Napoleon III French Solid Marble Bust, Signed by Sculptor of a Beautiful Women

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this antique well weathered circa 1900 late Victorian Terracotta bust...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Carrara marble, signed Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) Italian Art-déco sculpture of a nude lady circa 1920 Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) was a famous Italian Art-déco-sculptor. He is known for his nude female figures. Gennarelli was born in 1881 in Naples, Italy. In 1909 he immigrated to France, where he met with the great sculptors and artists of the period. In 1913 he exhibited its beautiful Marble Female Nude at the "Salon des Artistes Francais", where he exhibited regularly until 1936. Paris was the ideal starting point to pay attention to the avant-garde. A lot of painters, sculptors and graphic artists visited the city at the river Seine to take part in the development of the new arts. Amedeo increasingly dedicated himself to the Art déco and already exhibited his first works in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1913. The Société was a professional association of French painters and sculptors and was founded in 1881 in Paris, presenting still today the works of its artist in an annual Salon. When the first president of the association, the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, suggested in 1890 to dedicate the Salon young and unknown artists, a disagreement with the established artists, such as Auguste Rodin and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes started. The older ones founded their own Salon, exhibiting their own works. The aesthetic sculptures of Amedeo are designed in the style of Art deco. The distinguished marks of this epoch that arose at the beginning of the 20th century are varied and multi-form, because they were influenced by many different artistic trends. But especially geometric forms, pithy and extensive ornaments and floral motifs were used. He made these themes into erotic and athletic sculptures, as we can see for example at the sculptures The Carrier Pigeon and Towards Destiny...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Venus De Milo statue A very good looking and decorative piec...

We are delighted to this stunning and really quite rare marble statue on Alabaster plinth on a kneeling praying child after the original by the great Luigi Pampaloni (1791-1847) named Samuel An absolutely stunning piece, the look on the face of young Samuel (As he is named) is so serene, you can just feel his love and admiration for god. From every angle this piece is expertly sculpted, the craftsman was a pure master without doubt The last one of these statues sold at Christies on the 4th December 2018 for £18,000 including fees, that one was slightly larger at 48 cm tall The base is signed with a monogram letter, its either an ornate F or an amalgamation of the letters T & F There are small signs of ware here and there in the form of the odd chip Pillar dimensions: Height 95 cm (total height 128 cm) Width 19.5 cm Depth 19.5 cm Statue dimensions: Height 33 cm Width 20.5 cm Depth 16.5 cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Luigi Pampaloni (Florence, 1791-1847) was an Italian sculptor, active in a neoclassical style. Fountain of the Naiads, Empoli. He studied under Lorenzo Bartolini in Florence. In 1826, he completed with the collaboration of Ottavio Giovannozzi the design of the Fountain of the Naiads in Empoli. In 1834, he completed a bust of Maria Antonietta...

Alabaster sculpture depicting the portrait of a young girl in the taste of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, (1824-1887). She is wearing a striped garment decorated with a butterfly th...

This bust of a young girl in Carrara marble from the late 19th century beautifully captures the innocence and charm expressed on the subject's face. The sculpture exudes remarkable e...

Marble bust after Houdon on its pendulum base, 19th century, Napoleon III period. White Carrara marble bust after Houdon, representing a young girl, sculpture on its clock base by S...

Marble bust signed Bozzoni. 19th Century.