raised by an elegant cir...
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19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional 19th Century Bronze Entitled ““Quand Meme” by Mercié and Barbedienne
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Large and Exceptional Late 19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Group Entitled “Quand Meme” by Mercié and Barbedienne on Pedestal
Marius-Jean-Antonin Me...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Sculpture of Handsome Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorgeous vintage bronze sculpture of a handsome Asian man. Beautiful detail in a chic layered kimono. Signed in Chinese characters on back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate. Sculptu...
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Late 20th Century North American Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Fine Bronze Bust of a Masai Woman by Philip Reeves 'b. 1958'
By Philip Reeves
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Philip Reeves, (Nairobi 1952)
A Massai/Rendille tribe girl from Kenya
Signed P Reeves and numbered 4/8 Foundry mark Luc Harzé, Brussels
Bronze, H. 36 cm
Philip Reeves, born i...
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20th Century Kenyan Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Bust of Young Lady
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French Bronze patinated bust of a young lady wearing a flower in her hair, a classical dress and raised on a sockel base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
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1890s French Classical Greek Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statuettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Black Belgian marble statuettes of Apollo and Daphne. Each ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A fine pair of 19th c Classical bronzes by Henry Bonnard Bronze Co 1889
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare pair of 19th century Classical Roman bronze heads of Ajax and Minerva. Done by famed American company Henry Bonnard Bronze Co . This com...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair Bronze Female Bust Sculptures After Pierre Louis Detrier (1822-1897)
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of large antique (late 19th century) patinated bronze busts mounted on rouge marble bases depicting lovely female maidens after the original models by the French mas...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Prince Albert
Located in New York, NY
In centuries past, lucky artists were ennobled after mastering their craft and achieving renown, but Baron Marochetti had been born into the noblility before he proved his mettle as ...
Category
1850s Italian Victorian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$8,000
Porcelain Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Style of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This pair of busts depicts the former King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The busts are crafted from unglazed whit...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$9,329 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Bronze Buddha Head Sculpture Mounted on Black Laminate Display Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
This serene bronze Buddha head is a sculptural study in balance and contemplation, mounted on a modern black laminate base that enhances its meditative presence. Cast in a rich, dark...
Category
Late 20th Century Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Patinated Bronze Winged Putti Seated on Fluted Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of Antique French mid 1800s Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Putti Seated on Fluted Plinths. Each putti is seen seated with their arms an...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and White Marble Bust of a Woman by Gory
Located in London, GB
This charming sculpture of a young woman is the work of the accomplished Italian-born sculptor, Affortunato Gory (1895-1925). Gory is best-known for his sculptures of women and child...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$8,232 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional example of a fine pair of chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figures after Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814) in very dark brown patination. Mid-19th Century. Firmly a...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
After Gaston Leroux French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Rebecca
By Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century orientalist silvered and gilt patinated bronze sculpture of "Rebecca" with a plaque that reads "Jeune Fille Arabe" (A Young Arab Girl - Water-Carrier)...
Category
Early 1900s French Greco Roman Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
$6,985 Sale Price
26% Off
Mexican Bronze Bust, circa 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of a young Mexican Man. Unmarked on marble base.
Category
1920s Mexican Adirondack Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
A bronze portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Rufus Martin, 2023
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bronze portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Rufus Martin, 2023 This head and shoulders bronze bust is instantly recognizable as Sir Winston Churchill. He is wearing a British Warm greatcoat with epaulettes and has a half-smoked cigar in the left hand resting on his hip. His right hand is raised in his trade mark V-for-Victory salute. Signed ‘Rufus Martin 1/12’.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 –1965) was a British politician, army officer and writer. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led Britain to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as a Member of Parliament. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, for most of his career he was a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, but from 1904 to 1924 was a member of the Liberal Party. This portrait of Churchill by Rufus Martin is striking for its juxtaposition of this famous historical subject and the free and contemporary choice of presentation. Churchill’s tenure during the Second World War infused the nation with calm and confidence, providing the British people with strong leadership during its darkest hours. Martin succeeds in portraying Churchill’s unshakeable belief in a successful outcome for the Allies through his defiant stance, unwavering gaze and Victory V gesture. Together with the recognizable “Bulldog” facial features and broad shoulders, this bust captures the subject in terms of character as well as being an accurate physical portrait .
Rufus Martin trained at Wimbledon College of the Arts, London, though his aptitude for 3D design and sculpture was apparent from a very young age. His mother, a portrait painter, showed him the portrait sculptures of Augusta Savage, Jacob Epstein and Augustine Rodin, which inspired him to create a bust of his late mentor, Michael Howells. He sculpts ‘intriguing individuals, always hoping to capture some element of their past or current struggles and to create something for the good of the community they inhabit and wherever possible for posterity’ – an ambition he has most successfully fulfilled with this powerful portrait.
After leaving college in 2017, with first class honours, Martin has won many prestigious prizes including the Tiranti Prize at the FACE, the Signature Art Award, the Chelsea Arts Club show for ‘Amy’, the True Blue Show, the Salmagundi Open Show, New York, Green & Stone Summer Show, the Chelsea Arts Society Summer Show, RBA Rising Stars, the Royal Cambrian Academy Open, the
Binny Mathews & Sons joint show, The Next Big Thing and has been published in the Kings House...
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2010s English Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
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