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Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture "Polo Players" by Fred Voelckerling, 1919
Located in Bochum, NRW
A German Expressionist bronze sculpture "Polospielers" (Polo Players). Signed and marked 'Fred Voelckerling, 1919' on the base. In very good condition, normal wear and patina.
Dimensions: 45x28x36.5 cm
The aesthetic composition is depicting two polo players on horseback, in full competition. The horses' movement has a special elegance and sobriety, and the finish is of remarkable sensitivity, the anatomical elements are distinguished, without the stylization becoming of a trivial naturalism.
The polo players are caught in a moment of maximum tension, struggling to keep both the horses in check and the clubs in play. The whole ensemble exudes the emotion of movement and competition, being a perfect example for the expressionist sculpture.
Alfred (Fred) Hans Voelckerling (1872-1945) was a German artist who worked as both a sculptor and a painter. He has created many works of art that have been exhibited in different countries. His works are very impressive and often show people or animals in different situations. Voelckerling's art is well known and admired by many people around the world.
After graduating from the Dresden school for arts and crafts where he worked in the studio of Robert Diez...
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German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Annibale De Lotto Large Bronze Sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Annibale De Lotto large bronze sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice.
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,468 Sale Price
40% Off
Peter Tereszczuk Viennese Figural Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
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...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1919 René Lalique Statuette Grande Ovale Tete Penchee Woman Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Statue "Grande Ovale Tete Penchee" made in glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature on base.
Perfect condition. Extremely rare model. A very very tiny hai...
Category
European Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Henri GAUQUIE The Sower French Sculpture, ca.1910
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French bronze sculpture by Henri Désiré GAUQUIE (1858-1927), France, ca.1910. The sower. Height : 18.25"(46.4cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), Depth : 8.1"(20.5cm). A sharp line, an indi...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Joy of Effort", Superb Bronze Paperweight/Medal with Nude Male Hurdlers, 1912
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most renowned sculptures ever created by Robert Tait McKenzie, this medal depicting three nude male hurdlers represents, in miniature form, a relief created in 1912 for th...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch.
'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900
Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch.
Gilt-bronze
H...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Spring', Putto With Flowers, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1910-1912
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
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture of a Polynesian Woman
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art deco terracotta-painted plaster sculpture of a partly nude odalisque walking holding a tray, signed and dated "KA (19)15" by Swedish sculptor Knut Andersson (1884–1954). This ...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1912 Rene Lalique, Statuette Moyenne Voilee Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Statuette "Moyenne Voilee" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect original condition. Extremely rare model.
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Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Berlin KPM Porcelain Model of a Japanese Lady with a Parrot, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Adolph Amberg, modelled as a Japanese lady in traditional dress, a parrot perched on her left arm, above an oval base. The sculptor Adolph Am...
Category
German Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Robert Bousquet French Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture, Late 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine French Art Deco sculpture by Robert Bousquet, France, late 1910s. "Tambourine woman dancing", A jester's rattle on the base. Genuine bronze and marble. Bronze, not spelter. O...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Austrian Naughty Bronze, Girl's Dress Lifts Up ca.1920, by Bergman Foundry
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
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Ballroom Lady, by Rudolf Hentschel, Circa 1910
By Hans Rudolf Hentschel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exquisite Art Nouveau Figurine:
Elegant young lady with dark, pinned-up hair in a floor-length white dress with train and multi-layered, elegantly designed bodice, stan...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
'Jolly Ride' Nude On Ostrich, Porcelain Group, Rosenthal Selb Germany, Ca 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Rosenthal:
Young, naked woman with her hair artfully tied up sitting astride on an ostrich stretching its neck forward while running and clutc...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal.
Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes".
Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ernest-Justin Ferrand Female "Coup de Soleil" Zamac Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A bronze alloy Art Nouveau woman entitled "Coup de soleil" table lamp, Signed Ferrand (1846-1932). The sculpture features a thinly dressed nymph with a branching Art Nouveau-style fl...
Category
American Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,276 Sale Price
30% Off
"Drunken Youth, " Male Nude Sculpture with Dark, Rich Glazes by Kai Nielsen
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sensuous ceramic piece depicts a beautifully sculpted nude figure embracing an exaggerated grape cluster, sculpted by Kai Nielsen for Bing & Grondahl in Copenhagen. While all examples of this piece are rare, the glazes here are extremely unusual, emphasizing a dark ebony color contrasting with a rich purple for the grapes. Officially noted as a "drunken young man," this piece was one of a series depicting wine-lovers issued in 1912, which also included a Bacchus on a donkey, a satyr boy with grapes, and a satyr paired with a woman. Nielsen was a noted sculptor in Denmark, active in the early 20th century, who was heavily influenced by Rodin and Maillol and dealt often with mythological subjects. His bronzes and ceramic pieces have been auctioned by dealers in Copenhagen...
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Danish Belle Époque Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze and Carved Figure of a Maiden, circa 1910
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bronze and carved figure of a maiden, circa 1910
Measures: Height 8.75 in. (22.22 cm.),
Width 5.25 in. (13.33 cm.),
Depth 5.25 in. (13.33 cm.).
Category
Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Antique Circa 1910 Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Carpet Seller Lamp
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, fully restored, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold...
Category
Austrian Edwardian Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut C. Engel & Cie Verviers
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Verviers Belgium by C. Engel & Cie Opticiens Verviers
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Porcelain Group 'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figure Group by Rosenthal.
Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on the h...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Rare Important Statues Signed Faberge 1912 Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguard
By Fabergé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, very rare and highly collectible pair of Faberge signed cast and cold painted bronze statues of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov, personal Kamer-Kazak bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
A little history, the original sold at auction in 2013 for $5,200,000, I’ll include further information below which came from Sotheby’s
These expertly made statues are as mentioned of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov in dress parade uniforms with badges and medals, the coats trimmed with Imperial eagles, the cockaded fleece hats with gold braid, inscribed in Russian on the heels and soles of the boots 'Kamer-Kazak since 1894/A.A. Kudinov/Fabergé/1912'
History
The precise origin of these figures, which appear to be copies of – or models for – the well-known Fabergé hardstone...
Category
European Edwardian Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900s Rosenthal Putto Monkey Porcelain Sculpture, Ferdinand Liebermann, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
An unusual porcelain figurine displaying a putto being deloused by a monkey. This figurine was created by the German designer Ferdinand Liebermann in 1910 and manufactured Rosenthal ...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Nude Male Warrior, Otto Schmidt Hofer, ca. 1910
By Otto Schmidt Hofer
Located in Petaluma, CA
A patinated bronze sculpture after German sculptor Otto Schmidt Hofer (1873-1925). Titled, "The Enemy Below." A figural work featuring a handsome nude male Greek...
Category
German Beaux Arts Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joseph D'Asté Young Lady & God Pan Sculpture, 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Joseph d'Asté (1872-1940), France, 1910s. Young Lady and God Pan. Spelter and marble. Width : 17.7"(45cm), Height : 8"(20.5cm), Depth : 4.7"(12cm). Condi...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Rare Clement Massier Prowling Tiger Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Clement Massier French Majolica figure which features a prowling tiger. Colouration: orange, brown, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Clement Massier pottery.
Category
English Victorian Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Piano Baby Girls with Toys Bisque Porcelain Figurine Hutschenreuther, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous pair of vintage antique bisque porcelain Figures by Hutschenreuther, Germany, circa 1910s. Tallest measures approximate 4 1/2" high a...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$252 Sale Price / set
40% Off
"Honoring Svatopluk Čech", Art Nouveau Relief Plaque w/ Male & Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and unusual example of Czech Art Nouveau sculpture -- complete with male and female nudes in profile, and a border of pine branches -- features at its center a portrait of ...
Category
Czech Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Lady in Solid Italian Art Nouveau Marble with Column and Fountain 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lady in solid Italian Art Nouveau marble with column and fountain 1910
It has some cracks as shown in the photos
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$2,528 Sale Price
40% Off
Monumental Plaster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large work of art molded during the early 1900's is signed by the artist. The winged bearded man is in good condition for its age, and on a solid wood structure. The sculpture...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Vienna Bronze of 3 Mountain Climbers w/Accoutrements Scaling a Rock, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This wonderful whimsical Vienna bronze displays 3 mountain climbers scaling a rock. A great scene brought to us in miniature. A subject matter that I have never seen in my very long...
Category
Austrian Other Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cold Painted Austrian Orientalist Man on Rug in Prayer, Bergmann, ca. 1915
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very colorful and exotic bronze is typical of the work of Franz Bergmann. While it does not bear his foundry mark, it has all the ear marks of his work. The subject, the qualit...
Category
Austrian Moorish Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Doulton Lambeth Dutch Woman Figure by Leslie Harradine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce large Doulton Lambeth early Art Deco figure of a Dutch Woman designed by renowned designer and modeler Leslie A Harradine and dating from around 1914. The figure modeled in ...
Category
British Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
FINE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1910 FRANZ BERGMAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE CARPET SELLER STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold Pain...
Category
Austrian Edwardian Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1910s Rosenthal Putto & Monkey Porcelain Sculpture by Ferdinand Liebermann
Located in Vienna, AT
An unusual porcelain figurine displaying a putto being deloused by a monkey. This figurine was created by the German designer Ferdinand Liebermann in 1910 and manufactured Rosenthal ...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,300 Sale Price
40% Off
Jugendstil Sculpture 'Judith', Signed E. Tell, Gilt Bronze, Austria circa 1910
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Jugendstil / Art Nouveau Sculpture entitled 'Judith' by E.Tell from Austria around 1900-1910.
Gilded bronze (bronze dore), heavy execution (circa 29 kg with stone)
Standing o...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Gold, Bronze
"Shotputter, " Large Bronze Sculpture of Nude Male Athlete, Exquisitely Sculpted
By Louis Marie Jules Delapchier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The only example we have ever seen, this large (33 inch high) bronze sculpture of a superbly-conditioned athlete about to put the shot was made by Louis Marie Jules Delapchier in the...
Category
French Beaux Arts Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Cambodian Black Painted Sitting Buddha Sculpture, circa 1920s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sitting black painted sitting Buddha sculpture, Cambodian, circa 1920s
The statue is decorated with multiple red and green colored mirrored glass pieces. Several area around the che...
Category
Cambodian Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Art Glass, Mirror
"La Lisette" Bronze by Joanny Durand
By Joanny Durand
Located in High Point, NC
This bronze is named "La Lisette" and is signed by the artist, Joanny Durand. He was born in July 1886 at Boen-sur-Lignon, studied engraving locally, and then trained in Paris at th...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Female Artist Mannequin Figure Sculpture Lime Tree, France
Located in Munich, DE
Rare female articulated mannequin from an artist’s studio in Paris, circa 1910-1920. The charming figure is carved from lime tree and signed on the back: Marquette Artistique C.M.B –...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by A. Biagioni, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who crafted objects for resale to the European market. Money boxes (or still banks as they are called in America) were one of the more unique and more difficult items to find by this artist as most objects were basic uni-dimensional sculptered pieces. What makes it more rare is the unfortunate requirement to break and smash the bank open to get the coins out, as there was no mechanism to remove the money. The subject matter of the bank is that of a nicely dressed older lady seated in a chair reading a book.
The bank is in all original condition and paint with no restoration or touch-up of any kind.
This is a nice addition to any bank or toy collection, or simply to have as a "stand alone" unique item.
Dimensions : 4 1/4" deep x 3 3/8" wide x 8 5/8" high.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys and banks, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage still banks...
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French Folk Art Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Guanyin in Carved Wood and Polichrome, China, Early 20th Century, Asian Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guanyin in carved wood and polichrome, China, early 20th century, Asian art
Measures: H 56cm, W 16cm, W 15cm.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculptural Thermometer, Long Bodied Lady, Artist Signed and Dated 1911
Located in Petaluma, CA
It wasn't easy trying to title this bronze in one sentence. The first thing about it to my eye is the wonderful whimsy displayed. The fact that it's a thermometer just adds to the jo...
Category
American Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,137 Sale Price
40% Off
German Bronze Figure of Don Quixote, by Albert Heinrich Hussman '1874-1946'
Located in New York, NY
Don Quixote on horse on marble base. Signed A. Hussman.
Category
German Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Bergman Foundry, Young Children on Rug
Located in Petaluma, CA
We buy many Vienna bronzes by the Bergman foundry. They do capture our imagination. We can safely say that this one is most unusual and whimsical. It's not the children that is part...
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Austrian Other Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Crocus” Plaster sculpture by Tore Strindberg (1882-1968)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tore Strindberg (1882-1968)
Crocus - first version
Signed Tore Strindberg
Terracotta-colored plaster. Original surface. Bottom plate with engraved text: "How short is the time of spr...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Bowl 'Goose Dance' by Michael Mörtl ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau ceramic centerpiece, twelve geese designed in a circle to form a bowl.
White earthenware painted in color and glazed.
Designed by Michael MÖRTL (1878 - 1939) around 190...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lucienne Heuvelmans patinated bronze Art Deco statue Madonna & Child
By Lucienne Heuvelmans 1
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
Notre-Dame d'Espérance / Our Lady of Hope.
A wonderful patinated bronze sculpture by Lucienne Antoinette Heuvelmans (Paris 1885-1945) c. 1920.
The sculpture is gilded bronze and c...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Metal Bust Statue France 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic antique decorative Bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a wooden base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or a...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Marble Sculpture by Vichi, 'Exotic Dancer', for 1914, French Salon
Located in London, GB
This astonishing early 20th century Orientalist sculpture is one of the finest of its kind, full of movement, sensuality and effortless charm. The work of celebrated Italian sculptor...
Category
Italian Romantic Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Patinated Bronze Figure Of 'Peter Pan', By Sir George James Frampton
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Sir George James Frampton (British, 1860-1928)
A Patinated Bronze Statue Of Peter Pan
Depicted playing the pipes and conducting with his right hand. Standing on a naturalistically cast base.
Signed 'G F' in a monogram and 'P P' in a roundel. Dated 1913.
England, Dated 1913.
Provenance:
Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading (1889 –1960) and Eva Violet Mond Isaacs, Second Marchioness of Reading (1895–1973).
Thence by descent until sold in 1996.
The present charming statuette of Peter Pan, dated 1913, is an exceptionally fine and early reduction of the life-size bronze exhibited by Frampton at the Royal Academy in 1911. Barrie unveiled the statue in Kensington Gardens on 30 April 1912, without fanfare and without permission, so that it might appear to children that the fairies had put it in place overnight. He published a notice in The Times newspaper the following day, 1 May: "There is a surprise in store for the children who go to Kensington Gardens to feed the ducks in the Serpentine this morning. Down by the little bay on the south-western side of the tail of the Serpentine they will find a May-day gift by Mr J.M. Barrie, a figure of Peter Pan blowing his pipe on the stump of a tree, with fairies and mice and squirrels all around. It is the work of Sir George Frampton...
Category
English Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Kauba, Frightened by the Frog, Viennese Bronze Sculpture, circa 1915
By Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total Height: 7.5 inches
Base Height: 2 inches
Width: 2.75 inches
Depth: 2.75 inches
ABOUT
This charming desk figurine in dark brown patinated Viennese bronze by the famous Austrian sculptor Karl Kaub stands out for the originality and humor of its subject matter. The author depicted with amazing subtlety a boy who jumped on one leg in fright, suddenly seeing a frog sitting on his arm.
CARL KAUBA (Austrian, 1865-1922) was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic.
Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S.
Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...
Category
Austrian Jugendstil Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Art Nouveau Biscuit Cup, DMP, 1910-1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau biscuit cup, DMP (Duxer Porzellan-Manufaktur, Royal Dux Bohemia), 1910-1920.
Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 22 cm
base - W: 19 cm, D: 17 cm.
Category
European Art Nouveau Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Large Scale Pastoral Plaster Sculpture from Loriol-du-Comtat, France, 1914
Located in Dallas, TX
Found in a chateau in Loriol du Comtat, in the Provence region of France, this large-scale plaster sculpture is signed and dated by the artist, making it a rare find. Originally part of a boiserie containing a fireplace, the sculpture decorated the main hall of the chateau. The artist, Marius Sain, created the piece for the owners of the chateau in 1914. The lovely depiction of a shepherdess and her flock is a fitting subject for an area of France in which shepherding is such an important part of the culture. The preserved heritage of transhumance in Provence goes back at least 800 years, as evidenced by collections of ancient songs, stories, and art.
Life-size in scale, the lovely sculpture features a mix of high-, mid-, and low-relief embellishments. A hooded shepherdess tends to her flock of sheep with a crook in hand. A dog sits calmly at her feet as the flock gathers in front of them. Both the shepherdess and the dog are in high relief, as is the lead sheep. The lamb seen suckling from the front sheep was crafted in mid relief, as is the visible head on the far right of the sculpture. There are a few sheep behind them in low relief. Large trees can be seen on either side of the group, while off in the background (faintly visible) are a castle with four fastigiate Mediterranean cypress trees (known as Stricta) and a spired church. The attention to detail is magnificent, with textured surfaces including the animals’ fur and the uneven ground.
Block print on the plaster can be seen at the base. The letters read Le Soir, which is French for “The Night”. The right side of the sculpture has been signed “M Sain 1914”.
Marius Joseph Sain was born in 1877 in Avignon, France. In 1902, Sain moved to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Through introductions by his older brother and painter, Paul...
Category
French Vintage 1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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