19th C. French Empire Carved Dieppe Wood and Ivory Sculpture of an 'Incroyable'

Late 19th century french patinated bronze sculpture of a peasant/shepherd boy By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, patinated, metalwork Dimensions: 6 in x 7 in x 12 in Date: late 19th century Style: Romanticism, Naturalism, Realism...

French Empire patinated bronze sculpture of a group of boys and amphoras by Auguste Moreau By: Auguste Moreau Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: patinated, cast, carved, pol...

Late 19th century Romantic french black patina bronze sculpture of a hunter boy with riffle By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, patinated, polished,...

Early 20th century Art Déco french patinated bronze sculpture of an angel fish By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, patinated, molded, metalwork Dimensions: ...

Late 19th century french bronze sculpture of a boy with a sword by Louis Kley By: Louis Kley Material: bronze, alabaster, copper, stone, metal Technique: cast, patinated, molded, me...

Late 19th century german terracotta sculpture of a resting lion by animalier author August Gaul By: August Gaul Material: terracotta Technique: hand...

19th Century Russian Empire carved wood candle holder / plant stand. It has been modeled after a lion perched on a ball holding a white gold...

19th century, Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculptures Sphinxes This pair of decorative elements was made in F...

A carved and painted wood 'TURKOMANIA' sculpture of an ottoman soldier French or Dutch Turkomania, early 19th century Depicted in standing position, with a sword in one hand and a club in the raised other, with a fur hat, long moustache and long coat, on a square base. Measures: H. 58 cm Note: During the Dutch War of Independence from 1568 till 1648, the Dutch and Turks were allies against Roman Catholic Spain and the slogan of the Dutch was “liever Turks dan Paaps” (rather Muslim than Roman Catholic). In 1612 the first Dutch ambassador arrived in Istanbul. Nevertheless, in Holland, there was also the image of the cruel and heretic Turk stemming from the frequent violent clashes between Dutch ships and the pirates from Algiers, usually called the “Turkish pirates”. When the Ottoman armies advanced against Vienna, in the eyes of many Europeans the Islam bent on destroying Christianity. Later in the early 19th century, although the Turkish threat to Europe was long gone, the image of the Turks deteriorated again because of the Greek uprising. The Sultan Mahmud II understood that Turkey had to modernize along West European lines and among other things in 1808 he replaced the “picturesque” oriental clothing...

This beautiful Empire bronze sculpture shows winged Amor carrying Venus, she is holding a wreath in her right hand, surrounded within a circula...

Carved wood sculpture from the 19th century. Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 26 cm, D: 18 cm.

Pair of Late 19th C Indian Carved Wood Painted Horse Sculptures Black painted carved wood horses with elaborate metal work design on saddl...