Sevres Pair of Pigeons 'Vinsare'

Art Deco Silver-Plated Bronze Sculpture – Pair of Cockatoos – France, 20th Century This French Art Deco sculpture is cast in bronze using the lost-wax technique, finely chiseled and...

Art deco galss sculpture by Sabino. Model (silhouette nude). Opalescent glass material. Origin France Circa 1930. Excellent condition. Signed on the bottom. Marius Sabino was bor...

Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted. Made in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. ...

The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green. The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed. The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...