Orientalist bronze bust "Femme de Mequine by Honore Henry Ple

A pair of superb quality 19th century gilt and patinated bronze orientalist busts. Each young lady dressed in traditional middle eastern attire...

Georges Charles Coudray (Paris, 1883-1932) A Fine 19th century French Gilt and mid-brown Patina figure of an Orientalist Woman Playing Harp with Sp...

"Le Marchand d'armes turc" (The Turkish arms merchant) This magnificent 19th century French patinated bronze figure depicts a standing man wearing headscarf (Ghutra or keffiyeh) holding a flintlock...

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...

Fine 19th century white carved marble bust of a gentleman with mustache wearing a Toga. Signed: Randolph Rogers, Rome. Randolph John Rogers (July 6, 1825, Waterloo, New York – January 15, 1892, Rome, Italy) was an American Neoclassical sculptor. An expatriate who lived most of his life in Italy, his works ranged from popular subjects to major commissions, including the Columbus Doors at the U.S. Capitol and American Civil War monuments. Born in Waterloo, New York, he spent most of his childhood in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He developed an interest in wood cuts and wood engraving, and moved to New York City about 1847, but was unsuccessful in finding employment as an engraver. While working as a clerk in a dry-goods store, his employers discovered his native talent as a sculptor and provided funds for him to travel to Italy. He began study in Florence in 1848, where he studied briefly under Lorenzo Bartolini. He then opened a studio in Rome in 1851. He resided in that city until his death in 1892. He began his career carving statues of children and portrait busts of tourists. He was not happy working with marble consequently all his marble statues were copied in his studio by Italian artisans under his supervision, from an original produced by him in another material. This also enabled him to profit from his popular works. His first large-scale work was Ruth Gleaning...

This charming 19th century pair of Polichrome metal figures by Louis Hottot depict a young woman and a young man. Rendered in lifelike detail, these busts seem to show the pair in co...

An important multi patinated bronze orientalist female bust by Henri Honoré Plé. French, dated 1883. Engraved to the back 'Henri Plé / 1883'. ...

A fabulous orientalist bronze bust "Femme de Mequinez" by Henri-Honoré Plé. An important orientalist polychrome patinated bronze bust sculpture with gilt highlights surmounted on ro...

Henri Honore Plé (1853 - 1922). This beautiful original 19th century French sculpture depicts a moment between father and son. Fine quality patinated bronze, in the naturalistic styl...

A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé. Signed Henri Plé to the base. The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sw...

A very fine 19th century French large patinated bronze Entitled Allegory of the Arts By Henri Ple. Finely cast large important bronze . Pedestal i...

A superb stunning and very large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Dore figural lamp of a lady with flora and foliage decoration and with three branch light fittings. Circa 1900. Signed Henri Ple...