"Le Travail". Calamine. France, Second Half of the 19th Century

Centerpiece. calamine. France, 19th century. Patinated calamine centerpiece with legs and a complex decoration based on plant and architectural elements that draw curves and counte...

Centerpiece. calamine. France, 19th century. Centerpiece made of calamine slightly raised on legs and that has two handles on the sides. The elaborate and delicate decoration based...

Clock and candelabra trim. Blued and gilded bronze, marble. Raingo Frères, Aaria, Clodion. Paris, France, second half of the 19th century. Working. The two candelabras follow a model highly appreciated in the 19th century of a bronze figure of a bacchante (a common figure in the procession of the classical god...

Sculpture in calamine. Signed “Aug. Moreau ”. Following models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th century. It is reminiscent of works such as the bronze entitled "The Fountain" by Mat...

Pair of candlesticks made in calamine on dark marble bases that have two sculptures of children in similar positions. The proportions, positions, decorative elements, etc. of these t...

Pair of candlesticks made in calamine that preserve polychrome remains and have circular bases on which are placed two figures dressed in Roman style according to the romantic vision...

Pair of torch-holding sculptures depicting two Venetian Moors, one female figure and the other male. In a mirrored position of slight advancement, they hold a tray in one hand while ...

Scipione Tadolini was a skilled sculptor whose broad talent covered the neoclassic to the romantic movements. His ancestors from a dynasty of Roman sculptors exerted a profound and lasting influence on the artistic production of the Eternal City. The Greek Slave fully demonstrates his masterly talent and serves as a reminder of antique models and the orientalist influences characterising the second half of the 19th century. Scipione Tadolini graduated from the Roman Academy and worked with his father on a series of celebrated portraits and ecclesiastical sculptures for Roman churches including a bust of Cardinal Giuseppe Alberghini for the Gesù (1847) and portraits of various members of the Cini family for the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle (1844, 1846). Tadolini is also known as the author of a number of large-scale monuments for patrons around the world including an equestrian group of Simon Bolivar for the city of Lima, Peru. One of his best known sculptures is The Greek Slave which appears in his work from the late 1850s forward.The Greek Slave was created in several sizes in two variations: with the figure’s hand either raised to her chest or to her chin. The small number of versions all indicate the sculptor’s careful attention to the human form and passion with exoticism, which can be noticed through the tumbling folds of the present figure's headdress and the finely articulated jewellery...

Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Ernest Rancoulet featuring an allegory of work with a young man holding a spear, that symbolizes the triumph of wisdom acquired through work and study. At his feet, several objects refer to literature, arts and sciences: the book is a symbol of knowledge, the caduceus, symbol of the union between heaven and earth, of the awakening of cosmic consciousness, the compass, symbol of sciences, the palette and brushes, symbol of art. Signed on the edge of the book: Rancoulet. Titled on the base: LE TRAVAIL...

A rare decorative fruit basket made of wax. The elegant wicker basket contains an arrangement of colored wax fruit. The branches and leaves are made of wire, paper and colored fabric...

Fruit wood sculpture, Folk Art, depicting a man standing with his hands in his pockets. United States, second half of the 19th century.

Large lidded vase with a gadrooned wall with acanthus leaves and pine node. Marbre griotte and gilt bronze.