Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Grand Tour Sculptures, Music and The Arts

Entitled “Whirl”, a large bronze sculpture by Robert Cook, American (1921-2017) depicting a dancing couple captured in the moment of a whirl. Wonderful early work by the artist, dated 1963 with exhibition labels on the underside of the original hand hewn wooden base. Robert Cook’s works are in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum NYC, Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and the Hirshhorn Collection. Dynamic, with a great sense of fluid movement, excellent early example of Cook’s work. Robert Cook 1921-2017 Cook was widely admired for having achieved the ability to capture fluid motion in bronze. Born in Boston, he studied with the classical sculptor George Demetrios...

Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze sculpture of a geisha waiving her hand in greeting signed Genryusai Seiya 19th Century The attractive young geisha is dressed in traditional Ja...

Classical Empire gilt and patinated bronze lamps depicting beautiful maidens in flowing Grecian garb, balancing fine gilt bronze candle holders on their heads and standing on dark gr...

Exceptional quality, attributed to Maison Gagneau, Paris gilt and patinated bronze desk lamp designed as a quiver of arrows in the Neoclassical taste. C...

Antique Grand Tour classical cast bronze Roman figural sculpture with laurel crown.  

A late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, raised on a carved dove grey marble base. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’,...

A large-scale late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, ex. private UK collection. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’, thi...

A very fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture. Modeled after the 'Crouching Venus' by Giambologna. Depicting Venus surprised at her bath with an overturned urn at her feet. Mounted o...