Patinated Natural Specimens

This is an impressive cast resin ram's horn sculpture by Anthony Redmile. A ram's horn serves as the primary element of this piece. A silver plated talon sup...

1970s Mid-Century Modern artisan made bronze and copper kinetic cattail, grasses with lily pads sculpture with applied patina. Great sculpture for t...

1970s Mid-Century Modern artisan made bronze and copper kinetic cattail and grasses sculpture with applied patina. Great sculpture for the coffee table...

Beautifully patinated and largest available, famous 19th century sculpture of a blacksmith. If you are looking for a truly beautiful antique sculpture of a cool and strong blacksmith then this famous specimen called '' the blacksmith of Solingen " could be gracing your home or forge soon. Famous German born sculptor Wilhelm Albermann (1835-1913) has made many amazing sculptures, but this blacksmith has become the most famous. We believe it is because this blacksmith is like the archetype of a 'real man', standing strong and aware of his skills. Many (bronze) casts and reproductions have been made, but most of them were relatively small. This particular specimen is not only incredibly detailed and amazingly patinated, it also is the largest one available in the world today and therefor too an amazing eye catcher. Just look at the photos and even if you know only a little bit about antique sculptures then you will immediately see the undeniable quality and beauty in the details and in the coloring or patina. We believe it is one of the earliest 'Schmied von Solingen' sculptures made, because on this piece Cologne is still spelled in the 19th century manner and the technique with which this rare size sculpture was made, we have not seen with 20th century sculptures. In two of our images you can see the base and it is there that you can see that this sculpture was cast with a type of alloy that we have not seen before and to make it extra strong and durable it was filled with a kind of cement or plaster. The reason why we have priced this large and impressive 19th century gem at only 4800 euro, is because the bayonet that this 'Schmied' was forging at some point in time has broken off (and disappeared). When this amazing smith is standing on the floor (like it was in the home where we purchased it) then you somehow feel the urge to rub his head. We had the same thing and that is probably why over the many decades the patina on top of his head has worn off a bit. Even with these imperfections, we believe you will never find a larger or more realistic, antique blacksmith...

Art nouveau bronze dancer Material: bronze Circa 1900 Origin France Signed on its base with illegible signature It represents a dancer with castanets in ...

A pair of French Turn of the Century iron and copper flowers in vase Médicis sculptures from the early 20th century, with verdigris patina and marbleized...

1970s MCM artisan made bronze and copper kinetic cattail sculpture with applied patina. Great sculpture for the coffee table, desk or as a centerpiece or more. In fine condition. ...

Large size and stunning, early 20th century craftsmanship chandelier. We have one of the largest collections of antique light fixtures in Europe and probably the largest when it comes to good quality and ready to use alabaster pendants. Our lights have been used in movie...

Enormous and aesthetically marvelous, alabaster flower sculpture pendant. It is early in the new year, but we have already made a few new clients happy with some of our antique light fixtures and when we first saw this very large and deep alabaster work-of-art pendant we immediately felt that it could not take long to find a new owner for this antique gem either. Besides having a very large diameter, this is hands down the deepest alabaster shade that we ever had the pleasure of offering. For it to have been designed and fully hand carved in the shape of a flower makes it truly unique and exceptional. We salute the artisan who started out with an enormous rock of alabaster and carved this perfectly symmetrical flower out of that rock. Mind you, the rounded 'lips' of the petals are over an inch thick and you can see the details even from 20 feet away. The original canopy too is larger, thicker and more stylish than any alabaster canopy we ever saw. This extra large flower...

Rare and striking antique bronze sculpture by Georges Charles Coudray, (French, 1883-1932). This almost nude, young male hunter holding a bird is by master sculptor Georges Coudray...

Splendid animal sculpture of Art Deco period "ATTACKING PANTHER", signed: D.H. CHIPARUS, subject in cast iron art with antique green hammered patina with bronze highlights - on base in solid black portor marble. A rare and magnificent work of anthology. We can only admire this dangerous panther, fiery and attacking, with its grandiose elegant and spectacular presence - a majestic and mythical feline for an iconic creation of excellent quality. Demetre Haralamb Chiparus...

Brass and blackened steel cactus sculpture by French artist Pierre-Andre Monney. Numbered 5/99 and mounted on red sandstone base. Measurements shown below are overall. Just the cactu...