19th Century Detailed Bronze Study of Van Dyck by J.J Salmson circa 1860

A 19th Century Bronze Study of a Grey Hound, by Joseph Chemin This splendid mid 19th century bronze study was sculpted by the noted French artist Joseph Vi...

A Fine Bronze Study of a French Military Figure by L. A Bayeux This finely modelled French bronze depicts a striking French early 19th century military figure stood dressed in ful...

This remarkable and very finely carved study of the biblical figure of St Paul, The Apostle who was originally Saul of Tarsus born BCE. Tarsus in Cilicia (now in Turkey). He died circa 62 – 64 CE in Rome, Italy. He was one of the leaders of the first generation Christians and was often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. This highly accomplished wood carving is a difficult material for detailing English oak. It shows him standing barefoot and dressed in simple robes with a sword in one hand and a scroll in the other. His face has been well captured with a good expression, detailed hair and a long beard. The small scale of this figure would indicate it was not originally church decoration...

A most amusing 19th C Italian bronze study of a young couple dancing. This unusual fine quality Italian bronze depicts an 18th-century rural young man and woman dressed typically ...

This high quality and very well modelled French bronze study depicts a muscular prowling tiger with its mouth wide open roaring and growling, perhaps to warn off a rival or to attrac...

This superb Grand Tour bronze study portrays a bust of Diana of Versailles or Diana the Huntress, considered in Roman and Hellenistic mythology as goddess and patroness of countryside, nature, hunters, wildlife and childbirth. This fine example is French, circa 1860. It is raised onto a sophisticated base with a thin bronze foot with a turned black slate plinth and above there is a highly decorative cast...

A fine quality pair of 19th Century French patinated bronze statues of two Cavaliers. Each dressed in classical hats and cloaks, signed ; Salmson. Jean Jules Salmson...

This pair of sculptures by Jean Jules Salmson, made of patinated bronze, depicts a male Arab warrior (‘Le Guerrier Arabe’) and a female water carrier (‘La Porteuse’). The male figure presents a dominant posture, his right elbow extending strongly into space. His weapons of war accompany him on his body: the hilt of his sword and handle of his pistol protrude from his sashed waist, and his long rifle...

A very good quality pair of 19th Century patinated bronze statues of Hogarth and Reynolds, signed Salmson. SALMSON, JEAN JULES (FRENCH, 1823-1902) Jean Jules Salmson...

These wonderful patinated bronze sculptures were created in France in the 19th Century when Orientalist art was in fashion. They are the work of the prestigious sculptor, Jean Jules ...

A very good quality late 19th Century French patinated bronze musician playing a Harp. Signed; Marcel Debut (1865-1933) The son of the famous Fr...

This large heavily cast bronze Jewelry box was made in France in the mid 19th century and is made in the form of a medieval coffer. It is superbly det...