Large Well-Observed Patinated Bronze Skull

Emile Brégeon (French, active 1890-1930) A large, specialty ‘Doctor’s’ car mascot in patinated bronze, the heavy-cast skull and crossbones with origin...

An unusual pair of Art Deco, patinated bronze bookends in the form of stylized, stretching cats.

'Rallye du Mont Blanc’: A fine quality, and extremely heavy cast bronze motoring trophy by August Hannessen dating from circa 1928, depicting a Bugatti Type 35 beneath a ceremonial...

A very stylish Art Deco cire perdue (lost wax) bronze sculpture of a cross-country skier, circa 1925 with all-original patina and finish, the skier in trad...

Jean Verschneider (French, 1872-1943) Of motoring interest, a pair of charming patinated bronze radiator mascots, known as ‘Le Chauffeur Râleur’ a...

Jean de la Fontinelle (French, 1900-1974) A beautifully modelled Art Deco silvered bronze sculpture in the form of an elephant, with trunk aloft and legs resting on a heptagonal plinth as if performing in the circus. The bronze is mounted on a rectangular green marble base, and the silvered plinth is signed L FONTINELLE. de la Fontinelle exhibited at the Exposition des Artistes Animaliers in Paris in 1929, and was a contemporary of Paul Jouve, André Margat...

A large 19th century bronze statue of the Neopolitan Dancer with tambourine from a model by Francisque Joseph Duret. Signed to base Duret f. and with a ha...

Probably a Doberman Pinscher. Seated.

This intriguing statue depicts the water nymph Ondine, an enduring and popular figure in a multitude of European mythological traditions. Originally conceived as group of water deiti...

Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaws, the cadaverous face with deliberate missing tooth in brown wash patination throughout. Stood upon a small marble base with the skull attaching via a dowel fitting. The Skull probably from German origin. Notes  From approximately the sixteenth century, skulls were commonly used to remember death as they symbolise the transience of human life. Memento Mori literal Latin translation means remember that you [have to] die. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery...

This wonderful patinated bronze work is designed to function as both a water fountain and a superb piece of sculpture. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. The piece takes the form of two herons...

The pair of figures, one male and one female, are cast in patinated bronze, and are styled as Egyptian figures in the Empire style of Napoleon I. The sculptures are set upon square-f...