Child sculpture in Bronze and marble

Style: Art Deco Material: wood and terracotta Country: london. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we...

F. Barbedienne fonduer Ferdinand Barbedienne (6 August 1810 – 21 March 1892) was a French metalworker and manufacturer, who was well known as a bronze founder. The son of a small farmer from Calvados, he started his career as a dealer in wallpaper in Paris. In 1838 he went into partnership with Achille Collas (1795-1859), who had just invented a machine to create miniature bronze replicas of statues. Together they started a business selling miniatures of antique statues from museums all over Europe, thus democratising art and making it more accessible to households.[2] From 1843 they extended their scope by reproducing the work of living artists and also diversified by making enamelled household objects. With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 the firm briefly had to switch to cannon founding owing to the shortage of metals but resumed business afterwards. Following Barbedienne's death in 1892, he was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery and the firm was carried on by his nephew Gustave Leblanc until 1952. Among the principal artists reproduced by the firm were Antoine Louis Barye and Auguste Rodin. The Dying Galata (Italian: Galata morente...

Sign: Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck was a foundry located in Berlin, Germany, that operated from 1851 until 1926. During the 75-year period when the foundry was in operation it was...

Liberty sculpture in Bronze and marble. French-Austrian sculptor, Friedrich Solomon Beer (1846-1912) Friedrich Salomon Beer (1846-1912) was a promin...

Early 20th century french bronze sculpture with marble base of a sitting boy By: unknown Material: copper, bronze, metal, ...

Late 19th century well executed large patinated bronze figural sculpture of a seated cupid / winged putti resting of an oval marble base. The piece is in great condition. Minor wear ...

This impressive bronze sculpture depicts a child bitten by a crab, capturing a dramatic and emotive moment. Signed by the renowned sculptor Annibale De Lotto (San Vito di Cadore, 187...

Black sculpture of a young satyr on a pedestal stroking a lizard. His forehead is adorned with horns, his head with a laurel wreath. Base diameter: 36 cm