Art Nouveau Bronze 'La Source' by Auguste Moreau

A very fine late 19th Century Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young girl sat upon a well feeding a small bird, exhibting excellent rich brown variegated patina and very fine hand fini...

A delightful Art Nouveau early 20th Century gilt bronze figure of a very beautiful young lady holding a flower in her right hand, the surface of the bronze exhibiting fine detail and...

A entrancing late 19th century French Art Nouveau bronze bust entitled ‘Lucrece’, of a beautiful classical lady modeled in the Art Nouveau style with excellent rich brown variegated patina and smooth tactile surface detail. Signed E Villanis...

A very fine early 20th Century gilt bronze figure of the famous Cleopatra with a snake wrapped around her wrist drinking from a bowl. Exhibiting fine colour and excellent hand fi...

A humourous late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a rabbit noticing with concern that sign post may be leading him to being included in a casserole. The surface of the bronze w...

Captivating late 19th century French bronze bust of a beautiful woman, enhanced by the variegated rich brown patination and excellent tactile surface detail, raised on an integral bronze base with raised title to the fore. Signed ?E Villanis and further raised on a breche griotte stepped and shaped marble plinth ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 33 cm Width: 16 cm Depth: 11 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik Page No: 17 SKU: 8616 ABOUT Puccini's Opera - La Bohème SYNOPSIS - A group of friends are living a Bohemian life in Paris and trying to make their livings creating art. Rodolfo, the writer, falls in love with the seamstress, Mimi, while Marcello, the painter, and Musetta, the singer, are the on-and-off-again couple by their sides. When the four are happy, they spend their time celebrating life and love. However, Mimi is revealed to be very ill, and Rodolfo struggles to come to terms with the fact that she will inevitably die. Rodolfo and Mimi break up, and months later, Musetta discovers Mimi extremely sick and close to death. She brings Mimi to Rodolfo and Marcello's apartment. Rodolfo immediately takes her in and tries to nurse her back to health, but he is too late. Almost as soon as the two are reunited and have professed their love for one another, Mimi succumbs to her illness and dies. Emmanuel Villanis Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues. Most of these were manufactured in bronze, but there are also models in white metal and terra cotta. Different patinas were used. The bronzes were mainly cast by the Societé de Bronzes de Paris and can be recognised by the round stamp...

This pair is modeled with tapering paneled vases raised on urn-shaped bases . They are a true pair with a cherub facing inwards on each. Additionally a bee and snail are cast on ...

Beautiful Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by French artist Auguste Moreno. The sculpture is made of bronze with enamel painted accents. Signed on the back. Attached to a marble base. In...

Auguste Moreau bronze angel putto. Original bronze, circa 1890 by Louis Auguste Moreau, (France, 1855-1919) Depiction of a female angel with w...

1900s Figurate Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Louis Auguste Moreau (c. 1903). Commissioned for the Concours Régional d’Auch—and awarded to Julien Truau—the statue was valued at 500 ...

Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...

Beautiful signed, Auguste Moreau, statue of mother and child. He is credited as one of the most important representatives of Art Nouveau, with ornate realistic and highly detailed s...