French Porcelain Dianthus

Fleurdetroit presents for your consideration this Regal Lion of European origin. Fresh from an east coast estate, this monumental lion statue has mad...

From the 1912 Vanderbilt Hotel in New York City, Manhattan, located on Park Ave. In the 20th century, the hotel business declined, and the Vanderbilt Hotel suffered foreclosure in 1935 during the Great Depression. In 1966, an investment group purchased the 54-year old structure with intentions of renovating it into a dual function office and apartment building. The top 18 floors would become studio and one-bedroom apartments while the lower floors would be offices and commercial space. “New aluminum-and-glass curtain walls are being erected to sheath the office floors, while the masonry façade of the hotel will be retained on the upper stories,” said one article. But that was just the beginning of the brutality. Penthouse apartments were being constructed on the roof, but the view was obstructed by the terracotta parapet and its massive sculptures. In June 1966 eighteen of the heads were removed, resulting in a gash in the roofline. “The heavy pieces were removed over a period of several days by a 10-man crew of the Drachman Demolition Company,” said The New York Times, “which used jack...

For centuries, artists have been inspired by the human figure and crafted the likeness in a multitude of materials. One of the most popular and ancient of these materials is cast bro...

Rescued from a building in Detroit MI, this turn of the century plaque provides a grand embellishment in a manner that can’t be replicated. A truly ...

In the grand tradition of classical mythology, these four lead sculptures represent the original personifications of nature in all their seasonal aspects. Each figure has been creat...

This Edwardian sculpture of a girl perched atop a faux bois stump will bring innocent charm to a terrace, conservatory, or garden. Carved from English ...

Nicely modeled standing on a tree trunk.

Zoomorphic enameled porcelain polychrome box represents a fennec fox. Manufactured by Théodore Haviland Porcelain, model was created in 1921 by great Swiss...

Large Porcelain French Bulldog sculpture. This Art Deco porcelain Frenchie dates circa 1930s and is made in Germany. It's a large bulldog figu...

French Louis XVI style life sized Sevres biscuit porcelain bust of Marie-Therese Louise Di Savoia-Carignano on a gilt decorated blue glazed so...

Great looking Porcelain French Bulldog Sculpture. This Dog Statue has the colours white and brown and wears a pink collar. It's a cute, caric...

This sculpture and table lamp is called "coucou", totally handmade by the artist using white porcelain characters attached by magnets, on the top of a burnished natural wood base and...