French Sculptures

Joseph D´Aste Joseph d' Aste, also known as Giuseppe D' Aste , Joseph D'Aste Aste or Joseph , is an Italian sculptor born in Naples in 1881 and died in 1945 ...

A marvelous pair of finely cast antique andirons or firedogs/chenets, adornied with bronze crests/trophies. These would also look handsome on a mantel, bookcase, or side table. 19th ...

This abstract crepe paper wall art is a captivating modern piece that utilizes paper as a sculptural material in its own right. The composition is crafted from bands of blue crepe pa...

The neo-classical bronze sculpture depicts a man in a poised, upright stance, holding a spear in one hand, embodying the strength and dignity of ancient heroes. Inspired by the early...

Art Deco bronze sculpture athlete with spear signed by Pierre Le Faguays. The sculpture has a rich green patina with shades of brown. France 1927. This bronze is illustrated on page...

Summer Sale...! A French Art Deco aluminum lion sculpture. Plating in different finishes upon request. We are the rare source that has specialized in Fr...

19th Century French bronze sculpture of children playing music 19th Century French bronze statue of a girl and a boy playing th...

A Monumental and Rare 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Multi-Marble Bust of Alexander The Great, After The Model by Francois Girardon. Drawing inspiration from the renowned "Bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)" housed in the esteemed Palace of Versailles, this monumental work of art showcases exceptional craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail, serving as a testament to the creator's artistic prowess. Central to this magnificent sculpture is the resplendent red marble face, neck, and hair of Alexander the Great. Capturing the youthful essence of the conqueror, the sculptor depicts him as a young man with a clean-shaven countenance, his moderately long curls delicately cascading from beneath a remarkably unadorned helmet, save for a magnificent plume. The red marble harmoniously accentuates the life-like features of Alexander, imparting an air of regal elegance to the composition. Adding to the allure of this remarkable sculpture is an ormolu robe cascading over Alexander's shoulders, exuding an aura of nobility and power. Of particular note, the breastplate bears an embossed ormolu mask of a deity in profile, surrounded by elegantly sweeping acanthus leaves, paying homage to the influential forces that shaped the life of this great conqueror. Once again, the sublime combination of precious metal and marble amplifies the robe's magnificence, further accentuated by the presence of an ormolu body chain swaying gracefully from Alexander's left shoulder to his right hip. The selection of marbles for the cuirass and plinth serves as an additional testament to the artist's commitment to crafting a visually striking and harmonious composition. The grey marble cuirass complements the overall color scheme of the bust while providing a subtle contrast to the red marble features. At the neck, a pleated ormolu linen undergarment discreetly peeks out, showcasing the artist's meticulous attention to intricate details and enhancing the sculpture's depth. The original Alexander The Great Bust...

Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, onion , oyster. Nautical style. 10 inches diameter  

Stunning and one of a kind, work of art wall mirror. This striking Art Deco wall mirror is designed in an elegant fan-shaped composition, a form that perfectly captures the decorati...

Fine metal painted head horse on horseshoe, circa 1890.  

Jean Mich (1871-1932, Luxembourg) : "CHI-Fan" Patinated terracotta sculpture of a chinese cook bust marked on low left with chines ideograms SIgned : "J.Mich" Stamped twice with "...

Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA . A very large and rare 19th century painted wood model of the sailing ship "Margaret". Votive ship. Height 54" width: 61" and depth: 15". The scale is perfect as it had to be and the quality of work is evident. Further inspection reveals that no detail was too small, as evidenced by the carved small boats, the ropes, poles and fittings. 5 feet long. This stunningly beautiful and intricately carved ship model was created by the sailors when they were at sea for many years at a time and they created this amazing model using handmade tools using scraps of whatever was available for carving and bringing this piece of art to life. A votive ship, sometimes called a church ship, is a ship model displayed...

This rare French Art Deco porcelain tennis player bottle was created by Georges Bastard in Paris around 1924 for Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and designed by the talented French ar...

A striking Baccarat crystal nautilus shell sculpture showcasing the renowned French maker’s mastery of form, light, and texture. Crafted in heavy clear crystal, this sculptural piece...

Pair of 19th century dark patinated bronze statues depicting Renaissance period (possibly Medieval) Knights or Warriors in battle each on horseback. Expertly chased with intricate de...

A unique 1970s French Dore/Golden bronze sculpture with a large amethyst and quartz clusters and oyster shell. Biography: Claude Victor Boeltz, the European surrealist master artis...

This delightful ceramic sculpture is a vibrant tribute to the minimalist aesthetic that revolutionized mid-20th-century decorative arts. Strongly inspired by the formal research of g...

An extraordinary and exceptional 16th century Statue of Saint Francis of Xavier (1506 - 1552). Magnificently carved from wood with traces of the original polychromed finish. The st...

beautifully carved, the serene marble sculpture depicting a young girl's bust with three quarter face in a downward gaze; in a classical style with the girl's hair intricately braide...

An elegant mid 20th century frosted and opalescent glass figure of a naked kneeling lady with fine hand finished detail and good sky blue colour, signed Lalique France ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 8 cm Condition: Excellent Condition circa: 1960 Materials: Opalescent Glass SKU: 20011 ABOUT Lalique Floreal Originally designed by René Lalique this vibrant model of a seated Art Nouveau beauty with flowers in her hair was originally produced between 1942 and 1947 and later re-issued by Marc Lalique in clear and opalescent coloured crystal glass...

This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of the most celebrated and influential designers of the A...

Large Napoleon III Jewelry Casket In chiseled and silvered bronze, decorated with putti scenes in the style of Claude Michel dit Clodion (...

Cast Iron Eagle Head Sculpture This striking cast iron eagle head is a powerful sculptural object, modeled with bold naturalism and resting on an...

A small brass sculpture of an owl in a style reminiscent of Germain Richier or César Baldaccini. This unique piece features a textured, organic surface, marked by raw details and a h...

Glazed ceramic wall lamp with geometric relief made by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in green, yellow, blue, pink, brown, and matte white colors and in two sizes. Made...

Ancient Egyptian style Grand Tour black painted plaster bust of a Pharaoh mounted on a black lacquer base. The black painted plaster meant to mimic black basalt, the base is quite ha...

Charles Lemanceau for Sainte-Radegonde — “Antelope Standing” Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1920s. This elegant French Art Deco antelope sculpture—titled “Antelope Standing”—wa...

Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculptures are two heads of horses. The horses, made from clear crystal, have clean lines and show the real craft...

Elegant 17th century frieze in gilded wood, very rich, mounted on a simple plexiglass base: to be admired. ref. O/3325 .

Pair of 3 flowers sconces in white enamelled ceramic, as all the Georges Pelletier ceramics, this pair of sconces is bringing to your space an amazing light experience when the night...

Exceptional French Art Deco sculpture depicting a panther by the celebrated animalier sculptor Irenée Rochard, created circa 1930. This elegant work perfectly captures the movement, ...

Bronze circa 1935 woman with fawns in bronze with green and brown patina on a black marble base (surfin from Belgium) Son of a Florentine sculptor Ugo Cipriani, 1887 - 1960, studied...

A Large Patinated Bronze Equestrian Group of ‘The Sun King' Louis XIV on Horseback, After François Girardon. King Louis XIV dressed as a Roman Emperor, his right arm slightly raised...

Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier. Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade. France 1927. Le Verrier foundry seal. With certif...

Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight. Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the bac...

This Crowned Madonna and Child is a faithful re-edition of 19th-century religious statuary once popular from Rome to Lourdes and Paris. During this period, the renowned Maison Raffl ...

O/5517 - Antique bronze door knocker with sphinx - From the early 19th century, after the great Egyptian discoveries with great interest for the whole world. Beautiful on the door, ...

A pair of classical style figurines in painted terra cotta, French late 18th century. From the personal collection of Pierre Moulin, author of French Cou...

Cute Art Deco Paperweight / Car Mascot Gilt Bronze in the shape of squirrel. Signed by the French artist Claude and with the founders' signature of Marcel Gui...

An attractive late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze bust exhibiting deep multi-hued patination and excellent detail. The beautiful character wearing a head dress and a loosely draped blouse representing ’Cinderella’ from the famous French opera. The bronze is signed E Villanis and titled to the fore on its integral bronze base. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 30 cm Width: 19 cm Depth: 12 cm Condition: excellent original condition Circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik Page No: 35 SKU: 8773 ABOUT Villanis Cendrillon Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues...

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Jade, Mother-Of-Pearl and Smoky Quartz, Carved Horse Sculpture, Jeweled Mounted Object. An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt, rock-crystal, jade, obsidian, mother-of-pearl, and smoky quartz carved jeweled sculpture "CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE", "A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1991. Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock-crystal slab is finely applied with a carved smoky -quartz and jade horse with a harness mounted in 18k gold, brilliant -cut diamonds, rubies, turquoise, and amethyst chains and pendants. The top columns adorned with 18k gold and brilliant cut diamond pendants, the bottom with gold and mother of pearl plaques. The obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE" / N° 05 / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5003 D The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece. Measures 10.5" high x 8.5" wide x 4" deep Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland. Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection. Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong. July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy. The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles. This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850). The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time. The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix. 1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court. The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...

A finely sculpted amber crystal chimpanzee figurine by Lalique, executed in a rich, warm honey tone with the maison’s iconic contrast of satin-frosted and polished surfaces. The expr...

Marble bust sculpture on granite base signed Simon.

French Victorian bronze figure of stag with antlers on black rectangular shaped marble base (signed R. KORN)  

This is a vintage recumbent lion. A French, animalier figure in bronze and marble, after Antonio Canova, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. A striking mid-century interpret...

Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculpture is a dolphin. The dolphin, made from clear crystal glass, is in motion on a sleek chrome standard. Fou...

As found, a very charming crown fragment featuring opaline glass panels. We believe this very sturdy fragment was originally part of a light fixture or pendant light. This fragment s...

This is an antique portrait bust. A French, plaster decorative female figure, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. A fin de siècle Parisian young woman in the Art Nouv...

A pair of seated spelter lions.

Sarah Landau-Mintz (French, b. 1952), "L'oiseau I" (bird). A kinetic sculpture in patinated brass mounted on a granite and oak base. Name placard of the sculptor mounted to base. Lab...

An excellent pair of mid 19th Century French bronze ‘Marly Horses’ after Guillaume Coustou – the bronzes with fine rich brown vaiegated patination lightly rubbed to a golden brown ...

Very Rare Hood Ornament - Car Mascot. Silvered bronze, mounted on Italian portoro marble display base, a beautifully presented example. Very nice Automobilia piece. Perfect paperweig...

An antique patinated bronze bust of Lord Byron (1788-1824). In large scale, this sculpture of the influential poet is a stunning feature for a period property. Stood on a stepped large rectangular base, this impressive patinated bronze gives a striking lustrous finish to this striking piece. Lord Byron (1788-1824) Lord Byron was a British romantic...

Maurice Bouval (French 1863 - 1916), Patinated Bronze Figure Of An Art Nouveau Woman Bronze on Marble Plinth.

“Délassement Lumineux” Art Deco Table Lamp by Max Le Verrier Original from the Max Le Verrier Atelier This stunning “Délassement Lumineux” table lamp is a timeless masterpiece, des...

Charming vintage decorative sculpture of paperweight was created by the historic French glassworks company Daum, founded in 1878. Daum teddy bears were produced not only as decorativ...

A stunning sculpture of a cherub holding a cornucopia, after Auguste Moreau. French, early 20th century. At 35" high, this is a beautifully substantial bronze in excellent condition....

Pressed Botanicals in a set of (9) from France circa 1900. Our Set of (9) Pressed Botanicals are from Maison des Frères Maristes in Varennes-sur-Alllier, France. Grouping of (9) with...

H. Riese : "Bower" Patinated bronze sculpture showing a nude archer bending is bow Art deco period, circa 1930 Signed : "H.Riese" on the side of the bronze base Dimensions : H 31...