"Sprites with Amphorae, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Bronze Candlesticks with Nudes

This powerful bronze -- depicting a nude fisherman hauling in his net -- is a superb example of Art Deco sculpture influenced by Auguste Rodin's emphasis on the emotion and physicality of the human figure. Here, the strength and muscularity of the male figure is shown to great effect, its power belying the sculpture's diminutive size. It was sculpted by Alexandre Ouline, who executed a series of bronzes that depicted male figures performing feats of strength and courage, such as pulling a great weight or steering a ship in a stormy sea. Ouline won First Prize in the Seine et Marne agricultural fair...

Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...

Beautifully cast and finished with a rich, brown patina, this extremely rare bronze by Pierre Le Faguays depicts a nude runner racing at top speed, his hea...

This rare pair of porcelain candlesticks, brilliantly glazed in gold and white, are signed by Waylande Gregory, the pioneering 20th century sculptor and ceramicist. Prodigious and i...

A lovely pair of bronze statues depicting joyous cherubic figures. Can be used as a sculpture or as single candle candleholders The cherub figure was used a lot in Renaissance art and represented as a naked, chubby male baby or child. During the time of the Greeks it was Dionysus and later adopted by the Romans as Bacchus, the god of the grape, harvest, wine and fertility. The figures sculpted on this pair of decorative candle sticks...

Pair of Maitland Smith elephant candlesticks Pair of bronze elephant vintage Maitland-smith candlesticks. Pair of Maitland Smith elephant can...

Here is a stunning pair of finely chiseled, bronze candlesticks from the mid-19th century. These bronze candelabras, with a body resembling a tree trunk adorned with oak leaves and a...

A beautiful Art Deco period female figurative candlestick holder attributed to French crystal Maison Lalique, circa early 20th century, Europe. An Art Deco period piece depicting a w...