Large green patinated pumpkin in wood

Dog in glazed terracotta, 19th century (or before). Labrador, presumably English.

Dated and numbered ('28 mai 1895 XXV') sculpture in stucco of the Venus of Milo. It is clear to see that the sculpture is composed of several parts. Beautiful patina and in good cond...

LARGE ITALIAN SCULPTURE "ELEPHANT" 19th Century in patinated bronze depicting an elephant, old Italian casting, 19th century h 56 x 98 x 39 c...

Magnificent and large sculpture in patinated terra cotta, entitled "Two loves disputing a heart" after Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), resting on a terrace decorated with a frieze of pearls and reeds wrapped in ribbons This work was very successful in the second half of the 19th century, and was produced in bronze, marble, alabaster and terracotta.  Two winged lovers are represented in a fight to recover a heart figured on the base.   Period : End of XIXth century Circa : 1898 - 1900 Dimensions : Height : 50cm - Width of the base : 28cm Signature : " Falconet " on the terrace. Marked in hollow : GC below Artist, man of letters and aesthetician, the career of the sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716 - 1791) is particularly exemplary. Overcoming the handicap of his birth, this brilliant self-taught man with an extraordinary personality rubbed shoulders with the greatest. Protégé of Mme de Pompadour, friend of Diderot and the Encyclopedists, he was able to impose himself by his talent and his culture. The works executed at the church of Saint Roch and his position as director of sculpture at the Manufacture de Sèvres are in a way the prelude to his work in Saint Petersburg.  The imposing bronze Cavalier...