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Place of Origin: French
1990s French Iron Cactus Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s French iron cactus sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Emile Louis Picault, Bronze Figure of an Egyptian Scribe
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in New York, NY
A very large bronze figure of an Egyptian Scribe by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), beautifully modeled and detailed with the finest quality w...
Category
1880s Egyptian Revival Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Sevres, Bisque 'Joan of Arc' Model After Princess Marie d'Orleans Circa 1847
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Manufacture Nationale De Sevres (French, founded 1740), after Princess Marie-Christine d' Orleans (French, 1813-1839).
"Princess Marie d’Orléans was the youngest daughter of the Fr...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
Category
17th Century Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Clarté Sculpture Lueur Lamp from the Important Art Deco Artist Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Smallest model of the famous "Clarté"
“Lueur Lumineuse”
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Art Deco style, France.
Table lamp, lighted sculpture made in spelter / white-bonze (french = Régu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Concorde Model Black Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Concorde model black in fiberglass
in black matt finish. Scale 1/36em on polished
brushed aluminium base. Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
17th Century Carved Applewood Sculpture of the Lady of Sorrow
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A 17th-century carved applewood sculpture of the Lady of Sorrow is a representation often associated with Catholic icons, particularly depicting the Virg...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th century Bronze sculpture of Mercury
Located in London, GB
A large bronze classical Roman figure of Mercury, after Giambologna (1529 1608), holding the caduceus & wearing his winged helmet, standing on one foot above the mask of Boreus, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Empire Revival Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized limestone s...
Category
Early 18th Century Rustic Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass Vase entitled "Scenic Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An eye catching late 19th Century French cameo glass vase decorated with raised deep burgundy trees against a blue mountainous landscape against a variegating yellow field. Exhibitin...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen statue, France, 1920s. Oak. Hand carved statue from what appears to be a single piece of oak. The size is important and the silhouette fine. It sh...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
H Fournier, Ballerina Dancer, signed Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, 20th Century
By Hippolyte Fournier
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Elegant ballerina dancer in bronze with multi-colored patina, on her toes, mounted on a marble base
This sculpture is signed H Fournier (Hippolyte, 1853-1926)
Light wear to the pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
This sculpture shows the classic pose of The Archer / Hercules, son of Zeus, drawing his bow....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze, Spelter
Large Neoclassical Antique French Bronze, Education of Achilles, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
Category
Early 19th Century Grand Tour Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut
By Jean Didier Debut
Located in Newark, England
NAMED PORTEUR D’EAU TUNISIEN
From our Antique Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut. The figure named Porteur d’eau Tunisien (Tunisian Water Bearer) is exceptionally cast upon a slightly rounded plinth base with a natural textured surface. The figure stands bearing two pales of water dressed...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage "Anatomy Of Man" Sculpture
By Pierre Puget
Located in San Carlos, CA
Wonderful little reproduction statue in plaster after Pierre Puget's sculpture "Anatomy of Man" depicting a muscled man in all his flayed glory. Or...
Category
1990s Baroque French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "Cupid" by Lemire
By Charles G. Lemire
Located in CABA, AR
The image features a late 19th-century bronze sculpture of Cupid, inspired by the original marble work of French sculptor Charles-Gabriel Lemire.
The sculpture depicts a seated Cupi...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoniucci Volti, Sculpture in Bronze, 1970
By Antoniucci Volti
Located in Encino, CA
Antoniucci VOLTI ( 1915-1989 )
Original bronze sculpture with green patina depicting a nude figure.
Signed "Volti" and numbered "6/6" with Art Foundry / Toronto pastille. Circa 1978...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco style Sculpture Nude Hoop Dancer ILLUSION by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture dancer Illusion signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base.
With the Le Verrier foundry mark.
Design 1930...
Category
2010s Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Lalique France Crystal “Le Faune” Dancing Nude Lovers Pan & Nymph Figurine
By Lalique
Located in Bochum, NRW
Lalique France Crystal “Le Faune” Dancing Nude Lovers Pan & Diana Figurine, from the 1960s.
This Crystal Figurine features two nude lovers, Pan and Diana, dancing in a romantic pose....
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Lalique Signed Virgin And Child, France, 1947
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, superb crystal virgin with child with satin finish. A collector’s item made by Lalique in France between 1930 and 1950. This high-end piece is made and signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Patinated bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton and the Lion" after the marble sculpture of Milon de Crotone by renown French...
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Max Le Verrier Bronze Key Holder Vide Poche, Capricorn Zodiac
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche.
The symbols are absolutely beautiful, they represent the Capricorn zodiac sign of those born December 22-January 2...
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
15th Century Burgundian Low-Relief Depicting Scenes of the Nativity
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance : In the same private collection for several generations, Burgundy.
The canonical Gospels describe briefly the episode of the Nativity. It comprises three parts :
• The Preludes : the Journey to Bethlehem, the Census
• The Nativity
• The Announce to the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Magi
Only the Gospel according to Matthew (2, 1-12) speaks about the Adoration of the Magi. Staying vague about their number it does say they brought the newborn gold, incense and myrrh. The apocryphals, the fathers of the Church and many other authors have filled in the gaps of the evangelic tale. The sobriety and symbolic of the story have been a huge inspiration to artists. Although one of the oldest depictions of the Adoration of the Magi dates from the 2nd century the theme became very popular in Christian art during the late 14th century. One of the reasons explaining this success is that it celebrates both the Virgin and Christ at the same time.
This important walnut panel is carved in a strong relief and depicts the different steps of the story of Jesus’ birth.
On the left, the donkey and ox that have accompanied Mary and Joseph from Bethlehem are depicted behind a trough. On the thatch roof appears the star that would guide the magi to the place of birth of Jesus.
Mary is wearing a veil and is seating on a bed. She holds her baby at arm’s length to present him to the magi. Saint Joseph is by her side. The old man is holding a cane in his left hand while from the right hand he seems to uncover himself to greet the visitors.
A woman assists to the scene.
In front of the holy family the three magi stand behind one another to pay their homage to the newborn.
The first magi has a pointed beard. He is already kneeling out of deference and has placed his crown to his feet. He gives the baby a hanap filled with gold coins. This is Melchior as the legend describes him with white hair and a long beard.
Caspar, the second magi bears a cup of incense. He is looking at the third magi and with his right hand he points to the star that has guided them there. He has a short beard and wears crakow shoes, breeches and a wide sleeved doublet.
Finally Balthazar, the elegant last magi proceeds proudly towards the holy family with his one hand on the saber’s hilt and the other holding a cup. He brings the divine child the myrrh. He probably just dismounted as the horse can be seen behind him.
The scene is set in a very detailed and narrative decor. In the right part of the panel the shepherd receive the announce of Jesus’ birth. An angel comes down from heaven with a scroll bearing the good news in his hands. The herding dog sleeps peacefully while sheeps graze. At the top of the cliff we notice the gilded sheeps enclosure.
The panel’s moulded frame is carved with a foliated decor. In it’s centre appears a coat-of-arms. It is the alliance of the three magi’s arms. Indeed as it was common for legendary figures the three of them received imaginaries coat-of-arms. Thus, on a field of azure stands a star for Melchior, a crescent for Caspar and a pennon for Balthazar.
This high-relief panel is undeniably the work of a very skilled and imaginative artist. This key moment in the New Testament is transposed to a contemporary environment thanks to the figures’ clothing and the rural daily life scene. This way the universal dimension of the episode is highlighted allowing a better understanding for the contemporaries.
The sculptor has represented the episodes of the Adoration of the Magi and the Announce to the Shepherd with great talent and numerous details giving life to a picturesque and narrative scene. The important traces of polychromy give those already very animated scenes a stronger pictorial power and a rich dynamism.
Because of the picturesque and familiar realism so dear to the artists of the late Medieval era, of the didactic function of this type of panel as well as the quality of the sculpture this piece is an astounding example of Burgundian art of the 15th century.
Literature
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art chrétien...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Lamp in Spelter and Marble
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier
Original Max Le Verrier
Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style
Color patinated white bronze and marble
Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Auguste Rodin, Age of Bronze, Male Nude Patinated Bronze Statue Re-Cast, XX C.
By Auguste Rodin
Located in New York, NY
Auguste Rodin
Age of Bronze
Patinated Bronze Sculpture Re-Cast
XX Century
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Rodin's breakout sculpture, The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain) caused a critical scandal ...
Category
20th Century Belle Époque French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid, Attributed to Auguste Moreau
France, circa 1890 Unsigned
A captivating 19th-century French bronze figure of Cupid, attributed to the reno...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000's
By Roger Capron
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000's
One-Off piece.
An authenticity certificate by the Capron Family will be given for the buyer
Nice posture and...
Category
Early 2000s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
18th C Polychromed Fruitwood Carved Statue Depicting Maria Magdalena, Germany
Located in Leuven , BE
Hard wood with rests of polychromy.
Category
18th Century Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Strawberry Girl Bronze Figure Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Newark, England
The unusual model bronze dating to the late 19th century cast as a patinated bronze cherub holding two large strawberries with the vine looping over the back of the cherubs neck as i...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Marbleized Painted Crucifix with Green Mica
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century French marbleized painted crucifix with green mica.
The crucifix originally came from a collector in France. The crucifix is painted ...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
19th Century Diana the Huntress Bronze Bas Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century diana the huntress bronze bas relief wall plaque. Diana with raised bow and hunting dog near her side.
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Lamp w/Partially Nude Woman, Jean-Baptiste Germain, French
By Jean-Baptiste Germain
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are art nouveau lovers as one might be able to see looking at our inventory. Lamps are always at the top of our "want list". We found a beauty here. She is gracefully standing in a leafy plant base as she holds ups a stem with leaves. The quality casting and rich warm patina all are present. The artist Jean Baptiste Germain...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Edition Picasso, Oiseau à la huppe, cendrier rond tourné, 1952.
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Espagnol)
Oiseau à la huppe
1952
Cendrier rond tourné
D. 14,5 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à la paraffine oxydée, émail blanc,
Noir,
Tiré à 500 ex...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Religious Grand Tour heavy gauge wall hanging or free-standing Patinated Bronze Cast Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of generous proportions and Continental origin possible France, depicting a classical scene of the Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Beautifully mounted on to a rectangular light green Alabaster or Onyx plaque with highly ornate Champleve enamel detailing in colours, which is mounted on to a polished brass backing.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination and no losses, no imperfections anywhere, backing support is very sturdy.
Beautiful and quite unusual religious offering, wonderful gift.
Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20cm). Width: (at base) 10.75” (27cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller.
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
By Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century Romantic Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Samurai Raku Red and Silver Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samurai Raku red and silver made in
Raku ceramic which have metallic silvered sheen.
Raku ceramics Samurai are distinguished by their
raw appearance. The smoking techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
17th Century Sandstone Gargoyle on Stand
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A early 17th century French Gargoyle. Gargoyels were originally intented as waterspouts for churches and castles but soon were used as ornamentation. A...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Clarté Very Big Sculpture in Art Deco Style Floor Lamp Original Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
The figurative sculpture "Clarté" is the most important work of Max Le Verrier.
The nearly life-size floor lamp shows a nude lady holding a lighted glass ball.
Famous, very decorative Art Deco Style object...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Venus de Milo Sculpture
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Miami, US
This exquisite bronze sculpture of the Venus de Milo dates to the late 19th century and is a beautifully detailed representation of the iconic ancient Greek statue. With a rich brown...
Category
Late 19th Century Classical Greek Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Stoneware Sculpture of a Man' by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s)
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Vintage French earthenware sculpture of a man, by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s). Not one of his usual subjects, ceramicist Thiry created this figure wearing the garb and cap of a mediev...
Category
1990s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pablo Picasso, Bull, Turned round dish, 1957, edition Picasso, Madoura
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Taureau
1957. 22 janvier
Plat rond tourné
D. 38 cm
R.A terre de faience rouge, décor à l'engobe, gravé au couteau, couverte partielle au pinceau
Noir
Tiré à 250 exemp...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Impressive Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lady Lamp Signed Henri Honore Ple
Located in London, GB
A superb stunning and very large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Dore figural lamp of a lady with flora and foliage decoration and with three branch light fittings.
Circa 1900. Signed Henri Ple...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco sculpture “Female Nude”, bronze, Pierre Chenet workshop
By Pierre Chenet
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous sculpture depicting a female nude in bronze with an ochre finish that has been achieved using a technique called “Patiné à l’acide”, which consists of applying acid to the b...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Bronze sculpture “Narcissus” by M. Amodio – Late 19th century
By Michele Amodio
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Large patinated bronze sculpture depicting a naked Narcissus by Michele Amodio, based on the ancient original discovered in 1862 in Pompeii in the House of Narcissus and currently ho...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th CENTURY AUGUSTE MOREAU'S BRONZE STATUETTE DIONYSUS CHILD
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Firenze, FI
Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Resin Bust Head of a Renaissance Character with Antique Finish with Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Resin Bust Head of a Renaissance character with Antique finish with base.
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle for Daum Athena Limited Edition Crystal Sculpture
By Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle, Daum
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pâte de verre crystal sculpture was designed by French sculptor Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle (b. 1952) and hand made by Daum in Nancy, France. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Jean Houdon "Diana" Patinated Bronze
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) "Diana", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the life size standing figure holding her bow, with overall green verdigris, on a circular base, signed. ...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Monkey Sculpture, End 19th C
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Alabaster Sculpture, France, Late 19th Century – Monkey Smoking a Pipe. This delightful French alabaster sculpture, created at the end of the 19th century, depicts a monkey leisurely smoking a pipe. The sculpture is crafted in alabaster, with intricately detailed features that capture the playful yet thoughtful expression of the monkey. Notably, the eyes are made of glass, adding a unique touch of realism to the piece.
Dimensions: Height: 9.8" (25 cm), Width: 6.7" (17 cm), Depth: 4.4" (11.2 cm). The sculpture is in good condition, with only slight scratches and small chips on the base, which are consistent with age.
A whimsical and charming example of late 19th-century French sculpture, this piece would make an intriguing addition to any collection of animal-themed art or antique stone...
Category
1890s Napoleon III Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Woman Sculpture Bookends, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco female figure - Sculpture bookends, France, 1920s.
Pair of female bookends in silver plated finish, great pose in the Art Deco style, made in France.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique French Wall Shelf Corbel Carved Eagle Black Forest Statue Wood c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Wall Shelf Corbel Carved Eagle Black Forest Statue Wood c1880.
Direct from France, a stunning antique French solid wood corbe...
Category
1890s Black Forest Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Joe Descomps dit "Cormier": "Woman removing a veil", Terracota sculpture, C.1940
By Joe Descomps Cormier
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Joe DESCOMPS said "Cormier" or Joseph Emmanuel CORMIER orJoseph CORMIER (1869-1950, France) : "Woman removing her veil"
Finely shizzeled and patinated terracota figuring a woman rem...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French 16th/ 17th Century Weathered Oak Renaissance Angel Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head Renaissance ornament.
France, 16/ 17th century. Weathered
Measurements include the wooden pedestal.
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Bronze sculpture “The Sower” by A. Kelety, Art Deco – 1930
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in HÉRIC, FR
A beautiful, large bronze sculpture by Alexandre Kelety, boasting a harmonious green patina, depicts an athletic man sowing seeds across the fields.
Absorbed by his task, his muscles...
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
J A Houdon 1790 "Diane" bronze by Barbedienne founder.
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible J A Houdon model bronze 1790 representing "Diane" with bow and arrow by Barbedienne founder.
Category
Mid-19th Century Empire Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Edme Anthony NOEL French Art Deco Bronze Retiary Sculpture, 1875
By Edme Anthony Paul Noel
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French bronze retiary sculpture by Edmé-Anthony-Paul NOEL, known as Tony Noël, France, ca.1875. Height : 21.85"(55.5cm), Width : 19.5"(49.6cm), Depth : 10.6"(27cm). Signed "Tony Noël...
Category
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
By Alexandre-Joseph Derenne 1, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Danseuse Païenne (pagan dancer)
graceful sculpture of a dancer
Design by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
Patinated spelter
Marble base
Original Art Déco, Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
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