Patinated Bronze, David Winner, Henri Plé, Company of Bronzes of Paris, 19th

Superb gilded bronze group resting on a very pretty morello cherry marble, representing Sarpedon, Lycian hero who took part in the Trojan War against the Achaeans, bending his bow wi...

Magnificent and large sculpture in patinated terracotta, entitled “Deux amours disputant un cœur” after Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), resting on a terrace decorated with a frieze of pearls and wrapped reeds, the second half of the 19th century, and is distributed in bronze, marble, alabaster, terracotta. Two winged loves are depicted in a fight to retrieve a heart figured on the base. Period: End of 19th Century Circa: 1898 - 1900 Dimensions: height: 50cm - width of the base: 28cm Signed: "Falconet" on the terrace. Marked hollow: GC Below Artist, man of letters and esthetician, the career of sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716 - 1791) is particularly exemplary. Overcoming the handicap of his birth, this brilliant autodidact with an extraordinary personality has rubbed shoulders with the greatest. Protected by Mme de Pompadour, a friend of Diderot and the Encyclopedists, he has established himself by his talent and his culture. The work carried out at Saint Roch church and his position as director of sculpture work at the Manufacture de Sèvres are in a way the prelude to his work in Saint Petersburg. The imposing Bronze Horseman...

Pyrogen representing a figure in bronze. His face is jovial and he holds a tankard in his left hand. He is screwed on a griotte marble base. The scraper is between the shoes. Period: 19th century  Dimensions : Height : 12cm - Diameter of the base : 8cm Pyrogenes are match holders, very common before the generalization of lighters, very useful because they can be portable. In the absence of electricity, they were necessary as well to light a stove as a paraffin lamp...

An antique French sculpture in brown patinated bronze depicting an ancient gladiator wearing a cloak and wielding a sword. This very fine representation is attributed to Émile Louis ...

Very beautiful bronze with brown patina entitled "Fauna with owls" against a red marble base, this very beautiful piece dates from the 19th century. Di...

Magnificent pair of bronze centerpieces or pockets on a red campan marble base. Sculpted glass cups with thistle motif. Symbolic representation of the nude, drunkenness and dance ...

A fabulous orientalist bronze bust "Femme de Mequinez" by Henri-Honoré Plé. An important orientalist polychrome patinated bronze bust sculpture with gilt highlights surmounted on ro...

Henri Honore Plé (1853 - 1922). This beautiful original 19th century French sculpture depicts a moment between father and son. Fine quality patinated bronze, in the naturalistic styl...

A very fine 19th century French large patinated bronze Entitled Allegory of the Arts By Henri Ple. Finely cast large important bronze . Pedestal i...

This beautiful antique French sculpture depicts a tender moment between father and son. Made of fine patinated bronze, the full length figures of father and son are crafted in the naturalistic style that is typical of Plé's work. The father is dressed in furs and leans to embrace his son in an emotional and touching manner, before he heads to battle. The two figures are set on a naturalistic square plinth, which is signed 'Henri Ple...

A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé. Signed Henri Plé to the base. The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sw...

This is a superb large antique Grand Tour patinated bronze version of David, dating from the mid 19th Century. The bronze statue depicts David with an enigmatic smile posed with ...