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Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in BILBAO, ES
Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 1880 - 1950
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "C.L.J.R Colinet
Measures: height 38cm (47 with base...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Centaur bronze sculpture Il Vecchio - 76 cm
Located in Rome, IT
Centaur bronze sculpture Il Vecchio - 76 cm. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL.
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Category
20th Century Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
"Cupid" 18k Gold Sculptured Pendant by Germano
Located in Lancaster, PA
Extraordinary 18 karat gold sculpture of Cupid that is both a piece of jewelry and a work or art. This piece was created by the renowned artist, Nino D'Antonio Germano. The Pendant w...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Revival Metal Busts
Materials
Gold
1900s Neoclassical Red Brick Patina Metal Italian Bust of a Woman
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A red patina metal bust of a woman manufatured in Italy in early 19th century, good conditions overall, metal it has this brick red patina probably due to exposure to the natural ele...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
Stunning Pharaoh Toetanchamon Golden Coated Brass Bust Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality and condition sculpture.
If you are a collector of anything to do with ancient Egypt or if you are decorating a room or business with an Egyptian theme then this rare Pharaoh sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Egyptian Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft
By Frederick Ernst Triebel 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and larger-than-life and very realistic museum quality patinated bronze bust of President William H. Taft (1857–1930) by Frederick Ernst Triebel (American, 1865-1944) cast by Nelli Foundry in Rome, Italy. William H. Taft, the 27th President of the United States and Jurist, is depicted with his renown thick mustache and wearing a bow tie, vest and coat. Inscribed on the back: F.E. Triebel. Sculp and Fond. Nelli, Roma, circa first quarter 20th century.
Due to its size, subject and high quality, this bust was probably commissioned for a Museum or public exhibition, such as an embassy or government building, the same way as other similar works by the sculptor.
The Roman foundry operated by the Nelli family during the last quarter of the 19th century cast works for many leading sculptors of the day, including Alfred Gilbert and Anton van Wouw...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian American Classical Metal 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 Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Ajax
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fine quality 19th Century Grand Tour bronze of Ajax or Menelaus (King of Sparta). With head turned to dexter and mounted on a square socle. In excellent burnished patina and gilt b...
Category
1840s Italian Grand Tour Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Richelieu (Opus 115) by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Uccle, BE
Richelieu (Opus 115) by Miguel Berrocal
Polished brass sculpture made up of 60 interlocking elements.
From a limited edition of 2000 copies.
Our copy bearing number 1066/2000.
Migue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Metal Busts
Materials
Brass
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 Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Head of Buddha 18th Century, Thailand
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...
Category
18th Century Thai Tribal Antique Metal 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: 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...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Head Sculpture, 4th Century, Greece
Located in Girona, Spain
Hermes head sculpture.
Greek Bust representing Hermes.
Hermes is an Olympian deity, the God of Speed, in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
Sculpted ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus, after Pompeii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian 19th century grand tour - Greco Roman bronze sculpture of Narcissus, after the original sculpture excavated in 1862 at Pompeii. The green...
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Greco Roman Style Bust of a Spartan Soldier on Black Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Greco Roman style bronze buste depicting a Spartan soldier on black wooden base. This Greco Roman style bronze bust, masterfully depicting a Spartan soldier, is a striking piece th...
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Wooly Chaps Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base, after Frederic Remington
Located in Yonkers, NY
Wooly Chaps, a cast bronze sculpture after American artist Frederic Remington on marble base. A variation of his most famous sculpture, The Broncho Buster, Wooly Chaps is filled with a tremendous dramatic tension and depicts a scene from the American Old West...
Category
20th Century Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Omaggio ad Arcimboldo (Opus 167) by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Uccle, BE
Omaggio ad Arcimboldo (Homage to Arcimboldo) – Opus 167 by Miguel Berrocal.
Patinated bronze sculpture made up of 30 interlocking elements.
From a limited edition of 1000 copies in b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Miniature Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Molière After Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique miniature bronze.
A miniature portrait bust of Molière, the alias of the playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin.
Modeled after the original by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Metal 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: height 37cm and 22 cms. diam. base
Excellent c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
German Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare by Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck 1890
Located in New York, NY
A realistic German bronze bust of William Shakespeare by Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck and Sohn foundry, circa 1890
Very fine quality bust, nice patination. Would look great in a library or a gentlemans office.
Signed on the back.
Measures: 14" high x 10" wide x 5" deep
Good condition. Ready to place. Minor wear consist with age and use.
Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck was a foundry located in Berlin, Germany, that operated from 1851 until 1926. During the 75-year period when the foundry was in operation it was one of the most important foundries in Germany and was known for producing high quality bronze castings.
The Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck foundry opened for business in 1851[2] in Berlin, Germany, under the leadership of its founder, Carl Gustav Hermann Gladenbeck. It was one of the most important foundries in Germany, known for high quality bronze castings.
The foundry cast many of the best known bronze sculptures created by German artists in the mid-late 19th century and early 20th century. In addition to serving the usually modest casting requirements of German sculptors, the foundry was also capable of casting large-scale bronze statues. In 1913 the Gladenbeck foundry cast the monumental Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1910, Gladenbeck cast theT hree Dancing Maidens Untermyer fountain by sculptor Walter Schott. The fountain is located in Conservatory Garden, Central Park, New York. The sculpture – situated on a limestone plinth...
Category
19th Century German Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
René Herbst, Bauhaus lucite mannequin, Siegel 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare Bauhaus bust mannequin designed by modernist master René Herbst (1891 - 1982)
Siegel, Paris France 1930s
Lacquered aluminum, plexiglass
This rare version of Herbst's bauhaus ...
Category
1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
French Female Bronze Bust After Etienne Henri Dumaige
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) patinated bronze bust of a lovely female after the original model by the French master, Etienne Henri Dumaige, mounted on light blue marble plinth. 25 by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 29cm - 11.4 in. ; Width : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. ; Depth : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. Some very slight surface traces of ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Brass
Italian 19th-20th Century Life-Size Marble Sculpture Titled "Searching for Love"
By Vito Pardo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine museum quality Italian 19th-20th century life-size marble sculpture titled "Searching for Love" by Vito Pardo (Italian, born in Venice in 1872) Depicting a semi-nude life...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Bust Statue on Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a Marble base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or any room.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Bronze Bust of Napolean Bonaparte on Marble Base by Hans Muller
By Hans Muller
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice antique bronze bust of Napolean Bonaparte on marble base by Hans Muller, circa 1900. The piece is signed on the back side and measures 10"W x 8.25"D x 14.5"H; it is in go...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculpture of the Head of Hercules, Small Size, in Resin and Metal Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of the head of Hercules, small size, in resin and metal base.
Heracles is the son of Zeus and Alcmene. Greek mythology lends him a great many adventures that saw him trave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
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: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
A French Bronze Bust of a Classical Female
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French bronze bust depicting a classical female of elegant form, crowned with a laurel wreath. The bust has a rich brown patina revealing golden undertones at the tips of the laure...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Busts
Materials
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 Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
W. Beaupre Chain Mail Bust
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic android bust with hand applied chain mail and vintage jewelry findings and tiara from New York artist W. Beaupre. Signed.
Category
20th Century American Modern Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Highly Styled Brass Bust, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive solid brass profile of an Art Deco female head surmounted on a stepped solid marble base. She dates...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
1940's Carl Emil Ruge Disco Metal Figurine by Just Andersen
Located in Knebel, DK
1940's Carl Emil Ruge disco metal figurine by Just Andersen A/S
Small Danish buste of a Fanø girl by Carl Emil Borch manufactored in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture "Female & Male nude" by Hubert Yencesse
By Hubert Yencesse
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Female Nude"
Bronze sculpture with brown- green patina. Old edition Fonte performed by Alexis Rudier. Signed Hubert Yencesse. Foundry’s mark Alexis R...
Category
20th Century French Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1880 Antique French Bronze Sculpture Bust by Eugene Aizelin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE AIZELIN
French, 1821-1902
Bust of a Young Woman (1864)
Patinated bronze raised on an original turned rouge marble base over brass rim signed on shoulder "Eug. Aizelin 1864"...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th c. French Empire Style Napoleon Bust by F.B. Launay
By F.B. Launay, Chaudet
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century French Empire patinated bronze bust depicting Napoleon. The work is labeled "Napoleon" and signed by F.B. Launay after the 1804 model by Antoine-Denise Chaudet.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare After Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
Large (22 1/2 inch tall) patinated bronze bust sculpture of William Shakespeare after the original model by Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse (1824-1887). Cast by the Pinedo foundry o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Indian Noble Papier Mache Maharajah Bust Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A very large and absolutely charming vintage Indian papier mâché portrait bust of a male Maharajah (Raja or Indian noble prince).
Born in India...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Metal Busts
Materials
Other
Pair of Large Golden Iron Horse Busts
Located in Somis, CA
These hefty iron horse busts are inspired by the ancient Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), a time when horses were revered symbols of bravery and success. The horses with large eyes and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Metal Busts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri / Marble Plinth
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of 14th Century Italian Poet Dante Alighieri on Marble Plinth. Measures 18" in width, 7.5" in depth and 13" in height.
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An early figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A 1920s figurine by Just Andersen. It is one of the early-works by Just Andersen and quit rare to find her with the mirror intact. A perfect detail for the modern space.
* A small ...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pair of Grand Tour Socrates and Septimio Severo Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian busts from the Grand Tour, representing the Greek philosopher Socrates and the Emperor Septimius Severus, sculpted in bronze, with a chiseled bronze base and marble c...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Full Scale 6ft Ballerina Stylized Dancer Brass Statue
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Over 6 ft tall is an inspiring and graceful stylized brass and partially black patinated ballerina dancer statue on a brass dome shape stand. Her elegant facial expression and gracef...
Category
1970s European Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Brass
Sculpture in bronze and marble base, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture by Emmanuel Villanis in bronze and marble base, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900.
H: 40cm, W: 21cm, D: 15cm
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Cabaret 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: 66 cms. alt. without base 55, and 22cm aroung...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
A trio of small Just Andersen sculptures, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A trio 'Boy Band' in good vintage condition designed by Just Andersen in 1930s.
* A trio (3) of small metal sculptures of a boys with a ball, a...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture Signed G. Obiols, Titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France
By G. Obiols
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze sculpture signed G. Obiols, titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
Located in Newark, England
Signed Clodion
From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this French Belle Epoque Bronze of Ariadne cast after Clodion (Claude Michel). The sculpture of fine casting and beautiful patination is sculpted as a bust of a Ariadne in nature with her hair tied up and leaves intwined in her hair. The Bronze sits upon a circular socle with a square base signed to the right hand face Clodion. The Bronze cast after the original during the neoclassical era dating to the second half of the 19th century during the Belle Epoque era (c.1970-1914) circa 1875.
Clodion was the alias of Claude Michel (1738-1814) a French born sculptor working in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. Many of Clodion’s works feature in museum collections around the world with some of his most pivotal works including The Intoxication of Wine and The Dance of Time.
Ariadne In Greek mythology was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Ariadne was known for aiding Theseus escape the Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne’s jewelled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Head of Odysseus (Greek)
Located in Rome, IT
Rare marble head of Ulysses, king of Ithaca, beautiful sculpture mounted on a black marble base. Provenance from a private collection. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND Q...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Venere V23, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold finish, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Metal Busts
Materials
Enamel
French 1st Empire Period Dore Bronze Grouping of Lovers, Att. Thomire A Paris
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptional Antique French 1st Empire Period Dore Bronze Grouping of Lovers, Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire a Paris. Exceptionally cast, hand-chiseled and further burnished and matted with two-tone gold, this dore bronze grouping of two neoclassical lovers is of the upmost quality and craftsmanship. As Pierre-Philippe Thomire is regarded as one of the greatest bronzier's of the late 18th century and early 19th century, this dore bronze piece could only be made by someone with his artistic talents. The lovers are seen with the man seated on a cushioned bench with tasseled...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Metal Sculpture, The Noble Man by L. Hollot
By L. Hollot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique statuary by L. Hollot French Sculpturor ( 1836 – 1897 ) representing a standing noble man with umbrella, in good condition. Created of Zamak with a very detailed craftsmenship and details. The sculpture is positioned onto a hand carved limestone pedestal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Limestone, Metal
Grand Tour Roamn Style Bronze Bust of a Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Roman Style Bronze Bust of a Man
Italy, 20th century
A striking Grand Tour Roman-style bronze bust of a man, made in Italy during the 20th century. This beautifully cas...
Category
20th Century European Grand Tour Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Émile Guillemin, A Fine Orientalist Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Émile-Coriolan-Hippolyte Guillemin (French, 1841-1907)
A Fine Multipatinated Bronze Orientalist Bust of A Young Woman.
Signed and dated 'Ele. ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C Gilt and Patinated Bronze Group of Gloria Victis, by A. Mercie
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Large Gilt and Patinated Bronze Group of Gloria Victis, a Winged Figure of Victory with a Fallen Warrior. This incredible bronze piece was cast after a model by Maarius-Jean-Antonin Mercié, This model is signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR PARIS' demonstrating that it was cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne's foundry, the best bronzier of the 19th century. The base is further signed 'A. Mercie' and stamped 'Réduction Mécanique' with an inscription of '659'. The figure is mounted on a Belgian noir marble base with various stepped edges. Gloria Victis is one the most well-known and important bronze casts of the 19th Century. The quality of this particular model is absolutely incredible and all the marking indicate that this particular piece is one of the finest produced by the Foundry.
A student of Jouffroy and de Falguière at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié (1845-1916) won the Grand Prix de Rome at 23 years old with his work Thésée vainqueur du Minotaure. In 1872, he sent the plaster model of his work David vainqueur to the Salon, for which he won the first class medal. At the same time, he received La croix de la Légion d'honneur at the Villa Medici. His return to Paris, in 1874, issued in a long and brilliant career with numerous commissions, notably the monuments for Louis-Philippe and Queen Marie-Amélie for the Royal Chapel at Dreux (1886).
By the age of 30 Mercié was already very well-known and his Gloria Victis received resounding success when it was exhibited at the Salon, in 1874 (in plaster) and in 1875 (in bronze). This work exalted the heroism and the patriotic sentiments aroused by the disasters of 1870. His predilection for patriotic subjects is shown in many of his works such as Quand même...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Bronze Bust of Walter Scott on Pedestal
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century English Bronze Bust of Walter Scott on Pedestal
Beautifully detailed sculpture that will stand proud in any perfectly suited home. Measures: 12" H, 5" W.
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Ballerina Dancer Brass Statue, 1920s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An inspiring and graceful stylized brass ballerina dancer statue mounted on an acrylic stand. Her facial expression and elongated hands and fingers are...
Category
1920s European Vintage Metal Busts
Materials
Brass
