Bronze Sculpture, Signed Laouse, France, circa 1900

Painted bronze sculpture "Sacrifice of Cleopatra" by Franz Bergmann (1861-1936) signed Nam Greb, Austria, early 20th century.

Bronze sculpture signed G. Obiols, titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France, late 19th century.          

Pair of French bronze figural ram bookends exported to sale for the America market, Ovington, N.Y. Signed by maker in France. Louis Fontinelle, Early 20th cent...

Superb bronze sculpture with green patina hues by Gaston Hauchecorne, France 1920s. Representation of a Malay pirate holding on to the railing of a ship with on hand and to the steering with the other. Beautiful detailing in the hands, muscles and face. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 18.5 x 36 x 12.5 Secure shipping. Hauchecome was the brother of the French consul in Imperial China, Armand Hauchecorne. At the turn of the century, he was a professor at Peking University. In the literature, he is also mentioned as the managing director of the consulate in Chongqing, as an interpreter in Beijing (1911) or as a "diplomat" in France (1940), who had "spent a large part of his working life in China". Hauchecome produced numerous sculptures with Chinese motifs in terracotta and bronze, some with a humorous undertone. He exhibited his works at the Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille in 1922 and at several salons of the Société nationale des beaux-arts in the 1920s. Some of Hauchecome's bronzes were crafted by the Parisian sculpture...