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“Standing Setter” French Animaliers Bronze by Jules Moigniez, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Very fine mid-19th century French Animalier bronze study of a standing Setter with excellent hand chased surface detail and rich brown patination. Raised on a stepped naturalistic base, signed J Moigniez.
Additional information:
Height: 19 cm
Width: 34 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: bronze
Book reference: Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell
Page no. 237
About
Jules Moigniez (French, 1835 ~ 1894) Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. He worked primarily in bronze and frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris salon. He was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, although his skill and versatility enabled him to produce quality horse sculptures (primarily racehorses), dog sculptures and hunting scenes. His bird sculptures were among the finest ever created in his time. Moigniez was born at Senlis, Oise, France in 1835, the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez’s father bought a foundry to cast his sculptures, which was of great benefit to Moigniez as he didn’t have the added foundry costs that most of his contemporaries had to pay. Moigniez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Paul Comoléra (a student of François Rude) in Paris. It is quite likely that Moigniez’s attraction to bird sculpture was a direct result of his education under Comoléra, who was himself a bird specialist. Over the course of his 40-year sculpting career Moigniez exhibited thirty works at the Salon between 1855–92. His first submission in a major art exhibition was his plaster, Pointer Stopping at a Pheasant, at the Exposition Universelle of 1855.[1][2] Moigniez was known for the fine detail and chiseling of his sculptures. His bronzes—usually cast using the lost wax method—were always immaculately chased and patinated, and were especially popular in England and Scotland.[2] More than half of his output during his lifetime was sold in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century, his sculpture had become popular in the United States as well. In contrast with other animaliers of the period such are P.J. Mêne and Antoine-Louis Barye, Moigniez’s bird sculptures often incorporated highly detailed bases complete with bushes, extensive foliage and undergrowth. His castings were generally of excellent quality with a variety of patinas, the gilded and silvered patinas being the most desirable and sought after by collectors. His bronzes could be reproached for an excess of detail, a result of overly-finicky, over-worked chiseling. Moigniez received redemption, however, by portraying in his sculpture a certain “elegance of attitudes”. His Chien braque...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Female Figurine in the Style of Werkstätte Hagenauer
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Statuette of an elegantly dressed lady made of brass on a wooden base.
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Brass Giraffe Figurines, Mid Century Modern set #2
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 3 vintage sculptural brass figurines features 1 large giraffe bending down to 2 smaller giraffes, depicted with their heads held up. The highly detailed, textured figurines ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Bacchantes Sculptures in Bronze signed Ernest Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in New York, NY
This charming pair of Neoclassical Bronze Bacchantes sculptures by Earnest Rancoulet originate from France, Circa 1900. These young and playful my...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Large Antique Gilt Bronze Sculpture/ Roman Goddess Fortuna, After Giambologna
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an extraordinary 19th-century gilt bronze sculpture of Fortuna, masterfully created after the famed Italian Renaissance sculptor Giambologna (1529-1608). This impressive piece embodies the grace and elegance of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck and fortune.
The sculpture is intricately cast and gilded, reflecting the high level of craftsmanship inspired by Giambologna's iconic works. Fortuna is depicted in a dynamic pose, raised on a beautifully mottled antique marble plinth...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large abstract ‘Verticali’ sculpture in by Roberto Cordone, Italy 1972
Located in Sittard, LI
Large abstract 'Verticali' sculpture by Italian artist Roberto Cordone, Italy 1972. This sculpture is made out of polished stainless steel and created for the German headquarters of Johnson & Johnson in Düsseldorf, this is a unique piece. All in a good original condition with wear and patina consistent with its age.
The sculpture stands 285cm (112.2 inch) tall, is 101cm (39.7inch) wide on both side and rests on a 116cm (45.6inch) round base.
The Verticali sculptures were conceived for the outdoors, anchored to the earth, often in correspondence with the surrounding architecture. They are stainless steel sculptures, larger than life, built by using segments of cylinders and spheres welded together in symmetrical or asymmetrical relationships.
Because of their highly polished, reflective metal surfaces, these sculptures reflect the surrounding environment and architecture and are in a constant process of change
Roberto Cordone (born 11 April 1941 in Vallecrosia, Liguria) is an Italian artist and sculptor. He has spent most of his career in Cologne, Germany. His most famous art work...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Small Artefacto 03 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Artefacto 03 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 10 x W 26 x H 20 cm.
Material: Brass.
Available in a larger size: D 19 x W 47 x H 36 cm.
Federico Stefanovich presents himse...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$598 / item
Brass figurative sculpture on a black marble base attr to Curtis Jere, USA 1970s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in ECHT, NL
Brass spiraling artwork on a black marble base. Attributed to Curtis Jere 1970s. Highly decorative piece of art that also makes a beautiful sound by "pl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Brass on Quartz Sailboat Sculpture by DeMott
By Demott
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice looking small brass on quartz base sailboat sculpture by DeMoot, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 4"W x 2.5"D x 9...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Rare 20th Century Japanese Antique Bronze Samurai Statue Shijo Kingo
Located in Pomona, CA
This rare find antique Japanese Samurai Warrior Statue was dated around 1920s. With supper detailed metal works, it shows Japanese intricate handcraft metal arts. It is all hand made and hand crafted Shijo Kingo sitting statue...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$696 Sale Price
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Art Deco sculpture two greyhounds signed by Plagnet France 1930.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture two greyhounds signed by Plagnet.
Art metal with silver patina on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Early Leo Sewell Assembledge, Sculpture, Seated Male Figure
By Leo Sewell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Leo Sewell Assembledge. Sculpture, seated male figure, signed and dated, 1977. A charming array of whimsical found objects, Italian chair incl...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Torch Cut Brass Birds on Starburst Nail Wall Art Style Seandale, Bowie or Jere
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous torch cut brass birds on a horseshoe nail starburst wall art sculpture in the style of Silas Seandel or William Bowie. Comprised of horsesh...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Abstract Sculpture in Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
'Cosmic Ore Chandelier 100' Bronze Gradient Patinated Brass Ceiling Light
Located in London, England
Finely hand-spun brass plates make up this pendant light, finished with a gentle gradient patina. Both sides of the brass shades are bronzed and gently brushed to reveal bright brass...
Category
2010s English Organic Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Amanti
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and complete...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Indian Style Hindu Goddess Bronze Statue
Located in Queens, NY
Indian style bronze statue of a Hindu goddess with gilt accents having intricately patterned attire and headdress
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pascha, a pink & green flower inspired glass sculpture by Michèle Oberdieck
Located in London, GB
'Pascha' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck.
Oberdieck's aim is to question the effects of climate change, cross-pollination and human intervention,...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An iron architectural building star anchor mounted on a steel base. The 19th Century star is originally part of a brick building and used to anchor in to...
Category
19th Century American Industrial Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Bronze nude Sculpture by Tito Obici 1800
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze statue by Tito Obici, late 1800s
Ø 12 cm h 29 cm
Excellent conditions.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$655 Sale Price
20% Off
Asprey Orientalist Gilt Silver Palm Tree & Camel Centerpiece w/ Jade & Diamonds
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Quite Rare English Asprey Signed Orientalist Motif Masterpiece with Dessert Palm Tree and Parcel-Gilt Silver Camels having Diamond Eyes. Gorgeously constructed in ...
Category
20th Century English Other Metal Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Malachite, Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Silver
Bronze & Steel Agave Coffee Table Base or Figurative Sculpture Italian Regency
Located in Miami, FL
Round Agave Table with beveled Glass Top from Italy made in the 1970.
Three Scrolled handcrafted Brass Agave leaves mounted on a Round Steel & Bronze Base....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
American Modernist Sculpture Bust of a Man by Lucile Leslie Swan & Valsuani
By Valsuani Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Lucile Leslie Swan
United States, 1890-1965
Bust of a Man
Lost-wax patinated bronze signed in cast "L. Leslie /33", sealed verso "A. VALSUANI cire perdue"
Item # 410REP02A
Cast using the lost-wax method the Valsuani foundry was renowned for perfecting, this fine modernist bust showcases loose modeling to create a chaotic surface while articulating an exactiingly realist sense of her sitter. His powerful features and stoic profile evoke a character of great seriousness. The bust is cast hollow and is raised on an early wooden plinth.
Leslie Swan (born Lucile Swan, May 10, 1890, Sioux City, Iowa) was an American sculptor and painter, known for her sensitive and evocative portrayals of human figures, informed by her extensive travels and intellectual exchanges. After receiving early education at an Episcopal boarding school, she moved to Chicago in 1903 and began her studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1908. In 1912, she married fellow artist Jerome Blum. Over the next decade, Swan’s artistic career took her to Corsica, Japan, China, Tahiti, and France, where she immersed herself in the diverse cultures and artistic traditions she encountered.
In 1924, following her divorce, Swan relocated to New York City, where she continued her work as both a painter and sculptor. Five years later, she accepted a significant commission from the Cenozoic Laboratory in Beijing, beginning a transformative period in her career. It was in China that she met the philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and their friendship would profoundly influence her work and life. Swan's portrait bust of Teilhard, now housed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, remains one of her most celebrated pieces. She also created a reconstruction of the Sinanthropus skull, a project supervised by German anatomist Franz Weidenreich.
During her time in Beijing, Swan modeled a variety of subjects, from Western intellectuals to local Chinese figures. Her sculptures of children, Chinese jugglers, and sword dancers...
Category
20th Century American Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Statue Pheasant Sculpture Gilded Bronze Marble 1920s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Art deco statuette, sculpture of a pheasant made of bronze gilded with gold leaf, completely in the typical art deco style, mounted on a rounded red marble base, at the bottom a name...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Metal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Kinetic Bronze Sculpture The Dove Colomba
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Bruno Chersicla, a well known artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 500 pieces; we c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Metal Floral & Driftwood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist metal sculpture of brass & copper on burl driftwood of nature scene by Kurt Salla. Lilly with with two birds. Although this art piece composition is of the Brutalist styl...
Category
1980s Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
Mankind has loved hematite for its sleek beauty and red undertones since its first discovery. It has been utilized as a reddening pigment by the ancient Egyptians, mined by the Etrus...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Bronze Gates by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze gates by Mary Brogger
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 219 x H 219 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Custom sizes and finishes available.
Mary Brogger is an internationally recognized ...
Category
2010s American Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$197,480 / item
Pair of Italian Patinated Bronze Putti on Gilt Bronze-Mounted Porphyry Bases
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The 17th century putti raised on gilt bronze-mounted neoclassical porphyry bases from the late 18th century.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze
Postmodern Hammer Sculpture by Koyo Sangyo with Original Packaging
By Koyo Sangyo
Located in San Diego, CA
Hammer by Koyo Sangyo, with the original packaging. Memphis-inspired hammer in shades of pale green, pink, gray, black and yellow. It comes in the original plastic sleeve and card. ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Barbed Wire Collection / Display Mounted on a Texas Shaped Plaque
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Barbed Wire Collection / Display Mounted on a Texas Shaped Plaque.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Metal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment Custom Wood Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood and lucite stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene medi...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fossil Dinosaur Tibia Leg Bone of Spinosaurus
Located in Scorton, GB
A Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tibia 2.3ft leg section in surmounted bronze AES stand.
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, this 2.3-foot Spinosaurus tibia section highlights a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Solid Brass Italian Towel Holder with Horse Heads, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful bathroom fixture: a brass towel rack with horse heads on the extremities.
It is made of three solid brass pieces, the two horse heads and the rack.
It was made in I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vibrant Motion: Kinetic Sculpture - Iron, Paint, Movement
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, pre...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,387 Sale Price
30% Off
Bronze sculpture "The dancing faun of Pompeii", Italy, 20th century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great sculpture after the antique "The danicing faun of Pompeii".
Made in bronze with beautiful details.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Antique Bronze Bust of Diane De Poitiers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or Renaissance Revival style bronze bust of Diane De Poitiers
By Tiffany & Co.
USA, Late 19th Century
Measures: 5.25"W x 4"D x 10.5"H.
Good original vinta...
Category
Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1980s Abstract Bronze Sculpture: Extended Figure with Elevated Base
Located in Marbella, ES
This intriguing bronze sculpture depicts a stylized human figure in a fully extended pose, supporting a circular base on an elevated leg. Its abstract design, combined with an aged f...
Category
1980s Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Bronze Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This sculptural masterpiece, "The Deconstructed Tower," by Patrick Coard Paris, redefines modern artistry with its striking architectural form and captivating finish. Handcrafted in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Salvatore Savoca Resin Angel Wing, Pair of 2 Left Wings
By Salvatore Savoca
Located in Miami, FL
Offered are two of the sculptures of wings created by the Italian artist Salvatore Savoca. Each is mounted on a black iron stand.
Made of epoxy resin and powdered marble, they each...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Metal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Brass Peacock Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass peacock sculpture by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante. It comes with original invoice and proof of authenticity numbered 80/100.
Category
1980s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Pewter
French 1920s Egyptian Revival Bronze Cat
Located in CA, CA
A fine French bronze figure of an Egyptian revival cat in a seated position, circa 1920, mottled brown patina.
Category
1920s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victor Heinrich Seifert - Bronze Sculpture “Nude Woman Fishing
Located in Kastrup, DK
Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870–1953).
A finely detailed bronze sculpture of a young nude woman holding a fishing spear by the German-Austrian sculptor Victor Heinrich Seifert.
The s...
Category
Early 20th Century German Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...
Category
1950s Austrian Moorish Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Belgium Bronze Busts by Georges Van Der Straaten
Located in Belmont, MA
The Belgium artist Georges van der Straaten (born 1856) designed the two bronze busts at the end of the 19th century. One is titled "Bergere" (shepher...
Category
1890s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1980 Giant Advertising Vintage Wood Black Paintbrush
Located in Brescia, IT
Giant Paintbrush
1980
Black Laquered Wood, Aluminum and Bristles
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Jacques Cartier Horse Bookends Bronze Sculpture, c 1930, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Jacques Cartier horse bookends bronze sculpture. c 1925 France. A stunning pair of art deco stylized bookends. Silvered plated bronze Art Deco h...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Metal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique P.J. Mene Signed French Bronze Sculpture of a Panting Dog Tied to a Post
By P.J. Mêne
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sculpture was done by the well known P.J. Mene of France, and dates to approximately 1875, but may date slightly later to after his death, and done in the period late Vi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved Baltic Amber Dragon // 245 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely detailed dragon on a bed of coins and a rocky outcropping is entirely and intricately hand-carved out of one solid 245-gram piece of gorgeously-colored Baltic amber ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Metal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Pair of Mid-20th Century Carved Doors from Borneo on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of hand carved wooden doors from Borneo on custom iron bases, mid-20th century. This vintage pair of doors from the island of Borneo are n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Metal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cast Brass Arabian One Hump Dromedary Camel Figurine
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Cast brass Arabian Camel Figurine Cast in Korea. It has a lovely old patina throughout from age.
Category
1990s Korean Egyptian Revival Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mario Buccellati .800 Silver Italian Parrot Bird Statue Figurine Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage original Mario Buccellati Italian .800 silver furry parrot bird statue/figurine. Signed on one of the leaves. Made in Milano, Ital...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Metal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Antique Bronze Sculpture by Eutrope Bouret
Located in Newark, England
Lady and the Bee
From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this beautiful French Bronze Sculpture by Eutrope Bouret. The Sculpture modelled in bronze with a su...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Life Size Giant Clam Shell Sculpture
By D'argenta
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking life size giant clam shell sculpture or object of art having the iconic form and texture with a silver plated finish by D'Argenta Studios.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Magical Aged Metal Chinese Horse with Bronze Patina
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Character rich aged gilded metal horse having a tribal Chinese vibe and wonderful patina.
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Wooden Decoration On Metal Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This charming 19th Century French Wooden Decoration on Metal Stand captures the essence of antique statuary and the enduring beauty of folk art. The figure, a carved wooden boy with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Otero Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Located in Geneve, CH
Otero Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Dimensions: W 100 x D 12 x H 250 cm.
Materials: Copper.
Weight: 12 Kg.
Aura Carpio® (CDMX). Mexican industrial designer graduated and graduated f...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Metal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$11,980 / item
Set of 11 Brass and Copper Pétanque French Boules or Italian Bocce Balls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A game in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called boules in France, and "bocce" in Italy) as close as possible to a small target ball. Early 1900s, great accents,...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,110 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of 19th Century, French Copper Water Cans
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning copper water cans with great patina. France, circa 1850-1900. Weathered, losses and old repairs.
Great to use as decorative objects in or outside. Might have leaks.
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$891 Sale Price / set
49% Off
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Tour the Wabi-Sabi New York Apartment of Andrianna Shamaris
As her sun-filled home reveals, the furniture maker and dealer puts a contemporary spin on antiques from around the globe.
Vicente Wolf’s Tips for Finding — and Living with — Eastern Treasures
The A-list designer shares his expertise on choosing authentic objects and displaying them with style.
Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.