French Figurative Sculptures

With Original Paperwork & Box From our Lalique collection, we are thrilled to offer this Rare Lalique Limited Edition Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Car Mascot. The mascot modelled ...

Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.  

Rare Limoges France Rochard Peint main trinket box crimson lipstick in blue marbled case with brass accent. Marked as shown. The hinged lidded trinket box measures 1.25 inches tall, ...

A rare sculpture done in the style Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's seated woman. Made from Tuff which is a type of rock made of volcanic ash, you see it used more frequently with mid 20th ...

Incredible and stunning Baccarat Louxor crystal obelisks in near mint condition. Great pieces as a gift or to complement with any art glass collection. The pair exhibits the Baccara...

Cast aluminium gymnast sculpture on stand. Dimensions H 29cm, W 7cm, D 31cm Condition Please do take a careful look at all our pictures and note that these are antique...

A very unusual double sided head sculpture. France, c1970s. The graduated heads are removable. Signed to the base. Good condition generally, some scuffs commensurate with age...

large silver bronze sculpture Rolls Royce, Spirit of extasy we have a pair that was purchased from a car collector Spirit of Ecstasy ("Spirit of Ecstasy") is the mascot statuette of ...

Superb ashtray with a bent leather frame and crystal cut glass. This fantastic piece is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1960s. This charming ashtra...

Picasso ( 1881-1973 ) Hen subject - 1954 (AR # 250) Turned shape piece , glazed earthenware clay with white & blue enamel , from an edition of 500, stamped "Edition Picasso" and "M...

1970s ceramic bottles sculpture Ceramic sculpture. Individual bottles crafted on a wheel and joined before firing to form a single piece. Signed by the artist. France 1970 1.40 cm W....

Seldom seen Paper Mache , polychromed "NaNa" Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle,,

Baby Poseidon, showing strength and poise with the control of sea animals . King of he sea. This baby Poseidon sculpture is a table base and needs a...

This is a stunning hollowed terracotta bust sculpture representing a Chinese man, French 1950s. The artist really captured the expression of the gentlemen in great details, from whic...

Very elegant hollowed terracotta sculpture of a nude young man kneeling, 1950s French. The artist achieved a smooth terracotta finish for the young man by contrast with the textures ...

Ceramic from the 60's representing the "Virgin and Child" by the famous French artist Jean Derval. Very nice glazing on the whole, with typical colours and patterns of the artist. So...

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Factice perfume Guerlain Lanvin store display bottles Three vintage store display fragrance bottles / Factice perfume bottles, all in excellent c...

Bouquet of French Hand Beaded Ferns from the 1960's. Dozens of hand wired and beaded ferns in a variety of greens and blues. On strand is a pale pink. Easy to form into different arr...

Picasso ( 1881-1973 ) Vase - 1951 (AR # 119) Terre de faïence vase painted and partially glazed, from an edition of 500, stamped "Edition Picasso" and "Madoura plein feu" Height : 1...

Arman, service with 116 parts in an artistic storage cabinet, gold plated silver, wood, plexiglass, velvet, France, 1971 An incredible violin service ‘Violon Menagère’, a 12-guest ...

André BELO (1908-1976, France) :"Motherhood" (Maternité) Modernist patinated bronze sculpture showing a stylished mother and her baby playing together on a white and yellow veine...

Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ, Barbedienne 1858 An exceptional French patinated realistic miniature bronze b...

This atypical item is both an empty pocket and a sculpture representing a flying goose. The sculptor has played with the veins of olive wood to create this unique object with a side ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, new old stock Liberty's London Marionette string puppet A lovely example and a great size, it is ...

Art Deco Bowls Player French c1930 Bouilles Player Spelter Statue Standing on a marble plinth. Good condition with signs of wear for its age

1940s solid bronze sculpture. subject "joueurs de pétanque". France , in the style of Oscar Ruffony. wooden base. very heavy solid metal subject. approx. 2,5 kilos h com 34 with b...

Rare mid-century modern French life-size female articulated artist model, dummy, or mannequin. Crafted from blonde beechwood the model includes a steel stand mounted to a green paint...

Small French figurative ceramic representing the Virgin praying. Very nice glazes in blue tones with yellow tips. Very nice vintage condition, signature of the artist under the ceram...

Mid-Century sculpture of a woman in ceramic by Jean Derval, Vallauris, 1950s The ceramic is a bell. As you can see from the photos, the ceramic has a few pearls inside. The sculptu...

A rare woman's torso, called Eurydice, in white pat de verre, beautifully designed according to nature, by Maurice Legendre, from the well-known manufacturer Daum Nancy, France. The...

A rarely seen cube object in resin and Lucite by the French artist Pierre Giraudon. Shows an 'exploded clock' with all detailed components. A very decorative object. In good condi...

A large vintage figural recumbent Bison Pâté Terrine made for Laurent Caugant, a Bretagne pâté maker since 1927. His son Michel created these figural forms as containers for selling ...

This Picasso ceramic plate "Tête de chèvre de profil' Ramié 110 is one in a small edition of only 60 and is glazed and painted, with the Empre...

This pair of brass Ibis on wooden stands is very decorative. They can be used on stand or without. This is a French work, circa 1970.

Jean Bulio, bronze statue of Léon Gambetta, Prime Minister, France, 1930. Work signed on the back by the artist. Small signs of the time. We guarantee adequate packaging and will sh...

Early 20th Century Stowers Lime Juice Papier Mache Pytram Advertising Figure A rare example of an early 20th Century hand crafted Papier Mache Stowers Lime Juice Papier Mache Pytram...

Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...

Cubist figurative French mid-century sculpture in brown-red stone, signed. The round shaped object shows a figure like a sketch with one arm above the head and the other between the ...

This sculpture is a wig holder, made in the 1970s in France. It is a Female Head, in a brown color.

1970s derriere / mask maquette sculpture by Yves Loyer of Paris, France. Piece stands on its own or can be hung. It measures 5.75" high by 10" wide by 3.75" deep. Unsigned. Evoca...

Surrealistic Pomme Bouche brooch by Claude Lalanne, created in 1975. Bronze with a dark brown patina and a verdigris leaf and stem, signed with editions mark and monogrammed Arthus-B...

French glazed terracotta boy head. France 1958. Signed and dated on the base. Blue, white, pink colors. Measures : 30H x 22 cm Conditions: Excellent.

This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...

La Borne - french unique piece. Large figurative ceramic bust by french artist Realised circa 1970 Sonteware ceramic piece with blue and white ceramic glazes colors Origi...

Roger Desserprit (1923-1985) woodenand plaster sculpture, provenance, " vente d' Atelier" many accidents and losses Roger Desserprit France (1925-1985) Aged 25, Roger Desserprit exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Colette Allendy before taking part, in 1949, in the Salon des Réalités nouvelles alongside Arden Quin, Bresciani, Eielson, and Vardanega. Encouraged by the poet André Frénaud, he met Bazaine, Ubac and Vieira da Silva, whose workshops he frequented. Close to the Madi movement initiated by South American artists...

A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition. Features porcelain head, hands and feet. Made in France during the ...

Anonymous bronze planter pot figuring a asymmetric face brown patina, France, 1980 Good condition, some light scratches on the patina. Not signed, or marked by Foundry.

Important vintage sculpture in resin with 3 mirrors. Signed on the back by the artist George Charpentier, known as GINO. (born in 1937). France, 1970.  

This plaster sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion. Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.

A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...

The distinctive pared down, forms of the three dancers as one entity creates a rhythmic fluidity in the composition and representing balance and unity. A modernist, biomorphic, b...

A pair of funky, vintage, coloured glass mannequin heads: one green, the other orange. Designed for shop displays of hats, wigs, glasses etc and ...

Acquired in Paris France, this is a wonderful paperweight. A Helmut mounted on a piece of marble - a compliment to any desk or work station. The helmet is metal and the sides move a bit, as they are supposed to. A great curiosity, wonderful for a housewarming or fathers day gift.

A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage working condition. Features porcelain head, hands and feet. Made in France circa...

This is an exquisite bronze sculpture depicting a kneeling woman by Guy Charles Revol. Possibly another interpretation of Venus Kneeling, this young woman is kneeling on her left knee and resting her arms on her right knee, looking over her left shoulder. The piece is signed and numbered on the bronze base. The VALSUANI Foundry Mark is also visible on the base. This is a beautiful piece to showcase on its own. "Guy Charles Revol was born 3 October 1912 , in Paris. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and was a sculptor, medallist, and designer. Revol won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1937. His works include a granite pediment at the Hôtel de Ville in Guéret in the Creuse; a fountain for the Exposition Internationale in Paris in 1937. A low relief for the French Pavilion at the San Francisco...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure A lovely example and a great size, it was sold to me as circa 1900 but he looks mid century...

Missy Annecy Large black and orange africanist ceramic mask Original perfect condition Signed Realised circa 1950 Measures: Height 33 cm Large 15 cm Depth 4 cm.