Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
1750s Pair of Lacquered Wood Sculptures of Angel Heads with Wings
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Important pair of 18th century lacquered wood angel heads, from Northern Italy. The angel heads with wings are carved from a single piece of wood and decorated in polychrome with mec...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Fruitwood
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble Base with Nobleman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble base with Noblewoman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting noblewoman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust, made of terracotta, depicts a noblewoman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighte...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century Russian Bronze Ormolu Sculpture of a Boy on a Marble Base
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 12 1/2in W: 12in D: 4in
This late 19th Century Russian bronze ormolu sculpture of a boy is made of the highest quality! This antique sculpture features a lovely marb...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Porcelain Group, Galant Scene, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain group, Galant scene, 19th Century.
19th century porcelain group in the Louis XV style, gallant scene.
Photos:(c)inu.studio_art
H: 41cm , W: 37cm, D: 24cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meissen style porcelain and gilt bronze table fountain by Samson
Located in London, GB
This colourful porcelain table fountain, fashioned in the German Meissen style, was crafted in the 19th Century by the French porcelain company Samson et Cie.
The table fountain co...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze French Chenets
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning pair of French fireplace bronze doré chenets from the 1800’s. Each chenet has a putto standing on a large cluster of curled acanthus leaves. Beneath the leaves are thick bases with cavetto molding adorned with a series of C-scrolls. Grapevines and wheat husks emanate upwards from the leaves, giving the chenets some additional height. One of the putti is pulling a grapevine over his shoulder, while the other one has a sickle in his hand.
French chenets...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of gilt bronze sculptures of Cupidon and Psyché, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Pair of Napoleon III period gilt bronze andirons, 19th century, depicting Cupid and Psyche on acanthus leaf bases.
High-quality gilding with matte and glossy finishes.
Ideal for de...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Cherub & Maiden Mantel Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Important and Palatial French Louis XV Style 19th century Gilt-Bronze Cherub and Maiden Mantel Clock "In Search of Love", the movement by "Samuel Marti et Cie." The large and impr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze, Ormolu
After Clodion Signed Bronze Sculpture Titled "Bacchae and Cupid"
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 17 3/4in W: 11 1/4in D: 8.5in
This Bronze Signed After Claude Michael Clodion titled "Bacchae and Cupid" is an exceptional sculpture and was made with quality in mind....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Large 18th Century Golden Wood Statue Of A Holy Bishop Removable Miter
Located in charmes, FR
Statue in gilded wood with its removable miter or bare head Minimal losses reported and patina of time Accident to one hand (he must have been holding a stick)
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
A French 19th century Ormolu and Pietra Braschia marble sculpture of Lucretia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Ormolu and Pietra Braschia marble sculpture of Lucretia. The sculpture is raised by a rectangular Pietra Braschia base with an handsome Coeur de Rai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Oval Bronze Reliefs After Clodion
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Oval Bronze Reliefs After Clodion.
Each inscribed to the cast Clodion.
Each plaque depicts a Bacchic scene of a maiden dancing with a young s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Marble Bust of a Young Girl, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is in very good condition and the expression of the girl is attractive from
all angles.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Bronze Sculpture of the XIXth Century of Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze Sculpture of the XIXth Century of Louis XV Style
Beautiful bronze sculpture of the XIXth century on its base in blackened wood of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Late 19th Century French Large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century French large Louis XV sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr.
A figure of a boy standing on a rectangular plinth, looking aside while holding a ball or stylised poppy ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Cast Stone
Late 19th Century French Large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto Representing Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century French large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto Representing Summer
A small girl standing in ancient Roman style sandals on a rectangular plinth against a rocaille moti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Cast Stone
Bronze Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillaume Coustou (1677 - 1746) "Le cheval de Marly", sculpture in bronze
Measures: H: 57 cm
W: 47 cm
D: 22 cm.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young Boy Playing the Flute Sculpture on Marble Terrace, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming sculpture in spelter with bronze patina, in the style of Auguste Moreau, representing a young flute player dressed in country clothes, carrying his flute in his left hand an...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Spelter
Important Terracotta Representing a Baby
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Terracotta representing a baby doll who writes, accompanied by his bird, early 20th century, Louis XV style.
Measures: H: 42 cm, W: 40 cm, D: 30 cm.
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Paul Duboy, Bisque Statue Young Girl in a Ball Gown
Located in Paris, FR
This porcelain bisque statue depicts a young woman in a ball gown, holding a mask and a fan, in 18th century taste. She is wearing an elegant dress à la ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Terracotta Representing a Child and a Bird in the Hand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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.
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Bust of Alexandre Brongniart First Half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean Antoine Houdon, first half of 20th century, painted plaster in faux terracotta finish on white circular waisted socle, some retouching to the...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Carved Wood Sculpture from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood sculpture from the 19th century.
Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 26 cm, D: 18 cm.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
French Long Chenet Fire Fender with Putti, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Sensational and unique 19c French Louis XV style gilt bronze and steel large fire fender.
On each corners depicting two cherubs in seated and reclin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze, Steel
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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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze, Ormolu
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.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Marble and Bronze Fountain
Located in Essex, MA
19th century French marble and bronze fountain. Seated satyr on marble column with marble shell basin. Later cast stone plinth. Wonderful garden ele...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Cipri Adolf Bermann, German, 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Bacchus Herm Term
By Cipri Adolf Bermann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cipri Adolf Bermann (German, 1862-1942) a very fine 19th century gilt-bronze miniature figure of a Bacchus Herm, depicting Bacchus, also known as Dionysus, the god of the grape harve...
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Early 1900s German Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
18th Century Pair of French Gilt Bronze Sculptures on Marble Base
Located in IT
18th century pair of french gilt bronze sculptures on marble base representing Chinese figures
This particular and lovely pair of sculp...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair 18th Century Louis XV Silvered Bronze Figures
Located in London, by appointment only
Beautiful pair of 18th century Louis XV silvered bronze musical cherubs on columns. The silvering on these delightful and elegantly sculpted pair exhibits the most wonderful aged col...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Unglazed Sevre Cupid
By Eugene Robert 3
Located in New York, NY
"Figure of a Reclining Pluto", French Louis XV style (19th Cent) unglazed Sevre white parian figure of cupid reclining with two birds. (signed EUG. ROBERT)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherubs as Candelabra
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These are impressive pair of 19th century gilt metal candelabra held by an exquisitely patinated bronze cherubs'. They are placed on...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Bisque Group Hunting Scene with Gallant Couple
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain biscuit group depicting a hunting scene with two young hunters and their dogs, and a gallant couple under a tree. Louis XV period. Restoration at the horns and the stick is...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children
By Joseph Reynés I Gurgui
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine large, rare and charming, French, 19th century. Belle Époque carved white marble whimsical figural urn fountain depicting children climbing on an urn with flowers and garlands, influenced in the Louis XV style, by Joseph Reynés I Gurgui (Barcelona, 1850-1926). Signed: Reynes. Barcelona, circa 1890.
An almost identical Carrara marble fountain also by Josep Reynés carved in 1893 currently at the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Spain.
Measures: Overall height: 55 inches (140 cm)
Marble height: 49 inches (124.5 cm)
width: 37 inches (94 cm)
depth: 30 inches (76.3 cm)
Joseph Reynes Gurguí (Barcelona, 1850 - 1926) is a Catalan sculptor, also known as Reynesy-Gurgui, Spanish school.
He studied at the Ecole de la Llotja, studied for a time in Paris, in the workshops of the great French sculptors Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) and Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). He devoted himself mainly to interior decoration. His works were profoundly marked by a French influence. He exhibited in Paris in 1895 where he received an honorable mention. In 1890 he obtained the first medal in Madrid for "The Violinist".
Literature:
E. Benezit Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Grund - Nouvelle Edition, 1976 - Volume 8, Page 714.
Cristina Mensoza, Ramon Casas...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Dancing Bacchantes and Putti after Clodion
Located in Paris, FR
Large bronze group with brown patina after Claude Michel, called Clodion (French, 1738-1814). The statuette features two young bacchantes and three putti. The bacchantes are crowned ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
A French 19th-20th Century Carved White Marble Fountain Sculpture with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
French Louis XV Gilt Carved Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (18/19th Century) large gilt wall plaque with cupid heads and sunburst center.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Giltwood
French Louis XV Cupid Figure
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Cent) painted and gold trimmed figure of cupid with hammer and chisel.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Pair of Louis XV Bronze Figural Lamps, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming pair of period 18th century. Louis XV gilt bronze figural chenets that have been mounted on impressive and hefty Lucite plinths and fitted as lamps. The opposing b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Monumental Pair of French 19th-20th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torcheres
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental pair of French 19th century figural gilt and patinated bronze Rosso Granite marble Flambeaux Urns Torcheres, each depicting a pair of allegorical Putti (Children) holding ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Granite, Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Figures
Located in Montreal, QC
This young minstrel troubadour and his flirtatious companion figure with her fluttering fan add diminuative and romantic "scene galante" to any room. Each is ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Putti Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table lamps on a Rouge Royal base. Each figure representi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet Set with Playful Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze figural Chenet (andiron) and Fender Suite. The impressive fender surmounted on each end by a figure of playful battlin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze and rouge marble six-light candelabra, each with a figure of a standing cherub holding the ornate scrolled arm candelabra, crowned with a gilt bronze candle snuffer...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Andirons Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Early 19th century Louis XV gilt bronze figural Chenets Andirons. The scrolled and pierced body, each surmounted with a figure of a young boy and a young girl, both ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Bronze Cherubs on Marble Bases
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of mid-18th century French bronze cherubs standing contrapposto, one playing an instrument and the other holding a knife opening a oyster shell. Both standing besides tre...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
French, 19th Century Versailles Style Figural Torchère with Side-by-Side Putti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Museum Quality french, 19th century Versailles Style Figural Torchère with two side-by-side Putti in a Brown and Parcel-Gilt Patina Holding a Four-Light gilt bronze Candelabrum with Frosted glass flame shades, by Lacarrière Delatour...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
18th Century Pair of giltwood Woodcarvings, Cherubs
Located in PALERMO, IT
Elegant and rare pair of wooden sculptures depicting Putti, left and right.
Carved in an excellent way in every detail and gilded entirely with pure gold leaf.
Works of high It...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Louis Xv figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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