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Period: Early 20th Century
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Art Deco Period Bronze Figural Sculpture France circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco period bronze sculpture by J. Steinel from France circa 1920. The classical female figure stands on a black marble cube and grasps a bouquet of flowers in her right hand....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Italian Alabaster Pendant Light with Impressive Hand Carved Putti Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Large early 1900s handcrafted, natural mineral stone with bronze hardware light fixture.
It is difficult to understand how they created such a perfect, circular shape pendant out of...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Stone Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Statuette of Don Quixote in bronze and alabaster, Spain circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Statuette of Don Quixote in gilded and silvered bronze, on a high alabaster base.
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
French Lion Mask Fountain Head Sculpture, Mounted on Iron Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Lion Mask Fountain Head Sculpture, Mounted on Iron Stand. Lion head has great attention to detail featuring a nice flowing mane. White in color with a fabulous patina. Has han...
Category
Early 20th Century French Greco Roman Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique Italian Honed Marble Stone Fruit W/ French Bread Basket - Lemons & More
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fun collection! It is a mix of miniature and full size antique stone fruit. The sizes range from 1 to 3 inches. They are Italian hand crafted honed marble. I have placed them in a vintage bread basket...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin
By Max Valentin
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique museum quality bronze male sower on a marble base with signature, sculptor Max Valentin (1875-1931).
This antique is for the collectors and connoisseurs, because the quality...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Satyr / Faun by Alix Marquet - 1914
By Alix Marquet
Located in London, GB
Antique French Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Faun or Satyr signed by Alix Marquet 1914.
Alix Marquet (1875-1939) - Le Faune - 1914
Silver-plated bronze Faun or Satyr sculpture, mounte...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Neoclassical Style Cast Iron Figural Torchères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th-20th century neoclassical style patinated cast iron figural torchères by A. Durenne, Paris, each representing a figure of a standing young maiden, her arms raised forward while holding a a flaming urn gas light (Now electrified) with a frosted glass flame, each raised on a veined grey marble column stand, both cast-signed 'A. Durenne, Paris'. Antoine Durenne was an internationally renowned French art founder. He attended École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1842. Durenne purchased a small foundry in Sommevoire, near the Val d'Osne, Haute-Marne, France and established The Durenne firm, circa Paris, 1900.
Cast-iron had been in production during the 18th century but its inferior status to the more fashionable and delicate wrought iron had generally confined its use to architectural work. By the early 19th century, however, rapid developments of the Industrial Revolution combined with the simultaneous burgeoning of a new middle class provided the impetus for a dramatic Expansion in its application and in a short space of time a proliferation of iron foundries across Europe and America thrived on the production of everything from inkstands to railway stations. The use of cast-iron for garden ornament became particularly widespread at this time, as the possibilities for its mass-production at a fraction of the cost of bronze made it the material of choice for outdoor statuary...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Art Deco Pair of Panther Bookends, Silvered Bronze and Marble - France, 1920s
By Paul Jouve
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco pair of panther bookends. Silvered bronze and marble. Made in France, 1920s. Both stamped France. Heavy marble bookends.
In the style of Paul Jouve. They will give a chic lo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends Swans Bronzed Metal on Beige Marble Bases, French, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful PAIR of good quality French Bookends of two metal bronzed swans on marble bases, dating to the Art Deco period, Circa 1930.
Each swan has been well modelled w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Joseph D'Asté Young Lady & God Pan Sculpture, 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Joseph d'Asté (1872-1940), France, 1910s. Young Lady and God Pan. Spelter and marble. Width : 17.7"(45cm), Height : 8"(20.5cm), Depth : 4.7"(12cm). Condi...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Jean de Roncourt (c.1925) ‘The Hunter’ Bronze Figure
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An eye-catching and large scale early 20th century bronze figure depicting a hunter attributed to French sculptor, Jean de Roncourt (1869-1937). Though unsigned, this sculpture is un...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Tuant un Sanglier" After Alfred Barye (French, 1839–1882) Bronze, c. 1900
By Alfred Barye
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After Alfred Barye (FRENCH, 1839–1882) bronze lion sculpture, "Lion - Tuant un Sanglier," a male lion standing over his prey, a wild boar; signed on base on right side, raised on a c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Sculptures of the Guan Yin and Phoenix Bird
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand carved small Chinese Lapis lazuli sculptures of the Guan Yin and the Phoenix bird over a wood trunk. Both sculptures are ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Roman Classical Nude Male Marble Sculpture by Lorenzo dal Torrione, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Roman Nude Male Marble Sculpture Italian or statue of David.
Well executed and wonderfully proportioned figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Michelangelo ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Cast Marble Roman Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast marble bust of a Roman child set on a base size:
3.50 H x 5.25 W x 6 D.base size
Category
1920s Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Antique Chinese Malachite Carvings "Vase"
Located in Norton, MA
A fine hand carved antique Chinese malachite carvings: a vase with lid and pine tree with crane (bird), very intricated carving with wire inlaid wood...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Jade
French Antique Statuette Virgin and Child Early 20 th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French handmade stone statue in stone Madonna and Child.
As you can see from the photos, the Mother and the Child exchange an expressive look full of tenderness.
The directing style ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique Gilt Bronze Hunting Fox Sculpture on Malachite Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful antique gilt bronze sculpture of a hunting fox with a duck in its mouth, mounted on a polished malachite slab
European (likely German or Russian), Early 20th Century
Me...
Category
Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Stone Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Lion
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Vintage Carved Stone Meditating Buddha Head Statue Bust on Wood Plinth 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Heavy carved stone Buddha head sculpture / statue featuring curling hair, elongated ears, closed eyes, and slightly smiling expression. Set in a black painted wooden plinth stand.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Gilt Bronze & Marble Sculpture by A. Gory, c. 1920's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alluring sculpture made of gilt bronze and marble by Affortunato Gory, depicting a walking lady with traditional attire and appears to be grabbing a cloth towel as well. Made in Fran...
Category
1920s French Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful Signed Bronze Sculpture Juan Clara Ayats Onyx Girls Playing with Chair
By Juan Clara
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful signed patina bronze sculpture by Juan Clara Ayats on an onyx base of two girls playing with a chair, Spanish artist (1875-1958).
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Renaissance Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Antique French Animalier Bronze Marble Greyhound Sculpture Desk Paperweight 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900.
The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German Anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister
Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900.
Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category
Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Max Le Verrier, Paris, Signed
Located in Köln, NW
A pair of rare french Art Deco lamps by Max le Verrier. The lamps are signed in the metal ) L.Artus, a pseudonym that Max le Verrier used only in the Twenties.The high quality proces...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Antique Art Deco Alabaster Sculpture of a Pair of Lioness 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A lovely Italian antique Art Deco carved alabaster sculpture of a pair of lionesses, circa 1870 in date.
Superbly sculptured in grey veined white alabaster depicting a pair lionesse...
Category
1920s Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Natural Specimen Real Sea Reef Coral - Beach Decor (USA ship only)
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Natural Specimen Real Sea Reef Coral - Beach Decor (USA ship only).
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
A stunning piece of nature for the home or office of an ocean lover or beach dweller.
Note: This is a vintage coral reef...
Category
Early 20th Century American International Style Stone Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Italian White Statuary Marble Maiden Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
1930s Italian hand-carved statuary marble sculpture of a maiden.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Figurine of Young Dancer, Bronzed Metal and Marble, 1920-30s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Art Deco Figurine of Young Dancer in Motion, Bronzed Metal and Marble, 1920-30s
Showcasing the period's fascination with motion and the grace of youth, this piece of Art Deco statue...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Tall original French Art Deco dancer by Descomps, patina, silver and gilt bronze
Located in New York City, NY
A tall original French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a semi-nude, female dancer holding a bow with arrow.
The striped cloth which drapes dramatically around the woman's body creates an interesting dialogue and complement to the graceful position of her arms and the movement it creates. The entirety resting on the original onyx base is accented by a touch of gold plated decoration on the statue's earrings, pearls, arm bracelets...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Antique French Stone Fountain Piece with Triple Dolphin Spouts, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming French fountain piece with triple dolphin spouts was made circa 1900. The dolphins are made from reconstituted stone, which is natural lim...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone
French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Nouveau sculpture with a clock decorated with a pair of women rejoicing in the season's harvest. In great condition. Sold as is...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Pewter
Art Deco Lyon by R. Pauschinger, German, Material: Bronze
By Rudolf Pauschinger
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art deco sculpture in Bronze
Rudolf Pauschinger
Pauschinger (1882-1957) worked as a sculptor and medalist in Stuttgart; from 1910 he wa...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco "LEUR" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, Signed "Le Verrier"
Located in Beirut, LB
The "Leur" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, , aptly describes this Art Deco sculpture of a nude lady playing ball. With fluid lines and exquisite detailing, the sculpture exu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Marble, Metal
Art Deco Period Spelter Sculpture of a Woman Flapper Dancer
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant sculpture of a female dancer in Art Deco style. It's made of multi-colored patinated spelter. This dancer reflects the roaring 20's. On Port Nero Marble plinth. It has no ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panthers signed by Michel Decoux 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panthers signed by Michel Decoux.
Bronze, black patina on a Black marble base with green onyx inlay.
France 1920.
This model is illustrated on page 29...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Bronze Dog on Marble Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Dog lovers delight. A handsome spaniel.
Category
1920s Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Henri Molins-Balleste French Art Deco Walkyrie Sculpture 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Walkyrie sculpture by Henri MOLINS-BALLESTE, France, ca.1920. Spelter, marble and onyx. Width : 21.3"(54cm), Height : 14"(35.7cm), Depth: 5.1"(13cm). Engraved "Balles...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
"Giuditta" by Ezio Ceccarelli, Italy, Circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Great female statue of Judith in bronze with brown patina and white marble from Carrara. This young woman holds in her hands, stretched over his head, a scimitar in its scabbard, ready to draw it. The weapon is fitted with a hilt decorated by a stylized lion on the top of the sword guard...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Spelter Antelope Sculpture, French, Art Deco, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco antelope sculpture, France, 1920s. Spelter, marble and onyx. Measures: width 17.7" (45cm), height 9.4" (24cm).
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
"La Fée" French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Louis Chalon
By Louis Chalon
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Fairy" or "La Fée" bronze sculpture by Louis Chalon. A nude female figure stands on an open flower with complex, textured roots. On her back are four "wings" in...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Bulldogs on an Onyx base by Vrai, France, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Bronze Bulldogs on an Onyx base by Vrai, France, 1920
Two large cold painted bronze Bulldogs (largest 14 cm long) standing and sitting on a Onyx base marked with Foundry mark Vrai B...
Category
Early 20th Century French Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Bronze Looking Floor Standing Sculpture. English , Early 20th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly sculptural found object or architectural element with an ethnographical/Industrial feel to it.
Although it is ceramic ( a type of stoneware ) it has a lovely metal...
Category
Early 1900s English Industrial Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
"Windy Day" Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann, c. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann with excellent detail throughout depicting a young exotic dancer swirling her skirt hinged to lift and reveal her naked body stan...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large 24" Art Deco silvered bronze statue of a dancer Stella Guiraud-Rivière
Located in New York City, NY
Guiraud-Rivière 1881-1947
A tall, exquisite, original French Art Deco sculpture in silvered bronze with parcel gilt accents. This largest rendition of the sculpture is truly a rarit...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Carved Stone Dog Head Gargoyle Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A stylised dog gargoyle statue expressively carved into York stone. Dating from the late 19th / early 20th centuries, this dog head is over 100 years old and as such has a naturally ...
Category
Early 20th Century Stone Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Antique Sculpted Marble Figure of Caesar Augustus
Located in London, GB
Large antique sculpted marble figure of Caesar Augustus
Italian, early 20th century
Measures: Height 186cm, width 118cm, depth 44cm
Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French Bulldog Bronze Desk Paperweight / Ashtray , Austria, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French bulldog bronze figure / sculpture desk paperweight Ashtray - Austria 1920´s.
Marked Austria. Very nice conditions. Bronze is mounted over a marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze and onyx figure of a dancer by Lorenzl
Austrian, c. 1925
Height 31cm, width 17cm, depth 20cm
Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), a renowned Austrian sculptor and cerami...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Bronze Figurine Sculpture by or after Paul Philippe La Danseur Perroquet, Ca1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cold painted bronze figurine of a Turkish dancer with a Parrot, by or after Paul Philippe, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1920 ....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Limestone Acorn Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This contemporary Medici-style acorn sculpture is carved from French limestone, showcasing its elegant design. Made with expert craftsmanship, this pie...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Stone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Stone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Rock Crystal Obelisks, Pair, French
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Fine large pair of neoclassical rock crystal obelisks with square base. Very harmonious proportions, exquisite clarity, Fren...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stone Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculpture, 1920, Art Deco, Sign Lorenzl
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign:
Lorenz Josef
(Austria, 1892-1950). Sculptor, known for its dancers. Worked along with Goldscheider in Vienna.
Materials: Bronxe and onyx with the original patina
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Josef Lorenzl (1 September 1892 – 15 August 1950) was an Austrian sculptor and ceramicist of the Art Deco period, the same era as Ferdinand Preiss (1882–1943) and Demetre Chiparus (1886–1947).
Lorenzl was born on 1 September 1882 in Vienna, Austria and died there on 15 August 1950. Little is known about his early years, but more is known about his later life. Lorenzl started his career working at a foundry at the Vienna Arsenal where he learned the techniques of bronze casting. The Vienna Arsenal was a military storage...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Hera, Greek Divinity
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture of Hera, greek divinity in marble, 20th century, measures 60x36x26cm.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Tiger
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Stone Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour Tortoiseshell Quartz/Mable Sculpture of Michelangelo's David
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Tortoiseshell Quartz/Mable Sculpture of Michelangelo's David
Italy, Early 20th Century
Add to your collection with this magnificent Grand Tour Tortoiseshell Quartz/Marbl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Stone Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Marble
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