Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

A wonderful Austrian Secessionist glazed terra cotta figure, which is monogrammed on the base and incised Wien for Vienna. Very much in the style of the Wiener Werkstatte or Susi Sin...

Carrara marble and bronze sculpture. Art Deco period. France, circa 1920. Rosso Verona marble base.

Sculpture in gray terracotta glazed in white, depicting a foot. The sculpture is obtained by gradually adding individual terracotta elements by hand. The foot is an example of sculpt...

Early 20th century Belle Époque french gilt bronze sculpture of boy playing the hunter Kamarad by Georges Flamand By: Georges Flamand Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast...

Signed on the base: “DITA”. Impressed foundry stamp.

Carved gilt-wood sunflower finial ornament. Gilt carved and gesso sunflower decoration issuing from round neoclassical base. Europe, early 20th century...

"Inspiration" metal sculpture by Théophile Somme representing a young harpist AJ founder France, circa 1900.

Artistic atelier sculpture depicting a female hand. Made of fruit wood, the sculpture has a smooth base with an irregular geometric edge, on which is the artist's proof of refined wo...

Fabulous figure of Hungarian artist Gorka Geza. First series as noted by the much more sloping head than later productions. Branded. Without any damage or repair. EXCELLENT condition!!!

Lovely Art Deco shy naked women made of bronze and mounted over a green marble base. It is signed L. Betti and foundry Etling Paris. Perfect piece of Autom...

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...

Terracotta representing a child and a bird in the hand, signed, early 20th century, Louis XV style. Measures: H: 24 cm, W: 32 cm, D: 15 cm.

Pair of 20th century decorative biscuit porcelain sculptures with jewelry boxes By: unknown Material: porcelain, paint Technique: hand-pa...

Meissen stoneware model of seal standing on his front flippers, by August Gaul (1869-1921) for Bottger. Signed, A. Gaul on base and impressed unde...

American bronze girl with cats, signed William Zorach with copyright WZ mark, circa 1920.

"The Cinneraria Boy" circa 1925. Modeled as a boy wearing herringbone trousers and plaid jacket holding a wrapped bunch of blue cineraria flowers.

Sculpture in earthenware crafted by the renowned French artist Léon Albert Marie de Leyritz (1888-1976), better recognized as Léon Leyritz. Titled 'Masked Ball' This piece was meticu...

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 ...

Alluring patinated bronze sculpture by Émile Louis Picault depicting an allegorical figure, a classically draped winged woman, gracefully extending into the air with arms raised. A s...

Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994), large Art Deco statue in plaster, circa 1925.

Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine The musical nymph is set on a square base This is a pleasantly weathered piece in good detail to be ...

Art Deco Man with Serpent Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Circa 1920s DIMENSIONS Height: 23.5 inches Width: 14.5 inches Depth: 8.75...

Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna bronze sculpture, 1900s Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing Stamped under a foot VNO. Gilt has been restored. It ...

Depicting what appears to be male and female apparitions (?) chanting, he holding in the crook of his arm a pet monkey wearing a cap, the pair emanating a g...

An excellent French early 20th Century Art Deco bronze figure of a young attractive naked woman in an elegant pose with rich brown patination, raised on fitted green marble base & si...

Bing & Grondahl, porcelain figurine of a bricklayer. Model number 1786. Early marked, 1920/30's. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Dimensions: Height 29,0 cm. x Width 15...

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.).

Bronze bust on marble plinth by Georges van der Straeten Belgian, c. 1900 Measures: Height 69cm, width 34cm, depth 21cm This beautiful portrait bust is by the Belgian sculptor Georges van der Straeten. The bust depicts in patinated bronze a young woman, who twists her head to her right and glances her eyes slightly askance. She is wearing a head covering and a light dress...

Early 20th Century Small Figural Studio Sculpture in Silver Metal from Uruguay Mounted on black wood stand. This piece is hand made, fun and funky! Dimensions: 11.5" H x 4" W x 3.5" D.

Beautiful plaster sketch made in France in the 1920s, the sketch represents the hero in the defense of victory.

Depiction of a female dancing couple, named Katta Sterna and Maria Solveg, in identical costumes with backless, fitted, black and white patterned top with black neck piece closed hig...

Ceres is draped in a cloth resting on a tree stump while holding a sheaf of grain. Bacchus, the god of wine, also rests on a tree stump while holding up a cluster of grapes.

Pair of fine porcelains (couple dignitaries) circa 18th century origin Europe possible restoration in your hand (old) one of them has the letters L.G...

"Little Clown" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Bronze sculpture and marble base. Bryan Catley (1978) "Art Deco and Other Figures" p. 66.

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...

Chryselephantine sculpture, gilded bronze resting on an onyx base, representing Diana A magnificent early 20th century Art Deco chryselephantine figure of a beautiful young woman sh...

Early 20th century Gallant scene with citadel White marble and green marble from the Alps, cm 59 x 48 x 29 Signed on the back "G. Abell" The refined marble group describes the...

This elegant 19th-century gilded bronze sculptural group is a stunning piece of art. It is mounted on white Carrara marble, which enhances its overall beauty and grandeur. The sculpt...

An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a seated semi-nude woman by Marcel-André Bouraine, French, 1886-1948.

A bronze patinated 'prayer hands' woman figure sculpture. With ornate detailing, the figure is adorned in a bronze skirt and jewels. A classical Indian artisan crafted piece that...

Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...

An Art Deco statuary marble figure of Cleopatra. The half-lifesize standing figure posed with her right foot raised and looking to dexta, in front of a recumbent sphinx raised on a stepped entablature. On a Siena marble pedestal carved with panelled front. Italian, Early 20th century. Intertwining history and legend, the story of Cleopatra (68-30 B.C.) has inspired artists for centuries. The present depiction dates to a period of Egyptomania inspired by Howard Carter...

Wrought iron decorative door hinge on custom mount.

Excellent piece of Viennese Bronze Art around 1920 Cowboy in typical work clothes - shirt, baggy pants, bandana and cowboy hat - on bucking horse, holding...

About ‘VICTORY OF BOGOTA Henri Louis Bouchard was an important French Romantic sculptor, known for works commemorating heroic moments in the hist...

'The Juggler' - A fine Art Deco silvered bronze figure, by Claire J. R. Colinet. French, circa 1925. Engraved to base 'CL J.R. Colinet'. This dramatic and large silvered b...

Known as the ‘Olympic Rider’, this patinated bronze group of a man upon a horse is by the German artist Heinrich Splieth. The design is simple yet restrained and refined: an ideal ma...

An elegantly carved stone Kannon elephant. Taisho period Kyoto, Japan.

Godefroid Devreese (19 August 1861 – 31 August 1941) was a Belgian sculptor. He first studied with his father, then continued his studies at the academies in Kortrijk and Bruxelles f...

The Mascot car ornements were extremely popular in the 1920twentys . In that period , the cars were still hand designed and upholstered for a wealthty amateurs . As the engins were...

Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...

Signed on the plinth “Silvestre” Original wooden base. Dimensions Height: 11.75 inches (29.37cm) Width: 23.25 inches (58.12cm) Depth: 6 inches (15cm) PAUL SILVESTRE (French...

Composition maquette for a fountain. Putti/angel riding a mythical sea creature. This maquette was used to model the bronze castings for a fountain.

German porcelain figure of a red cross nurse, Rosenthal, circa 1920. Signed.

Unique and rare French Art Deco Greyhound dog, large size sculpture in ivory color, in a very good condition. Beautiful line, movements and wonderfu...

Albert Binquet Hand mirror, circa 1921 Made of wood, painted in ivory color, representing a stylized mask, the eyebrows and outer edges of the eyes underlined with black paint Measures: Height: 24 cm. (91/2 in.) ; Width: 14 cm. (51/2 in.) Signed in reverse A.BINQUET Size of the mirror without the stand: 24 cm high, by 14.2 cm wide, by 1.5 cm depth. A PAINTED WOOD MIRROR BY ALBERT BINQUET, CIRCA 1921 Subsequent to completion of his training in Barcelona, Albert Binquet, a native of Bordeaux, who trained at the Fine Art School, returned to France and collaborated with Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann to create certain sculptural reliefs for furniture, and for Robert Mallet-Stevens, a neo-Antique mask...

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Very rare Art Deco goldscheider ceramics figurine The young lady with a brunette page-boy head, shown is the German actress Emmy Sturm (1900-1977), is wearing turquoise silk pajamas...

Anton Chotka (Austrian, 1875-1925) Pair of dancig women gilt bronze bookends. The base is a bronze carpet with high details. Signed Chotka and stamped Aus...

ABOUT This funny, humorous tabletop ceramic figurine depicts a drunken sailor lying on his back. Around his neck is a metal ring with an anchor on it. MARKINGS Signed on the left buttock: "Italy". DIMENSIONS: Height: 2.5 inches Width: 2 inches Depth: 3.5 inches VALERIE “VALLY” WIESELTHIER (Austrian-American, 1895 – 1945) was an outstanding ceramic artist. She was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Wilhelm Wieselthier was a lawyer. Valluy attended theWiener Frauenacademie in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser, Jodef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920. In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte. From 1922 to 1927, she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory, which was newly founded in 1923, but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldschider, Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr. Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style style. From 1928, the artist increasingly moved her center of life to the United States. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928. In 1933, she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener...