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Period: Early 20th Century
Art Deco Bronze Statuette Depicting A Young Gymnast
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Iconic and particular statuette in cast bronze...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sitzendorf Porcelain Group of a Young Couple
Located in London, GB
Sitzendorf porcelain group of a young couple German, c. 1900 Measures: Height 16cm, width 14cm, depth 9cm This charming and vibrantly coloured porcelain group depicts two figures—one a young boy, the other a young girl—in warm winter dress...
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German Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Grand Tour Statue of Pharaoh Hatshepsut After the Ancient Model
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour statue of Pharaoh Hatshepsut after the ancient model. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. The authentic ancient sculpture of Hatshepsut is located in Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt. Cast painted plaster. Provenance: The Collection of Charles de Beistegui, Château de Groussay. Charles de Beistegui (1894-1970), an enigmatic interior decorator whose passport was Spanish and whose wealth came from his family’s Mexican silver mines. Beistegui to indulge himself in the homes he decorated, such as his Chateau de Groussay...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Italian Hand Painted Plaster Mannequin Head, 1920s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.   
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

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...
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American Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Bust
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Bust of Perseus Bronze Bust of Perseus, mounted on a Rosso Antico marble base. The bust stamped by the foundry: C. Valsuani and dated 1904 and ...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture 'Descomps' Nude Fem
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nude fem sculpture (Descomps) gilt bronze and onyx material perfect condition with natural wear Art Deco, 1920.
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European Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exemplary of Art Nouveau elegance, the sensuous female form is the focus of this Viennese bronze by Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922). The intricately detailed bronze captures the supple form of an exotic Nubian dancer in a true representation of the era’s predominant aesthetic. Both classical and evocative, the nude figure is adorned by an array of bronze jewelry, including a stunning golden belt...
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Austrian Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Monumental Antique Life Size French Carved Folk Art Restaurant Chef Baker Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique life size chef or baker statue. Carved of wood in the style of a cigar store figure, featuring a tall chef with traditional Frenc...
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French Provincial Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Hardwood, Paint

Large Marble and Bronze Bust of Minerva Goddess of Wisdom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large Italian hand carved white marble gilt-bronze mounted sculpture - bust of Minerva draped in classical attire, wearing a helmet on a white marble...
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Italian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen: Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are wrapped with a blue bow, in hands. The hair of the female nude is artfully tied into a striped cloth, which is held together by blue ribbons and is decorated with leaf branches over the ears. On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath...
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German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Deco Bronze by Stefan Dakon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Austrain Art Deco sculputre of a dancer dates to the 1930s and its movement captures the energy of the time and was created by Stefan Dakon. Note: Overall the item measures 11 3/4" height x 5 1/2" wide x 3 1/4" depth. Note: The base measures 3 1/8 inch diameter x 2 3/8" height. Note: The bronze figure itself measures 9 1/16" height. Note: There are some inclusion spots on the alabaster (see images). FYI: "Stefan Dakon (1904–1992) was an Austrian artist worked in close association with Josef Lorenzl, producing many exciting bronze figurine sculptures of the Art Deco period. Dakon's models were used among others by members of the association of bronze producers "Wiener Bronzen" ("Vienna Bronze"), as well as by the famous ceramics manufacturer Goldscheider from Vienna. Dakon also designed models for the Austrian ceramics...
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Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Bronze

Pair French 19th Century Baroque Style Patinated Bronze Cherub Chenets Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 19th-20th century baroque style patinated bronze figural chenets (Andirons). Each chenet topped with a cherub standing on a stand flanked by styrs and royal goat-heads...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Woman Adorned with a Flowery Hair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze statuette of a Woman adorned with a Flowery Hair: Bronze by Maurice-Giraud Rivière (1881-1947), standing on a green veined marble base. Measures...
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European Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dore Bronze Female Swimmer by George Omerth, 1895-1925
Located in Fairfax, VA
Dore bronze of a female figure in swimwear standing an marble by George Omerth.
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European Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze Figurine Sculpture by or after Paul Philippe La Danseur Perroquet, Ca1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cold painted bronze figurine of a Turkish dancer with a Parrot, by or after Paul Philippe, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1920 . The figurine is beautifull...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

"The Mourning of Orpheus, " Rare Gilded Bronze by Strindberg w/ Nude Male & Lyre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted by Tore Strindberg, one of Sweden's leading sculptors in the early 20th century, and sensitively cast and gilded by the Otto Meyers fou...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Campfire Lamp Georges Van Der Straeten
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 1920s art nouveau Georges Van Der Straeten bronze budoir lamp sculpture in the shape of a young woman warming herself at a camp fire, with inkwell or keepsake compartment. Georges Van der Straeten was a Belle Epoque sculptor born in Ghent, Belgium, on December 21, 1856. He studied under the Neo-Baroque sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908). In 1883, at the twenty-seven years old, Van der Straeten moved to Paris. While living in Paris he befriended Jean Marie Constantin...
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Belle Époque Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Chinese Bamboo Cloth Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bamboo

20th Century Large Bronze Statue of Atlas
Located in Southall, GB
Atlas bronze of excellent casting and definition standing in and unusual pose with hands on his hips and normally with a globe on his shoulders in this depiction it is Atlas alone. A...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Sculpture/Lamp Les Porteuses d'Eau 'The water carriers'
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco sculptural Luminaire by Pierre Le Faguays titled "Les Porteuses d'Eau" ( The water carriers) depicting to females figures carrying an Alaba...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Italian Majolica "Castelli" 20th Century " Aquarius "
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Majolica "Castelli" 20th century Terracotta plate representing "Aquarius" zodiac sign Measures: 30cm x 15cm Hand made Perfect conditions.
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Italian Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Terracotta

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cherub Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Belle Époque figural gilt-bronze chenets. The finely chased whimsical ormolu andirons, each surmounted with a...
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French Louis XV Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Attributed to Franz Bergmann Vienna Bronze Slave Merchant
Located in Norwalk, CT
A fabulous Austrian cold painted bronze figure entitled ‘Arab Slave Trader’ attributed to Franz Bergmann, of an Arab merchant plying his wares with excellent color and very fine hand...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Bacchante Plying Music with Young Satyr by Aristide De Ranieri 1865-1929
Located in Fairfax, VA
Beautiful two tone bronze patina of young woman playing music with young satyr by Italian Artist Aristide De Ranieri lived in France.
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Italian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Seated Nude with Flowers by Real Del Sarte, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with flowers by Maxime Real del Sarte, France 1888-1954. Ca. 1920 Information about the artist: Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H. Berman, Abage. The dictionary of sculptors in bronze by James Mackay...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although the sculptor is not known,...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Angel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
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Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

D. Grisard Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Lady
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze sculpture of a happy nude lady. She is lifting her left arm/hand and holding a mirror while looking at herself in it. She is standing over a sloped shaped rock ...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Viennese Bronze 'Fancy Dancer' On Onyx Base as a Bookend, by Gerdago, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Young Art Deco dancer made of gilded and cold-painted bronze in exotic costume, kneeling on one knee, holding a book in front of the other, upright leg, looking to the side with her ...
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Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Bronze Equestrian Sculpter with Caesar on Marble Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Bronze Equestrian sculpter with Caesar on marble base, early 20th century.
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Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Kewpies, circa 1920s
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very rare and whimsical pair of cold painted Vienna bronze Kewpies. We have sold many Vienna bronzes in our over 40 years of dealing in them, but we must say, these are very unusua...
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Austrian Other Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Figure of Nude Maiden, German, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
Offering here an antique bronze figure of a nude maiden, signed Berndorf. Berndorf was a German foundry started in the mid-19th century. The figure is richly patinated in a warm brow...
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German Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Bronze Clad & Polychrome Painted Buddha Sculpture with Pedestal Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and dipped bronze Buddha sculpture and stand is signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have been made in China in approximately 1920. Both the ornate stand an...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Noveau French Bronze Statuette with Marble Base Depicting Young Dancer
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pretty and elegant statuette in cast bronze with marble base, depicts a young dancer who performs with harmony and plasticity a difficult dance number holding lightly a bouquet of flowers, is a young dancer with clothing, hairstyle and fashion face Art Noveau, very well represented the slender body full of an elegant grace and composed, the excellent fusion of bronze statuary...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Bronze Figures of Adam and Eve by William Hunt Diederich
Located in Essex, MA
Adam and Eve standing, Eve with a snake wrapped around her arm and Adam posed with his fist on his head. Signed on base. Artist is represented in The Metropolitan Museum in New York, Whitney and Newark Museum. He enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy and met Paul Manship who became a lifelong friend. His mother was the daughter of noted Boston artist William Morris Hunt...
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American Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Amazing, Italian Bronze Sculpture
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Italian Bronze Sculpture. Bronze sculpture, depicting a boy with fish, the work of the Neapolitan sculptor master Vincenzo Cinque (1852-1929).
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Italian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Chinese Statuette, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese Statuette is an original set of decorative object realized in the early 20th century. Original colored terracotta. The small sculpture...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair of American Bronze Folk Art Maquettes of Hands, Museum Mounted
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of American bronze Folk Art maquettes of hands, museum mounted Each one realistically cast and modeled, a unique find. Each one mounted on a iron 4" square pedestal base. Ta...
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American Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

Tibeto-Chinese Seated Lama Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in brass with a rich patina, this seated figure is a Lama, a spiritual master and teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The figure likely de...
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Chinese Tibetan Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Mask with Soft Expression
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; folk art; mask; Axel Vervoordt This Rustic looking mask has a soft and elegant expression, closed eyes, and a finely carved mustache. The encrusted patina inside and out ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Terracotta Female Nude, Austrian Art Deco, Goldscheider, Vienna
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful glazed terracotta nude, shown in a contrapposto pose. She is both modern, with her stylish hair and classical, harking back to ancient Roman sculpture...
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Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

E. Popineau Cymbals Dancer Sculpture
By Francois Emile Popineau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture, by E. Popineau, circa 1920, cymbals dancer. Signed. Also stamped by foundry, la Stele. 36.25" high. 17" wide at hands. Francois-Emile ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Mountain Lion with Tiffany & Co. Clock
By Giacomo Merculiano
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage majestic bronze animal sculpture & clock date from early 1900’s. The sculpture was created & signed by the artist, MERCULIANO. The stunning patinated dark green bronze s...
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Italian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine. A rare form, realistically modeled Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron, presented on a scalloped compote. This wo...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

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...
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Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Pine

Art Nouveau 3-D Alabaster Sculptural Panel with Foliage and Daffodils / Jonquils
Located in Verviers, BE
Large decorative alabaster panel with Art Nouveau design. Dramatic high-relief sculpture of daffodils (Jonquils) with leaves and flower heads in 3-D. Such items were typically used a...
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Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Vienna Bronze, Boy Jockey, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This finely cast bronze depicts a very young boy jockey standing with his original (yes original) crop. The crop has the same coloration as the boy's body. It was originally attached...
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Austrian Other Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau "La Mer" Sculptures by, Raoul Larche
Located in Englewood, NJ
An important pair of early 20th century French Art Nouveau gilt and cast bronze sculptures titled "La Mer' by, Francios Raoul Larche depicting mermaids emerging from the sea each embracing a conch shell Each are period sand castings finished in a ilt bronze patina. circa 1900 Signatures: Both Sculptures are each signed & impressed "Raoul Larche", each with impressed foundry marks 'Siot Decauville Paris Fondeur" one side piece is impressed "B747"; the second side piece is impressed "B748" Measurements: Side Piece: height: 16..25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Side Piece: height: 16.25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Literature Philippe Dahhan, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Paris, 2000, p. 229 Notes: Similar example sold at Sotheby's New York, The John and Katsy Mecom Collection, Part II, 26 November 1993, lot 28 Biography: The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Figure of a Kneeling Female Nude, by Joseph Mario Korbel
Located in New York, NY
Signed Mario Korbel/ 1929 No. 1 and stamped Roman Bronze Works.
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American Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Gilt Metal Sculpture on Neoclassical Pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet
Located in London, GB
French gilt metal sculpture on Neoclassical pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet French, early 20th century Measures: Height 165cm, width 34cm, depth 34cm This fine sculpture group is b...
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French Neoclassical Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Carved Marble Bird
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved marble bird resting on a rock with rough crystals, 20th century. Measures: H: 12 cm, W: 19 cm, D: 9 cm.
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European Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Ceramic and Glass Table Lamp Sculpture, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and glass table lamp sculpture. France, circa 1900.
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Ceramic

Porcelain Figurine Bing & Grondahl
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of the Danish Bing & Grondahl manufacture, perfect condition. Mark used in the period 1915-1947.
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Danish Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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American Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Pair of Bronze Indian Sculptures of 'War and Peace', by Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Bronze Indian Sculptures of 'War and Peace', by Carl Kauba (1865-1922).
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Austrian Antique Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Art Deco Terracotta Seated Nude with Fawn, Signed Ary Bitter
Located in New York City, NY
A fine signed original French Art Deco terracotta sculpture of a naked young woman seated on a rectangular shaped self plinth. The bare chested ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

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