Terracotta Figurative Sculptures

A beautiful bronze female nude crafted in France during the 19th century. The composition is well balanced, the figure in a classic stance to show off the artist's ability to recreat...

This vintage rare Austrian Art Nouveau period terra cotta figural clock statue is signed by Albert Domingue Rose, an artist at the Friedrich Goldscheider terra cotta company. This sc...

A lovely depiction of the neoclassical taste, three putti can be seen playing with a goat. The terra cotta sculpture from the 1800s has a variegated patination, with hues of dark och...

A very good quality 19th century patinated silvered bronze Bacchus influenced group. Signed; Clodion.

This large French cherub or cupid statue from the 1800’s is made from plaster that has been tinted to mimic the natural color of terra cotta. The figure ...

Signed Clodion From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this French Belle Epoque Bronze of Ariadne cast after Clodion (Claude Michel). The sculpture of fine casting and beautiful patination is sculpted as a bust of a Ariadne in nature with her hair tied up and leaves intwined in her hair. The Bronze sits upon a circular socle with a square base signed to the right hand face Clodion. The Bronze cast after the original during the neoclassical era dating to the second half of the 19th century during the Belle Epoque era (c.1970-1914) circa 1875. Clodion was the alias of Claude Michel (1738-1814) a French born sculptor working in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. Many of Clodion’s works feature in museum collections around the world with some of his most pivotal works including The Intoxication of Wine and The Dance of Time. Ariadne In Greek mythology was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Ariadne was known for aiding Theseus escape the Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne’s jewelled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis...

Bronze puttis signed by Clodion, circa 1900 Beautiful patina and quality excellent condition.

This large plaster relief was inspired by Claude Michel Clodion's fresco and was crafted in the workshops of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the lat...

A campana form urn with twin handles, cast with frolicking putti and trailing ivy leaves. The basin seated on a spiral fluted foot over a square plinth. Stamped CLODION below one han...

19th Century French Louis XVI carved pedestal is the most exquisite way to display your prized sculpture, vase or objet d'art! Hand-crafted exclusively from old-growth quarter-sawn o...

Very fine and large bronze of a reclining lion. Many details, such as the treatment of the lion’s mane demonstrate the sculptor’s mastery skill, as well as an understanding of the an...

19th century French Spelter statue depicts a grape harvester in a classical pose. The revival of the style that originated in ancient Greece and Rome wa...