Artistic Atelier Sculpture Depicting a Hand, Germany 1907

Artistic atelier sculpture depicting a male hand. Made of fruit wood, the sculpture has a smooth base with an irregular geometric edge, on which is the artist's proof of refined work...

An anatomical plaster sculpture, depicting a flayed man seated on a cubic base, in a position with the torso tilted and the arms holding the head. Reference to a work of the French s...

For sale a magnificent early 20th Century gilt bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost Wax (in French, 'Cire Perdue') process. This fine sculpture is a cast of Richard Alexander Hudnut's hand and was produced by the renowned Montagutelli Frères foundry in Paris in 1912. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, signed "Richard Alexander Hudnut 1912" and carries the oval "Montagutelli Freres Paris Cire Perdue" foundry stamp to the underside. Richard Alexander Hudnut (1856-1928) was an American businessman recognised as being the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. After graduating from Princeton University, he toured France and returned with the idea of introducing French-style perfumes and cosmetics to American women. The Richard Hudnut company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively. Although his fortune had been built around cosmetics and beauty products...

Wooden Sculpture in black featuring a central hand within a framework and containing metal coins by Spanish artist Antoni Abad. Abad's works have been exhibited in major museums and...