'The Arsitocrats' Art Deco Sculpture by Otto Poertzel

Solid wooden bust of an Olympic champion by (professor) Otto Poertzel (1876 - 1963). This stunning bust of a young male athlete is of museum quality and condition. Both the geometrical design of the wooden base and the fresh and energetic look and feel of this young male Olympian breath the spirit of the roaring twenties. You will hardly ever come accros a better proportioned, a more realistic or more 'soulful' bust than this wonderfully patinated athlete. It takes an incredibly skilled artisan to be able to create a piece of this quality, because it simoultaniously breathes both energy and serenity. For the mouth, nose, eyes and ears to also be of such perfection makes this antique an...

Sculpture circa 1920 in spelter entitled "The Wounded Bird". Executed by Hippolyte François Moreau. Signed H Moreau. Small chip on the marble, see on the l...

This gripping Art Deco Gilt Bronze Archer Sculpture on Black Marble Base is by the artist Otto Schmidt-Hofer and originates from Germany, Circa...

A beautiful and very large Art Deco Meissen Porcelain sculpture of a polar bear by Otto Jarl, beautifully sculpted, hand engraved and hand-painted under the glaze. Jarl, Otto (1856-1...

Lady figure in polychrome and gold fonte d'art with head and hands made in ivory (NOT IVORY) Base made of Belgian marble and onyx This piece is signed on the base by "Menneville" It ...

This art deco period sculpture of two art metal hounds, with one hound standing while the other drinks from a pool of water, is set on a naturalistic sandstone base, conceived and cr...