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Place of Origin: Austrian
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus.
Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...
Category
19th Century Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Mercury with the Golden Blade", 1921 Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude, Austria
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and very rare, this sculpture of a kneeling, fully nude Mercury, with his golden blade in hand, dates from 1921 and was probably sculpted by a German or Austrian artist. Me...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked
Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action.
From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
'The Kiss' a Superb Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Zach Circa 1925
By Bruno Zach
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture of a kissing couple in passionate embrace. Signed Zach to bronze and set over original marble base.
Dimensions: H 32cm W 14cm D 13cm
Origin...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Peter Tereszczuk Viennese Figural Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
By Peter Tereszczuk
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming antique Viennese bronze sculpture of a young Dutch boy pulling in a fishing net by Peter Tereszczuk dating from circa 1910. The f...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Austrian Orientalist Majolica Figural Pedestal by Gerbing & Stephen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th century majolica pedestal handcrafted in terra cotta. In an orientalist theme with a woman and an ostrich under a palm tree, decorated and glazed. Signed G & S 1847 on ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carl Auböck Model #5275 'Hand Zumbusch' Brass Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5275 'Zumbusch Hand' Brass Sculpture
Designed in the 1950s, as an homage to German sculptor Kaspar von Zumbusch, this incredibly refined and sculptural bejeweled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4060 'Man with Stick' Brass Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4060 'Man With Stick' brass sculpture. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural figure is executed in polished and patinated brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Late 19th Century Polychrome Terracotta Busts By Friedrich Goldscheider
By Goldsheider
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb pair of late 19th century Austrian polychrome terracotta busts by Friedrich Goldscheider, both figures stamped to the reverse.
This pair of busts are in excellent original c...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carl Auböck Model #3603L Large Brass and Leather Bell
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3603L large brass and leather bell. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna cold painted bronze 'Carmen' attributed to Bergman, Brilliantly enameled, of a gypsy girl with tambourine standing on a oriental rug, mount...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4867 'Egg' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
By Franz Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
c.1880s ANTIQUE NEO-RENAISSANCE IMPRESSIVE FIGURAL NEF, AUSTRIA
Located in Skien, NO
**Magnificent Late 19th-Century Neo-Renaissance Figural Nef, ca. 1880s-1890s**
This exquisitely crafted table vessel embodies the grandeur of Renaissance-inspired artistry, reinte...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...
Category
1950s Moorish Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted Bronze Sculpture of Woman Holding a Palm Leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Located in North Miami, FL
Jugendstil cold-painted bronze sculpture of a woman holding a palm leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint
Technique...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Man in Prayer on Rug, Bergmann Signature
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Vienna bronze clearly shows off the quality of the Bergmann Foundry. The detailing is top grade and the cold painting is exceptional. Please note how carefully the man's clothi...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boxing or Wrestling Dummy Original Leather Gym Equipment, 1930s
Located in Round Top, TX
European “throwing dummy”. These incredible works of art were made in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and France in the early part of the 20th Century. Constructed of sewn and stit...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
19th-20th Century Orientalist Terracotta Bust of Girl Attributed to Goldscheider
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Austrian 19th-20th century Orientalist terracotta bust of a young girl in Middle-Eastern Garb. The young smiling beauty wearing a head scaft and shawl tied with a broche-pin brooch pin and jewlry around her neck, raised on a circular ebonized wood stand. Probably by Friedrich Goldscheider (Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik) - The backside stamped: "T - No. 258". circa 1900.
The Goldscheider Manufactory and Majolica Factory (German: Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik, (now) Goldscheider Keramik) is an Austrian ceramic manufactory.
In 1885, Friedrich Goldscheider came from the small Bohemian city of Pilsen to Vienna and founded the Goldscheider Manufactory and Majolica Factory. It became one of the most influential ceramic manufactories of terracotta, faience and bronze objects in Austria with subsidiaries in Paris, Leipzig and Florence. For over half a century Goldscheider created masterpieces of historical revivalism, Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) and Art Deco. Famous artists such as Josef Lorenzl, Stefan Dakon, Ida Meisinger and the two perhaps best known Austrian ceramic artists Michael Powolny and Vally Wieselthier worked for Goldscheider. Several of the artists who worked for Goldscheider also worked for other Viennese studios, such as Augarten, Keramos or for the German brands Rosenthal and Meissen.
The Goldscheider family emigrated in 1938 to United Kingdom and USA. Walter Goldscheider startet a new factory in Trenton, New Jersey and returned to Vienna in 1950. Marcel Goldscheider went to Stoke-on-Trent and produced figurative ceramics for Myott and opened his own studio in the 1950s in Hanley. Both brothers died in the early 1960s.
More than 10,000 different models were created over a period of three generations. Since the very beginning many of these won first prizes and gold medals at innumerable world fairs, exhibitions and trade fairs. Goldscheider figures...
Category
Early 1900s Agra Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
$4,547 Sale Price
29% Off
Original and Unique Ceramic Fountain by Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny, 1914
By Michael Powolny, Wiener Keramik Werkstätte, Otto Prutscher
Located in Vienna, AT
Executed by Michael Powolny for the Wienerberger Keramikwerkstätten, ceramic and stoneware, ochre colored, body holding a dish in her outstretched arms standing above a three-tired C...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Swarovski Crystal Macaw Chrome Green Large Parrot in Birds of Paradise #685824
By Swarovski
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A beautiful 9.25" tall Swarovski Crystal Macaw, chrome green, #685824 comes with original box and paperwork. This Paradise bird is made of green crystal and is beak is made of chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Con Brio" by Josef Lorenzl
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young energetic beauty in a dancing pose, exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface deta...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Walter Bosse figurines Elephant brass patinated new Vienna Austria
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
In 2000 a Viennese public house released the first monograph about Walter Bosse. Illustrated with various pictures it shows his highly creative potential and his influence and impact...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Josef Lorenzl Art Deco Sculpture, 1930s
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Skanninge, SE
Josef Lorenzl Art Deco bronze sculpture.
Size: Height 33cm.
The cold painted bronze sculpture is mounted on a Brazilian green onyx plinth.
All in an o...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Copper Female of the Ndebele Tribe Sculpture
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Weesp, NL
Captivating Mid-Century Modern Sculpture
Elevate your space with this stunning 168 cm brass and copper sculpture, a mid-century modern masterpiece inspired by the timeless elegance ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Ceramic Camel with Bedouin by Friedrich Goldscheider, Wien, 1920s
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Roma, IT
Camel with Bedouin is an original decorative object produced in the 1920s by Goldscheider.
Original ceramics.
Very good conditions.
Beautiful sculpture realized by the renow...
Category
1920s Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1920s by Franz Hagenauer Weiner Werkstatte Austria Nickel Metal Dancer Figure
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Brescia, IT
Dancer Figure
Franz Hagenauer
Austria, 1920
Nickel Metal and Marble Base
Excellent condition.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
'Spring', Putto With Flowers, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1910-1912
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and rare Art Nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons:
Naked putto in a wide stance, head tilted to the left and holding a cascade of flowers falling to the ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man on Rug, Writing, by Franz Bergmann
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Vienna bronze is of the highest quality. The detailing is exceptional to include the man's face, the rug and the accessories. Realistically painted with great care, and cast as ...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,430 Sale Price
35% Off
Austrian Erotic and Naughty Bronze "Treasure Seeker" Carl Kauba, Boy Finds Gold!
By Carl Kauba
Located in Petaluma, CA
This whimsical and sexy bronze (titled Treasure Seeker) was done by the noted Austrian Sculptor of many unusual and sexy and erotic bronzes, Carl Kauba. Signed on the base, and hav...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Optimist Pessimist Handcrafted Brass Sculpture, model #4059
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass figure called "optimist / pessimist", model #4059, designed by Carl Auböck back in 1957. A very charming object, which can be positioned in two ways, as an optimist or pessimist. Please see the video.
Handmade of solid patinated brass by Werkstätte Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man on Rug w/Rifle Bergmann ca. 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This cold painted bronze is larger than usual for this subject matter. The man sitting on a large rug and holding a rifle shows off the work of Franz Bergmann. Meticulously painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Déco Persian Warrior Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture by F. Bergmann, Austria
By Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s Art Déco persian warrior cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint
Technique: cast, mol...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
The Farnese Bull, fragmentary Relief, early 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Fragmentary relief from the early 17th century made of marble. The relief is modeled after the Farnese Bull, a Roman colossal sculpture that was excavated in the 16th century and is ...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Austrian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Dancing Girl by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1920s
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite cast of a dancer by Josef Lorenzl and executed in Vienna, Austria circa the 1920s, this inordinately fine model features crisp features, intricate garment work and a wonderful overall green cold-painted surface. It is situated over an original onyx plinth...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terra Cotta Figure of a Young Man, w/Cigar, Black Americana, Austrian ca. 1870's
By Johann Maresch
Located in Petaluma, CA
A truly wonderful example of the work of Johann Maresch. Signed "JM" on the underside. Maresch was born in 1821, and so his works were done mainly in the 19th century. He worked in...
Category
1870s Other Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever se...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace"
By Carl Kauba
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in the 20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace" is an opportunity to acquire a masterpiece that embodies both artistic excellence and prof...
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze entitled "Erotic Mummy" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
An erotic Austrian cold painted bronze figure of an Egyptian sarcophagus opening to reveal a naked beauty with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed with the Be...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Carved Wooden Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows) Statue Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Mater Dolorosa Sculpture, Our Lady of Sorrows Sculpture, Religious Antique Sculpture, Church Antique Statue, Gothic Antique, Antique Mater Dolorosa,
...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Franz Bergman Bruno Zach Cold Painted Bronze Peacock with Fanned Train
By Bruno Zach, Franz Bergmann
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous bronze peacock was made at Franz Bergman's Vienna foundry and bears the name of sculptor Bruno Zach. The highly detailed sculpture is beautifully cast and features cold painted polychrome decoration. The peacock's crested head is turned slightly to the left and its magnificent fanned tail feathers - also known as a train - are realistically rendered and arch forward as they rise. The train has splayed feathers at both ends that rest flat on the display surface, preventing instability. The feathers have been finished with white shafts and greenish-gold vanes while the ornamental black eyespots are accented with metallic rose and copper colored paint. It should be noted that the back of the bird's train is also highly detailed lending visual interest if viewed from the front or the rear.
The peacock's head and body are painted in a silvery color while the painted decoration on the head includes large white masks and black eyes that are ringed in orange. The bird's angled beak is finished in yellow and has well defined upper and lower sections. The peacock's wings are positioned parallel to its body and extend back beyond the train. The outside of each wing is accented in mottled copper and black paint while the rear portions bear a series of painted copper and black stripes. The bird's thin legs are finished in gray and have black spurs at the back. Its long toes terminate in sharp black talons.
The peacock is in very good condition with no replacements or repairs. As an antique, the piece shows signs of age including minor areas of paint loss that are noted for accuracy. It stands 8" at the tallest point of the train and is 11.5" as measured across the widest points of the train. The piece is 3.25" at its deepest point. The back of the train bears a partially legible Bergman amphora-shaped foundry mark with a B at the center. It is also signed 'Zach' in cast at the underside of one section of tail feathers for sculptor Bruno Zach who had a history of collaborating with Bergman to edit and cast some of his works. The peacock weighs 3lbs 2oz.
This lovely antique Vienna Bronze peacock sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Articulated Bronze Woman Sculpture by Carl Kauba, 1900s
By Carl Kauba
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Sculpture created by the renowned Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba in the early 1900s, depicting a female figure in bronze with articulated arms that can delicately reveal or conceal her...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Goldscheider Ceramic Statuette of Tennis Player by Stefan Dakon 1930s
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Milano, MI
Goldscheider ceramic figurine depicting a tennis player, made by Stefan Dakon in 1932.
Ø cm 9 h cm 27.5
Stefan Dakon (1904-1992) was a talented Austrian sculptor and designer who ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,422 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Signed Hagenauer Bonze Cupid Figurine Made in Austria, Vienna
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
The item on sale is an original vintage bronze figurine. It was designed and manufactured by the Austrian workshops of Hagenauer. The Figurine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Wall Brass Decor Sculptures of Seagulls, Austria, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Iconic wall sculptures.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
VTG Walter Bosse Cast Brass / Bronze Figural Giraffe Figurine Mid Century Modern
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Cute mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze giraffe miniature figurine, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Orientalist Man Praying on Persian Rug, by Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very detailed Vienna bronze was made by the premier foundry of this genre, Franz Bergmann, and does bear his seal on the underside of the rug. The man praying is delicately pai...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bruno Zach Bronze Horses and Cowboys "Chevaux en Cabriole" Signed 1923, 27.5" H
By Bruno Zach
Located in Toledo, OH
Bruno Zach signed bronze sculpture of two fighting cowboys with daggers on rearing horses. Very nice condition. No damages. Dimensions: 15" depth x 19.5" W x 27.5" H.
Category
1920s Machine Age Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Handcarved Wooden Nutcracker, Tyrol ca. 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Handcarved Wooden Nutcracker, Tyrol ca. 1950
This finely carved wooden nutcracker features a detailed, expressive face and traditional attire, likely crafted in East Tyrol. The styl...
Category
1950s Black Forest Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Friedrich Goldscheider '1845-1897', Bust of Moor, Polychrome Terracotta, 1890
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Friedrich Goldscheider (1845 - 1897). Bust of Moor. Polychrome terracotta. Marked reserved and numbered reproduction.
circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Koran Scribe, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Koran scriber, who, bending his legs under him, holds sheets of paper in his hands, on which he transcribes verses from the Koran lying i...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Naughty Bronze, Girl's Dress Lifts Up ca.1920, by Bergman Foundry
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This wonderful, whimsical, and naughty bronze by the Bergman Foundry is a real joy. Highly detailed casting and meticulously painted bronze has the added feature of a toy, you can p...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1920s Golf Player Harry Vardon Bronze Statue, Richard Thuss, Argentor Vienna
By Argentor of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning antique early 20th-century Austrian Art Nouveau bronze portrait figurine / sculpture depicting the renowned golfer Harry Vardon, titled "Joueur au Golf". This piece is dat...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Masterpiece sculpture, Mother´s love, Ernst Wahliss Royal Vienna, 1900, Austria
By Royal Vienna Porcelain, Ernst Wahliss
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful porcelain work by Ernst Wahliss, depicting a mother with child, probably Aphrodite with armor, made by Royal Vienna around 1900 in Austria.
This exceptionally rare work is...
Category
Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Orientalist Bronze Group by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Large Orientalist bronze group by Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Measures: Height 28cm, width 18cm, depth 27cm
This exceptional bronze group is by Be...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine, 'Kiss', Posing Dancer, by Stephan Dakon, ca 1928
By Stefan Dakon, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare and excellent Viennese Ceramic Figure from the late 1920s:
Graceful dancer, posing with her upper body bent forward and with her eyes closed, forming her mouth into a kiss,...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of Male Head done by Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Houston, TX
Sculpture of male head, silvered plated brass.
Inscribed on the bottom, "Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien"
Austria, c. 1920s
16"h x 10.5"w x 3.5"d
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
'La Sémeuse', Large Art Nouveau Bronze Figure After Oscar Roty, Vienna, Ca 1899
By Hans Schörk
Located in Vienna, AT
A young woman in a long dress with short sleeves, softly enveloping her body, with a scarf covering her hair and falling well over her face to protect her from the burning sun, walking across the field at a leisurely pace, holding out her apron with the seeds spread out in front of her with her left hand and making a sweeping gesture with her right.
On a narrow, elongated natural plinth with rounded corners, with the artist's signature ‘Schork 99’ incised on the side, as well as the Goldscheider manufactory's pressed stamp, pressed model number and incised monogram ‘AH’ on the back behind the figure.
This motif is particularly well known in France, where it adorned all French franc coins and postage stamps for many years and was continued in a stylised form on all cent coins of the euro after 2001.
Louis Oscar Roty (1846 - 1911) This sower is very familiar to the French: she was depicted on the fifty-centime coin and on the one-, two- and five-franc coins until 2001, when a stylised version of her appeared on the ten-, twenty- and fifty-centime coins of the euro. The figure dates back to 1887, when Roty designed a prize medal for the Ministry of Agriculture, a project that was not pursued. When the Minister of Finance commissioned new coins in 1896, Roty was among the selected artists. He drew on the Sower of 1887, but transformed his robust farmer into a slender Marianne, who wore the Phrygian cap of freedom. The traditional profile of the Republic was abandoned in favour of a more active, standing figure. This effigy was criticised, but generally very well received: ‘The seeds she generously throws into the earth are the countless ideas that may one day germinate and flourish when we are no longer here’ (La Liberté, 8 October 1898). The gesture is more symbolic than realistic – we do not sow against the wind, which nevertheless makes the hair behind the sower flutter – but it makes the composition more dynamic. Originally, ‘The Sower’ was used on the fifty-centime to two-franc coins introduced in 1897 and 1898, before appearing on postage stamps in 1903. It is thus the most widely circulated work of art in France. Although not included in the Musée d'Orsay's medal collection, this wax drawing on slate, typical of the technique of a medallist, is one of the most beautiful pieces and demonstrates the virtuosity of Roty. (Musée d'Orsay, The Collections)
Design by HANS SCHORK...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze