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Material: Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of French (19th Cent) small bronze busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on square black marble base.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture “Man on Horseback” by Giulio Cipriani
Located in Prato, IT
Giulio Cipriani (1887-1956)
Sculpture In dark patina bronze with black marble base.
Dimensions cm W44 x D29 x H50 approx.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Silver Plated Bronze Four Face Buddha Brahma Hindu Sculpture 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting and very unusual silver plated bronze bust of the famous four-faced Buddha.
This history of this fascinating motif entails a fusion between the Hindu and Buddhist faiths.
This high quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional "lost wax" process, otherwise known as the "cire perdue" method.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 15 x Width 14 x Depth 14 & Weight 2.45 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 5 inches x Depth 5 inches & Weight 5.4 lbs
The four faced Buddha at the Erawan Shrine, Bangkok is actually Lord Brahma who is one of the Trinity of Hindu Gods.
The other two are Lord Vishnu, the sustainer and Lord Siva the destroyer. Brahma is said to be born from a lotus leaf sprouting from the navel of Vishnu. The Thais call Brahma, Than Tao MahaProm or Phra Phrom.
When Indian scholars spread Buddhism to Thailand, they brought with them Hindu culture and folklore, which has been inextricably linked with Thai culture and beliefs.
Brahma has four faces and eight hands; a feature that could have given rise to the name four faced Buddha. He is the god of creation, mercy and benevolence. He sits atop a lotus leaf; the lotus flower is commonly used for prayers at Thai shrines...
Category
1980s Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Pipe Smoking Man Sculpture by Austrian Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in Milan, IT
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
Bronze Clad Bust of George Washington, after Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze clad bust of George Washington, after Houdon, A well executed bronze clad ( bronze over plaster) bust of Washington, after a work by F...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Luigi Broggini Catalogued Bronze Sculpture
By Luigi Broggini
Located in Roma, IT
Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini.
“Dancer”.
Datable to the from the early 1940s.
It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s.
The ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Ariadne F Barbedienne
Located in Warsaw, PL
A French patinated bronze bust of Ariadne by F. Barbedienne. The fine ‘reduction a colis’ is modeled after Bertel Thorvaldsen (c. 1805-1810). This sole bust is often paired with a famous antique...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
"Fragment of Hermes" Bronze Bust Sculpture by Sabin Howard, 2005
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze bust mounted on travertine marble base by Sabin Howard, 2005. Signed, numbered 7/12.
Sabin Howard is a classical figurative sculptor based in New York City with a studio in the Bronx. he is a board member of the national Sculpture Society. His work has been shown at numerous solo and group shows. he is the sculptor for a project entitled "The Weight of Sacrifice" that is one of five finalists for the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park, Washington D.C.. His notable works include the recent national WWI memorial sculpture. Howard is the creator of the large-scale pieces Hermes, Aphrodite, and Apollo, as well as many smaller pieces. His Works are owned by private collectors and museums including The Mount, Edith Wharton's home.
Art critic James Cooper...
Category
Early 2000s American Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Style Bronze Bust of Clytie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Style bronze bust of Clytie, after the antique, the nymph with downcast face and scantily draped, cupped in a large flower. Raised on a 6" sq...
Category
Early 20th Century French Grand Tour 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
Antique 19th Century French Bronze D' Ore & Marble Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century French Bronze D' Ore & Green Marble Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte after artist Antonio Canova.
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Bust Sculpture Att. Will Rogers on Green Stone Base by Leonard McMurry
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large striking bronze bust sculpture of a man with the likeness of Will Rogers. This piece was created by Leonard McMurry, also known as Oklahoma’s “Michelangelo”. It stands on a green marbled stone square base.
The sculpture depicts a man, with an extreme likeness to Will Rogers. The man has combed hair, which is parted to one side. The sculpted bronze bust has a fabulous patina, and the square green stone it is affixed to is marbled with fantastic greens, blacks, and creams.
About the Artist:
Leonard McMurry, (1913–2008) - McMurry is best known for his bronzes, which are primarily figurative, in many venues, from Oklahoma City to St. Louis to New York City. In 1941 his work received Honorable Mention in the Prix de Rome competition. In 1952 his work was included in the National Sculpture Society show in New York. Among his works in Oklahoma are The 89er, at the Oklahoma City Civic Center, The Legend of the Great Westerner (informally called "Buffalo Bill") at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, and Healing Hands, at the City of Faith Hospital/Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. (which at the time was the largest casting in the world.) For the 1982 Diamond Jubilee of Oklahoma statehood, McMurry completed a series of twenty-one busts of Oklahoma's governors. He also created fourteen busts for the National Hall of Fame for American Indians in Anadarko. Leonard McMurry died in 2008.
Born to a family of prominent cotton farmers in the Texas panhandle, McMurry moved to Oklahoma in 1955 and studied under the sculptor's Carl Mose and Ivan Mestrovic...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bronze Busts
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Small Bronze Bust of the Boy Octavian, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bronze bust of young Octavian, later Emperor Augustus and first Roman Emperor.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture Maker Woman Water Carrier
Located in Palermo, IT
This sculpture is Water carrier, around 1890 -1900 Brown patina. Standing figure in a step position, with head tilted in one hand, heavy large tragedy dell'anfora. signs of age and u...
Category
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 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
Maitland Smith Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith 19" Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base. Item features marble pedestal base, cast bronze figure, very nice details, great style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sergio Canestrari, Bust's Boy
Located in London, GB
This bust is very interested for the dimension.
BRONZE SCULPTUR DEPICTING A BUST OF A BOY (1964).
WORK OF CARLO CANESTRARI (SASSOFERRATO 1922 - ROME 1988).
It is published on: "PU...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Cherub Clodion Barbediene
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional example of a chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figural Group of a Satyr and a male Figure holding a Baby Bacchus after Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814) in dark pati...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Original Tiffany Bronze Bust of a Woman Signed E. Villanis
Located in New York City, NY
French late 19th-early 20th century highly decorative polychrome bronze statue of a young woman with chiseled features wearing a low bodice.
The Art Nouveau bust entitled “Frinette” ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust of Chopin
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality patinated bronze bust of Chopin rained on a square, stepped black wooden base. Well executed with good detail and rich brown patination.
Measures: (Base is 7cms by 7c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Symbol of strength and energy, this horse head sculpture combines ancient heritage with a modern sensibility. Rich in details, it showcases a def...
Category
2010s Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture Bust of a Man by Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
French bronze sculpture bust of a man by Aimé-Jules Dalou
French, 1888
Measures: height 49cm, width 20cm, depth 21cm
This fine patinated bronze bust b...
Category
1880s French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze Bust of David, Désiré Weygers
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique brown patinated bronze bust depicting the mythical David after Michelangelo's masterpiece displayed in the Museum of Florence. The ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Classical Roman Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Hugues Scheid 'French/Australian', Bronze Bust, Frontier
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Hugues Scheid - Bronze bust - Frontier - cast in the Melbourne Foundry and signed with an 'H'.
This fabulous unique bronze is a self study by the art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Grand Tour Marble and Brass Tazzas, c.1850-1860
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of grand tour marble and bronze tazza, of neo-classical design.
Set upon a grand Sienna with marble base, with finely chased lappet cast mounts over a stepped ba...
Category
1850s Neoclassical Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Small Thai Chiang Saen Bronze Head of the Buddha, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming fragmentary cast bronze Buddha head with traces of gilding and lacquer, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Saen style, 16th century, Thailand.
...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze bust of Diane de Houdon, Signed Bulio
By Jean Bulio
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze patinated bronze bust of Diana, raised on a plinth base.
Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Rembrandt after a Model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Warsaw, PL
This finely detailed bust of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is after a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. For a long period, Albert Carrier-Belleuse carved beautiful busts of h...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marguerite LAVRILLIER-COSSACEANU
1893 - 1980
Woman bust (1945 - 1946)
Bronze proof with brown-green patina
2/8
Posthume lost wax of Coubertin Foundry
Signed and numeroted (...
Category
1940s Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
“Rugged Outdoorsman” Bronze by Lundeen
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous American bronze sculpture of a “Rugged Outdoorsman” bronze by Lundeen.
George Wayne Lundeen (b. 1948), American Sculptor … limited Edition No 10/12 … dated 1977.
Fully and properly signed and marked on the rear of the head.
This is an exceptional quality bronze with exceptional detail. It features the bust/head of a bearded and rugged American Frontiersman with rope over his shoulder. It sits on a granite base.
George Wayne Lundeen, American sculptor (b. 1948 -).
Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, George Lundeen has become a nationally known sculptor of realistic figures. He achieved the status of full Academician of the National Academy of Design in New York, which is the highest professional recognition bestowed on visual arts in America.
One of his best known pieces is the seated, life-size figure in bronze of Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. He also has work at the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. and in 2001, his sculpture Thomas Jefferson was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Lundeen served as the 2001 Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Visiting Lecturer and participated in the unveiling of the Jefferson sculpture.
Recipient Pioneer award, Nebraska legislature, 1995, Distinguished Nebraskan, Governor Nebraska, 1995; Fulbright-Hays grantee, Florence, Italy, 1973-1974. Member of National Academy of Design (academician), Allied Artists American (Montana award 1982), National Sculpture Society (Bronze medal 1981, 1984, Silver medal 1982).
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
STATE OF NEBRASKA
1995 “Distinguished Nebraskan†by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
1995 Pioneer Award
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
1983 National Sculpture Society’s Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: “Old Friendsâ€
1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA
1991 Associate Members Award: “Joy of Music-Bass Playerâ€
1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: “Hearts on a Swingâ€
1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: “Ben Franklinâ€
1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: “Michelleâ€
NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award: “Flatlanderâ€
1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: “Loversâ€
1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Bronze Busts
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is a reproduction of one of the most famous sculptures of the post-Hellenistic period, the Apollo Belvedere, which is now housed in the Vatican M...
Category
2010s Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Young Woman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant Italian bronze sculpture of a young woman, professionally mounted on a steel base . free spirit gazes upward with mysterious facial expression letting as wonder, what is she thinking...
Category
20th Century Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Iron
'Janotte' Emmanuel Villanis Art Nouveau Bronze Bust, French, 1890
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Janotte, an Art Nouveau, patinated bronze bust of a young lady with head scarf. Dark brown patination. Set on an integral plinth. Signed Villanis under shoulder.
Signed Villanis u...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic Grand Tour Bronze, Rome, 1840
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely refined neoclassical Grand Tour bronze sculpture, lost wax process, depicting a warrior Protesilao. Oval base made out of yellow marble from Siena. Rome, Italy 1840 ca.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
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
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
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
Bronze Bust of a Man's Head
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century bronze bust of a man's head mounted on a black marble cube base. (Signed "H. Haas '71).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Moorish Bronze Man Bust
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style bronze bust of a man with a turban on round shaped base (19/20th Cent.).
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Bronze Buddha Statue on Wooden Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking Buddha head having meticulously detailed bronze bust and beautifully grained wooden base.
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Fortunata Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This splendid artwork was handmade by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 2018. It depicts the bust of a woman with blindfolded eyes, the traditional iconography of the Roman Godess,...
Category
2010s Italian Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Roman Emperors Busts, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Roman Emperors busts, Italy, circa 1800
Patinated bronze on white marble bases.
Category
1790s Italian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Bust
Located in Rome, IT
Imposing patinated bronze bust depicting a general. France, 19th Century. Dimensions: 86x65x35cm.
Category
19th Century Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust on Marble Plinth by Georges Van der Straeten
Located in London, GB
Bronze bust on marble plinth by Georges van der Straeten
Belgian, c. 1900
Measures: Height 69cm, width 34cm, depth 21cm
This beautiful portrait bust is by the Belgian sculptor Georges van der Straeten. The bust depicts in patinated bronze a young woman, who twists her head to her right and glances her eyes slightly askance. She is wearing a head covering and a light dress...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Lan Na Gilt Bronze Buddha Head, 15th-16th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A fine fragmentary gilt bronze head of the Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Saen style, 15th-16th century, Northern Thailand.
The small head with well ca...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century Patinated Bronze of a Young Woman, Signed Silvio Sbricoli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 19th century patinated bronze of a young woman, signed by Silvio Sbricoli. The bust is raised by a circular mottled Pink Lez Breccia marble socle. The lady gazes t...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Bronze Buddha
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative mid-century bronze Buddha circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 7"W x 5.5" D x 9.5" H. Great patina and look...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
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
Small Lao Lan Xang Bronze Buddha Head, 17th Century, Laos
Located in Austin, TX
A small and sweet cast bronze fragmentary head of the Buddha, Lan Xang Kingdom, 17th century, Laos.
The small Buddha head finely cast with well defined features. The face with a ...
Category
17th Century Laotian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Bust, Signed Elie-Joseph Laurent
By E. Laurent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French mid 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu bust of a young lady, signed by Elie-Joseph Laurent. The bust is raised by a square ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Brass Cast Statue to Convey Love
Located in Warsaw, PL
This figure is made of bronze with brown patina and representing a couple embracing and kissing each other.This scene was immortalized by Jean-Antoine Houdon.French sculptor whose religious and mythological works are definitive expressions of the 18th-century Rococo style of sculpture. Elements of classicism and naturalism are also evident in his work, and the vividness with which he expressed both physiognomy and character places him among history’s greatest portrait sculptors.Houdon began sculpting at age nine and underwent the long training prescribed by the Académie Royale. In 1761 he won the Prix de Rome, and while in Rome (1764–68) he established his reputation with a large marble statue...
Category
20th Century French Other Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
1990s Spanish Hand Carved Classical Greek Woman Bronze Bust w/ Travertine Base
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Spanish hand carved classical Greek woman bronze bust with travertine base.
Bronze is ideal for the garde where the natural bronze patina takes over as can be appreciate on...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Bust of Perseus
Bronze Bust of Perseus, mounted on a Rosso Antico marble base.
The bust stamped by the foundry: C. Valsuani and dated 1904 and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Marble and Bronze Bust of Minerva Goddess of Wisdom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large Italian hand carved white marble gilt-bronze mounted sculpture - bust of Minerva draped in classical attire, wearing a helmet on a white marble...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble bust of David. The bust is raised by an elegant circular marble socle pedestal with a fine mottle...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gaston Leroux (French, 1854-1942). A very fine French 19th century polychromed and patinated bronze sculpture of "Aida" resting on a sphinx, her legs crossed and holding a gilt-bronze tambourine, after the model by Gaston Veuvenot Leroux "Aida, A Femme Au Tambourin Assise Sur Une Tete De Sphinx". Signed: Gaston Leroux, Paris, circa 1890.
Measures: Height 29 inches (74 cm).
Width 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Depth 15 inches (38.1 cm).
The opulent and extensively detailed version of Aida was inspired by ethnographic findings of the mid-19th century in ancient Egypt as well as the influences of theatre and costume design. Travelers to the East had often recorded their journeys, either in writing or in pictures, but the movement of Egyptomania was wider-reaching than Egyptology. The immensely popular vogue of Egyptomania is without doubt due to the success of performing arts in recreating this era, in particular, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Both the Cairo and Paris premieres created sensations so large that they influenced generations of artists from Alexander Cabanel to Cecil de Mille. In Aida, the ruins of Egypt were brought back to life in full color and scale before the eyes of a generation that would make history as romantics, adventurers and explorers.
The Cairo premier of Aida was entirely conceived by one of the foremost Egyptologists of the day, Auguste Mariette, who was assigned to the project by Khedive Ismail Pasha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal on Presentation Collar, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Benjamin Harrison presidential peace medal. This bronze medal was originally struck by the U.S. Mint in 1889 as a peace offering to the various Native American tribes in the U.S. The obverse of the medal has a raised relief side profile bust of President Harrison, with the text "Benjamin Harrison President U.S.A. 1889". The reverse of the medal has the word "PEACE" at top, with a scene of a settler and Native American talking in front of a log cabin. Below, a crossed tomahawk and peace pipe are enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves. The medal is displayed on a blue velvet presentation collar with gold striped edging and light purple fabric on the reverse. The medal is attached under a blue fabric covered button.
Following the British and French practice of handing out silver medals to tribal chiefs, George Washington began a policy of presenting peace medals to American Indian leaders at treaty signings and other formal ceremonies. Every subsequent American president from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison is represented on a presidential peace medal, with the exception of William Henry Harrison...
Category
1880s American Antique Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
Woman Adorned with a Flowery Hair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze statuette of a Woman adorned with a Flowery Hair: Bronze by Maurice-Giraud Rivière (1881-1947), standing on a green veined marble base.
Measures...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Bronze Busts
Materials
Bronze
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