"Hercules Holding the Heavens, " bronze by Peterich, 1905

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...

One of the most celebrated figural sculptures of the 20th century, and one of the finest depictions of the male figure from the 1920s and 30s, this extremely rare bronze by Cecil de Blaquiere Howard depicts two boxers, one triumphant and one defeated, in the heat of the match. Each of the two nudes is beautifully captured in a scene that is compact and complex, with the standing figure stepping over and around the fallen figure below. The sculpture is depicting a dramatic moment in the boxing ring, but it is also presenting two male figures at their peak of physical perfection. Howard was born in Canada, brought up in America, and trained under sculptors such as James Fraser...

Sculpted by Mihaly Biro, this bronze (dating from 1928-29) is the small version of a large-scale monument commissioned by the Bratislava Cable company, commemorating the workers who made the industry hum. (Originally, the figure would have been pushing a volt fuse.) The musculature of the figure's back and arms are beautifully detailed, and the piece is a paean to those who made 20th century industry...

This diminutive version of one of Raymond Delamarre's greatest sculptural works -- which depicts Mowgli (Rudyard Kipling's character) walking through the jungle accompanied by two li...