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Period: Early 20th Century
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 Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Swedish Art Deco, Palladium Theatre "Comedy" Sculpture in Copper, Stockholm 1920
Located in New York, NY
A large exterior sculpture from the circa 1918 Palladium theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. Made completely of copper this “comedy” face is enclosed in a...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Meiji Period Bronze of a Huntsman Carrying a Gun
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze of a huntsman carrying a gun,
Signed in a seal. ??? in an elaborate seal script,
Which reads “Kakuha sei”. Japanese, circa 1910.
Kakuha Kanzaemon had shops...
Category
Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Finely Carved Wood Thermometer Stand Hunter and Staghound, 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Finely Carved Wood Thermometer Stand Hunter and Staghound, 1910
A Black Forest thermometer with impressive carved hunter and staghound standi...
Category
Austrian Black Forest Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Signed Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Lighted Sculpture of Loie Fuller or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial well executed lighted sculpture is signed by an unknown artist, and copyrighted by Napoleon Alliot of France and dates to ap...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Lejan Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship at Orchies's 1920
By LEJAN
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic ship sculpture by LEJAN at Orchies, France, 1920s. Wonderful green color. Width: 16.5" (42cm), Height: 19" (48.4cm), Depth: 5.5" (14...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bronze Sculpture of Nude Women
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique Art Deco statue of a nude in patinated bronze.
Category
European Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Egyptian Style Brass & Marble Figurative Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Shows Natural Patina
Category
American Egyptian Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Cast Iron Indian Game with Rider and Horses
Located in Milano, IT
Welded cast iron toy from the Indian 900s depicting a chariot with a square canopy and conical dome. We can identify this toy-statue as a depiction of Krishna’s Rath Gita (Bhagavad Gita...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Nymph Vase Lamp Art Nouveau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Unique porcelain and bronze Art Nouveau lamp from the early 20th century. The porcelain design
of extraordinary delicacy and finesse includes a nude mermaid and embossed flowers wit...
Category
French Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1930s GENOESE SMALL BRONZE STATUE "CHE L'INSE!"
Located in Firenze, FI
A delightful lost-wax cast bronze statue, made for the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa, as indicated by the plaque, to commemorate a famous heroic act in Genoese history. On the front, ...
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Early 20th C Austrian Cold-Painted Entitled "Roaring Stag" by Franz Bergman
Located in London, GB
Impressive large early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a stag with outstretched neck as he is 'calling' to dominate his ground. The surface of the bronze with rich cold painted...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Soldier in Armor
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture soldier in armor
Onix base origin France
circa 1900
natural wear
Very good condition
the measurements are with its base.
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Stone Statue of Saint Anne and Child Mary
Located in Vista, CA
Carved stone statue of Saint Anne and child Mary.
Category
French Provincial Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Unique Hand Painted Porcelain Figure of Joan of Arc Riding a Horse
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning porcelain figure of Joan of Arc, made by Royal Vienna. The highly detailed sculpture with had painted details with a clear mark indication Royal Vienna, artist is Ernst Wahl...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Art Deco Sculpture of a Dancer on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Graceful Art Deco sculpture depicting a female dancer standing on a black marble base. Made with quality bronze, the statue showcases the women wearing long skirts and traditional sh...
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Figure Nude Woman Dancer Bronze Sculpture - Italy
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Italian figure of a woman dancig with a music instrument.
Sculpture of a dancing nude girl. Bronze with a dark green patina.
Mounted over a marble base.
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture with Erotic Theme by Gerhard Henning
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sculpture with erotic theme. Man and woman
By Gerhard Henning, 1880-1967
Made in plaster,
circa 1900-1920.
Not signed
Gerhard Henning, was a Danish-Swedish sculptor. His name was Nilsson before he took the name Henning. The art historian Peter Hertz mentions the name change in his book "Gerhard Henning" from 1931. In it, Henning's Sketches of Women...
Category
Danish Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gilt Bronze and Marble Sculpture Signed Affortunato Gory, Louis XV Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and marble sculpture signed Affortunato Gory. Louis XV style. France, circa 1920.
Carrara and Breccia marble.
Category
French Louis XV Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Bronze
Sculpture Indian Goddess in Patinated Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture Indian Goddess in patinated bronze, beautiful chiselling, early 20th century.
Measures: H 23 cm, W 18 cm, D 12 cm.
Category
Asian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Parrot, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Parrot is an original decorative object realized in the Early 20th Century by Chinese manufacturer.
Sculpture in precious Stone amber in color, with teak base.
Collect a unique obj...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sculpture, 1920, Art Deco, Sign: Akl. Ges.H.Gladenbeck & Sohn
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign:
Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck was a foundry located in Berlin, Germany, that operated from 1851 until 1926. During the 75-year period when the foundry was in operation it was...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Female Nude Figure Metal Sculpture w/ Jadeite Bowls A. Von Frankenberg
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A classic Art Deco metal sculpture depicting a female nude between a pair of vintage jadeite bowl by Arthur Von Frankenberg, 1929. The item could be used ...
Category
Unknown Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Life-Sized, Antique, Bronze, Thai Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful, circa 1920, cast bronze Buddha in mid-stride atop a stylized lotus blossom. The figure is clad in see-through drapery, and is surmounted by whirls of hair capped...
Category
Thai Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brown Female Warrior w/Shield, on Carved Marble Base, German ca.1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This unusual bronze really caught our attention. The seated female warrior perched high atop a marble base is a rare look in antique bronzes. The bronze...
Category
German Other Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
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 Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Large French Chinoiserie Style White Porcelain Figures
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Spectacular and Large Antique French Chinoiserie Style white porcelain figures of a male and female figure. Both modelled in white bi...
Category
French Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Orientalist Figurative Lamp in Cold Painted Bronze
Located in London, GB
Austrian Orientalist figurative lamp in cold painted bronze
Austrian, c. 1910
Measures: Height 30cm, width 25cm, depth 15cm
This charming bro...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anne Fish for Hubley Bathing Girls Doorstop
Located in Red Lion, PA
Hubley Anne Fish Figural Doorstop – "The Bathers"
This delightful figural cast-iron doorstop, titled "The Bathers," exemplifies the playful elegance of Art Deco design. Created by A...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Turn of the Century Cast Venus after Bertel Thorvaldsen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This turn of the century marble composite cast version of Venus after Bertel Thorvaldsen is in a wonderful state of decay. Over time she has lost both hand...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Cast iron money bank depicting an Afro-American, USA 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted cast iron money Bank depicting an Afro-American sitting on a cotton bale. United States beginning 20th century.
Category
American Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Angola Chokwe Mask Revisited by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy.
The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished.
On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...
Category
Angolan Tribal Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique French Terracotta Sphinx Model
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique French terracotta model of a sphinx.
The patinated finish of the terracotta adds a characterful timeworn look to this sphinx statue. The body is well modelled with detail...
Category
French Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Bergman
Located in London, GB
Large antique Austrian cold-painted bronze figurative sculpture by Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Height 33cm, width 19cm, depth 14cm
...
Category
Austrian Islamic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michael Powolny Style Putto or Putti Ceramic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Austrian Putto in the style of Michael Powolny with bow, arrow and quiver on his back sitting on a colorful bed of blue bubbles. Magnificent s...
Category
Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
A group of five example of wooden articulated dummie’s hands. Italy, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A group of five samples of articulated hands for dummies, made in various types of wood: national walnut, chestnut, maple. Mounted on bases, made of cast iron and brass for the locki...
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine 'Pierrette' by Dakon & Lorenzl, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Viennese ceramic art from the 1920s:
The standing young lady holds a black mask in front of her in her folded hands and looks dreamily to the side. She wears a blue and rose two-piece suit with a slouchy top and ruff...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alabaster Table Lamp Sculpture Attributed to Bastiani, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Bastiani. Italy, late 19th century
Attributed to Ildebrando Bastiani.
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
An early 20th century French bronze figure of a young boy on a toboggan
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
This charming early 20th century bronze figure depicts a young boy in winter clothes lying on his toboggan. The figure is likely to be French in origin although it doesn't have eithe...
Category
French Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theodoric the Great Grand Tour Bronze, After Peter Vischer the Elder (1460-1529)
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Peter Vischer The Elder (1460-1529), Theodoric The Great, King of the Ostrogoths.
Continental Bronze Figure of Gothic King Theodoric as a knight in armor after the artist Pete...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Woman, Art Deco, Design, Joe Descomps Cormier, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cormier Joseph Descomps
Born January 18, 1869, died on 24 April 1950. Joseph -Jules -Emmanuel Joseph Cormier becomes Descomps after World War II. Sculptor, engraver, master goldsmit...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends by Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, French, c 1925, cast in silvered metal as a man clad in a loin cloth playing the pans flute and a similarly clad woman playing the cymbals, covered in a silver plating signed "Carlier" on the base, "Fabrication Francaise...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Goldscheider Vienna Vaudeville Lady Dancer with Top Hat by Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare goldscheider figure of the 1920s:
The standing dancer wears a pink cylinder hat on her short brown locks. The flower-patterned top of her costume is tight-fitting and sleeveless. Tilting her head slightly to the right, she pulls up her shoulders and lifts the front hem of the frilled skirt...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Egyptian Monument Letterbox by Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Egyptian monument letterbox by Bergman
Austrian, circa 1900
Measures: Height 46cm, width 39cm, depth 28cm
Demonstr...
Category
Austrian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A.Wagner Muhl Art Deco 1920 black bronze musician
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Wagner v.d. Muhl france Art Deco 1920 bronze musician.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Austrian Wood and Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp
Located in London, GB
Large Austrian wood and cold-painted bronze lamp
Austria, c. 1910
Height 42cm, width 41cm, depth 30cm
This Orientalist lamp is an unusual example of the...
Category
Austrian Islamic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage, depicting an infant boy Seated, naked, on a rocky base. After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-85) - L'enfant a la Cage. In his outstretched left hand he holds an empty bird cage with an open door. This sculpture is one of the popular motifs of the period among secondary figures in paintings was the Italian putto...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Olympian" by Ernest Becker
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century bronze study of a muscular Olympian athlete about to cross the finishing line. The bronze with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand finished ...
Category
Swiss Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Spring Dancer' an Art Deco Bronze Figure by Pierre Le Faguays French 1925
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962). An elegant female dancer in a playful pose holding a bunch of grapes between her hands, wearing a loose fitting dress. SIlvered bronze, set over a marble base with a silvered bronze decoration to the front. Signed P Laurel...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gotthilf Jaeger, a pair of bronze and ivory figures, falconer and casket bearer
Located in Central England, GB
THE FALCONER' & 'CASKET BEARER': A PAIR OF GOTTHILF JÄGER (1871-1933) COLD-PAINTED AND PATINATED BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURES
CIRCA 1925
Modelled, cast and carved as two young boys in Re...
Category
German Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique, Early 1900 Large Hand Carved Alabaster Sculpture / Bust of Jesus Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and antique alabaster sculpture of our Lord Jesus.
This gorgeous and large size work of religious art from a church or monastery is...
Category
Italian Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Charming 1920's German Art Deco Porcelain Flapper Half Doll
Located in Red Lion, PA
Charming German Art Deco Porcelain Half Doll – Marked "Germany 3851"
This delightful German porcelain half doll captivates with her petite size, making her all the more charming. Sh...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Huge French Art Deco Era Polychrome Toy Soldier Lamp
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Art Deco era hand sculpted and painted toy soldier table lamp.
Jumbo size standing over 4-1/2 feet tall. Soldier is 36" tall.
Exceptionally rare a...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Meissen Porcelain Group Figures The Capture Of The Triton
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Mythological Meissen group Porcelain figurines depicting two semi nudes nymphs and a nude child holding a fishing net that catches a baby, some fi...
Category
German Neoclassical Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Figure of a Field Hockey Player, German, Artist Signed, circa 1900
By Gottlob Deihle
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are always on the lookout for bronzes with a sports theme. Here we are offering a rare example of a field hockey player. Well cast with a beautiful war...
Category
German Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Art Deco 1920s Collectable Original Mannequin Display Head Nr2
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful mens hand painted head made in the 1920s.
Made of Plaster.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
