French Sculptures

An exceptional French patinated realistic miniature bronze bust of Jesus Christ, 1858 Signed: J CLESINGER. 1858 and F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, wi...

A very rare and beautifully cast late 19th century bronze by Maurice Constant Favre (1875-1915), titled " Mutualite" depicting two bare chested muscular blacksmiths, an older stockie...

Stoneware sculpture by Georges Martin. Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 7.7 x 13.9 x 2.7 inches.

This Tivoli dancer's bust is a fragment of an original statue dating back probably to the 4th century BC and is conserved in the archeological museum of Rome. This sumptuous, large, ...

A Fine Patinated Bronze Group, Entitled 'Thesée Combattant le Centaure Bianor' ('Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor'), Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, From the Model By Antoine Louis...

Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) : "Hippopotamus" White mat enameled porcelain edited by Bing & Grundahl between 1932 and 1955 Originally planned for a 55 pieces edition, this exceptio...

A fine French early 20th century Art Deco white marble figure of a kneeling nude beauty, attributed to Affortunato Gory (Gori) (Italian, 1895-1925). The kneeling nude figure of a you...

Adorable little seated bunny figurine / paperweight.

Unique piece created in Vallauris, France. Raku, glazes, engravings, and slips. Signed. R. Capron. Emblematic work, and a personal interpretation of Picasso face full of poetry and...

This highly detailed study of a Normandy mare is an excerpted model from Mêne's popular Jument normande et son poulain, exhibited in wax at the 1868 Salon (no. 3749), and in bronze t...

For your consideration are these very stylish pair of Art Deco bookends depicting two Antelope climbing on a wall of black ebonised wood. Originating from France and dating to the 19...

Valérie Courtet. Sculpture in chamotte stoneware representing a crocodile carrying hippos. Work of a contemporary French artist. Dimensions: H 56 x W 30 x D 22 cm Reference: LS64...

A superb Irénée Rochard Art Nouveau period African elephant sculpture from France circa 1920. Patinated bronze on an onyx and marble base. S...

Very heavy head of a Lion Mascaron made of bronze Probably end of XIXth century/ early beginning of XXth in the Belgium style Two hooks removable allow to hang the sculpture Good...

A charming French 19th century patinated bronze entitled 'Chemin des Roses', Path Of the Roses, by August Moreau. The bronze is raised by a mottled circular Verde Antico marble base ...

Patinated steel Sculpture by Robert Couturier (1905-2008) made as Homage to Rodin. It depicts a man facing a woman. Signed "Couturier 2/3." Robert...

A Large Figural Bronze Sculpture of Salammbô By Marcel Début The patinated figure representing the character from Gustave Flaubert's titular novel Salammbô, as evidenced by the cart...

Pink glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour. Artist signature under the base. 2024. Unique piece. H : 25.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches.

A Monumental French 19th Century Patinated and Parcel Gilt Cast-Iron Bust of 'Head from a Statue of Antinous as Dionysus' Wearing a Wreath of Ivy ...

MILO (20th century School) "Dancer" Sculpture Bronze with medal patina, signed, marble base H. 29 cm good condition

A beautiful sculpture by Elisabeth Joulia. La Borne France 1960's Signed under. Strong presence, nuance of colours stoneware because of wood fired ( Brown, purple ) In very good ...

19th C. Santos Hand made statue Virgin Mary and child Antiques Los Angeles CA LA . Mid 19th Century Rare Hand made terracotta Clay “ Santos “ saint Virgin Mary with Child . Typical of Luberon in central Provence in Southern France. Lubéron a favourite destination for French high society and British and American visitors because of the pleasant and picturesque towns and villages, comfortable way of life, agricultural wealth, historical and cultural associations . Haute Provence 1840-1850 Exhibit impressive compassion and love . Sculptures were often found in homes in the 18th and 19th centuries where they were thought fashionably . In chapels a place of worship that is not a church which belongs to a parish in a village or town but is more private or has a special purpose. Antique religious Statuary , dealer Los Angeles CA West Hollywood La Cienega Melrose ave . This piece would be perfect mounted on a pedestal base, on a side table , in an entrance or foyer , freestanding art piece statement . Very decorative for your interior design in a rustic traditional or even modern design . A great gift idea for the holiday season or a house warming . Vibrant colors wonderful gold and blue colors beautifully painted robe design and finely appointed facial features and hair . The mother holding baby...

This fine and exceptionally cast patinated bronze sculpture is the work of two masters of the decorative arts, Henri Chapu (French, 1833-1891) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892). Chapu was responsible for the design of the sculpture which is titled 'La Jeunesse' and depicts a young girl swathed in Classical style clothing reaching up to place a laurel branch on top of a wall. The original work was crafted in white marble as part of a monument to Henri Regnault...

A stunning museum quality French 19th century ormolu, patinated bronze, Rouge Griotte, Coquillier de Bilbao, and Sarrancolin marble statue and original pedestal named "Gloria Victus...

French Art Deco terracotta athlete sculpture by Henri Bargas. This fabulous French Art Deco patinated terra cotta sculpture of a nude male athlete is signed Henri Bargas. This well e...

Antique bust from France made circa 1900. The sculpture is crafted in terracotta with a beautiful original patina. It showcases the bust of famed German composer, Beethoven including...

Elegant pair of biscuit small size sculptures depicting the allegory of painting and sculpture. The two works, clearly classically inspired, show two elegant and refined women, dress...

"Venus" sculpture by Erté made with cold-painted bronze depicting a female in elegant couture with bright colors and impeccable details. Signed and d...

A 15th century French recuperated floor slab of huge proportions. Because of its beauty, unusual size and the richness of fossilles we decided to mount this piece as a sculpture. We...

A pair of French patinated bronze models of whippets France, 1960s A rare find, each one realistically cast and modeled, a true pair, the female facing right, the male facing left....

Spectacular French 19th century bronze statue of Diana the Huntress, signed by HOUDON. This wonderful statue is raised by a circular moulded bronze base. The nude Diana is absolutely...

This beautiful Art Deco figural sculpture of a female dancer made in France during the vibrant Art Deco era of the 1920s, captures an Orient...

A handsome French 19th century Patinated bronze statue of a young David signed A Gaudez. The statue is raised on a square base displaying a front scroll with ...

Comte de Nieuwerkerke (Alfred Emilein O'Hara, French, 1811-1892) "Napoleon I" Patinated Equestrian Bronze, cast by Susse Freres, Paris, late 19th century, the emperor on horseback wi...

Large French Eagle on a Belgian Black Marble Stand, circa 1880-1900. This amazing Eagle sculpture is made in a solid bronze that still has the original patina, with a unbeatable age-...

A pot feu (French for “fire pot”) is an architectural element that originated in the 16th century, designed to resemble a flickering flame. Most likely inspired by bible passages tha...

Vintage French Carved Stone Sphere Depicting Grazing Deer

For the art nouveau lover, or anyone who loves beauty, here is a life size bronze beautifully cast young maiden finished in a warm rich patina. The young woman's countenance is so l...

Luxury at its finest, made by the World renowned French maker of ‘Daum’ of Nancy, France circa 1960-80. Set of 3 crystal pieces of exceptional proportions, the set crystallizes the e...

Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing a fragment of the sculpture of Discophorus This fragment of the bust of Discophorus comes from a reproduction of an original bronz...

Pair of French gilt wood and gesso decorative carved foliage and gadrooned hanging wall brackets, Early 19th century.

Naked woman with long hair, creation of Mrs. Lucille Sevin in 1932. Signed Etling France In perfect condition Measures: Height: 22.5cm Diameter: 6.2cm Weight: 700 Grams Lucille Sévin is a French sculptor, active from 1920 to 1940. Lucille Sévin made many chryselephantine sculptures in the Art Deco style, using materials such as bronze, silver or gold, and ivory. His work was skillfully implemented and distributed by art publisher Edmond Etling. For a time, Sévin was artistic director of the Etling company. Her husband, the sculptor Jean Théodore Delabassé, also worked for Etling. Sévina also worked with glass, ceramics and porcelain. Her sculptures of dancers in frosted and iridescent milky glass like Isadora Duncan of 1925 were made for Etling in a glass factory in Choisy-le-Roi. Sévin exhibited at the Salon of the Society of French Artists in Paris and became a member of the Society. Lucille Sévin won the bronze medal in 1932 and the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris 1937. She also exhibited her works at the Society of the Salon d'Automne in Paris. Edmond Laurent Etling (before 1909 – around 1940) was a French art dealer, gallery owner, designer, and a manufacturer of high-quality decorative objects made of bronze, ceramics and art glass in the Art Deco style. He owned La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling (English: Edmond Etling Limited Company) for manufacturing, his foundry was named Edmond Etling & Cie, and sometimes the products are referred to as "Etling Glass...

Claude Lalanne (1924-2019) Pomme Bouche A patinated bronze brooch figuring an apple with a human mouth surmounted with a green patinated leaf next to the apple tail. Monogrammed « C.L. » and « Lalanne » on the back. With maker’s mark «  A-B PARIS ». Edited by Arthus-Bertrand, Paris, France. Circa 1990. Note This elegant brooch epitomizes the poetic universe of Claude Lalanne. Mixing human, animal and vegetal elements is one the originalities of the Lalanne creative duo during their decades of collaboration. Claude & François Lalanne...

A zoomorphic ceramic-sculpture- vase by Guerin. Signed under the base. Circa 1950-1960.  

Art Deco cold patinated Bronze sculpture by Marcel-André Bouraine entitled Satyr abducting a Nymph. The piece rest in a hand sculpted rock. Made in France Circa: 1930 Signature: ...

This powerful bronze -- depicting a nude fisherman hauling in his net -- is a superb example of Art Deco sculpture influenced by Auguste Rodin's emphasis on the emotion and physicality of the human figure. Here, the strength and muscularity of the male figure is shown to great effect, its power belying the sculpture's diminutive size. It was sculpted by Alexandre Ouline, who executed a series of bronzes that depicted male figures performing feats of strength and courage, such as pulling a great weight or steering a ship in a stormy sea. Ouline won First Prize in the Seine et Marne agricultural fair...

A large vintage figural recumbent Bison Pâté Terrine made for Laurent Caugant, a Bretagne pâté maker since 1927. His son Michel created these figural forms as containers for selling ...

French Metal Iron Crown Architectural Fragment Sculpture, Paris 1920's Remarkable and unique best describe this solid crown made of iron. This substantial sculpture was found in a ...

School of Paris French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features three overlapping fish on a water-effect ground, to the centre. A lizard, shellfish...

Early 20th century Art Déco french enameled blue ceramic sculpture of a sailing ship signed by M. Coulon for Edition Kaza By: Edition Kaza Material: ceramic, paint, enamel Technique...

A very fine French 19th century brown and parcel-gilt patinated bronze sculpture titled "La Sécurité" (The Security - Protection) after a model by Eugène Delaplanche (French, 1836–1891). Depicting a sitting young Maiden in a gilt-decorated armored suit and helmet, a lion skin on her back, holding a resting child on her arm. Raised on Rouge-Royal marble plinth inscribed "La Sécurité - Par E. Delaplanche - Salon des Beaux-Arts de Paris". Signed: E. Delaplanche and stamped with the importer's seal - Alberto Vignes y Ca - Buenos Aires, circa 1890. Measures: Height: 28 3/4 inches (60.3 cm). Width: 16 inches (40.7 cm). Depth: 14 inches (35.6 cm). Eugène Delaplanche (February 28, 1836 – January 10, 1891) was a French sculptor, born at Belleville (Seine). He was a pupil of Duret, gained the Prix de Rome in 1864 (spending 1864-67 at the Villa Medici in Rome) and the medal of honor in 1878. His "Messenger of Love" (1874), "Aurora" (1878), and the "Virgin of the Lillies" (1884), are in the Luxembourg. Other works by him are "Music - La Musique" (1878, Paris Opera House), called his masterpiece; "Eve After the Fall" (1869); "Maternal Instruction" (1875, Square of Sainte-Clothilde, Paris). He is also noted for his decorations in relief on vases of Haviland faience. His best work is naturalistic, but at the same time dignified and simple in line and shows sound mastery of technique. He is represented by 15 works in the Glyptothek, Copenhagen and in many other French museums and in churches. This sculpture of La Sécurité is after his 1884 sculptures...

Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...

Rare and important specimen of white coral mounted on a brass base. Width: 70 cm (27.56 inches) Height: 45 cm (17.7 inches) Depth: 172 cm (6.5 inches)

A French toleware glove maker’s trade sign, circa 1940. Positionable in four directions. 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches tall

Rare Large 19th century French porcelain duck tureen.

GEORGES GARDET French, 1863-1939 "La Tigre et la Tortu" [The Tiger and the Tortoise] (1886) Sand-cast bronze with verde, red, brown and black patination signed to the base "GEORGE...

Impressive realistic plaster statue of a muscular nude male that sits on top of a square block base. The elegant design shows intricate detail and qualit...

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

18th-Century Louis XIV Large Wooden Fragment – A grand, hand-carved architectural element in the shape of a plume or Fleur-de-Lis, showcasing the bold, regal aesthetic of the Louis X...

Art Deco Hermès Paris "Ric et Rac" Dogs Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. Pol Rab 1920´s. Pol RAB (1898-1933) "Ric et Rac" Car Mascot by Pol Rab, exclusive For Hermès, Circa 1920s. Marked "Hermès Paris" and artist signature Pol Rab. Inspired by the artist's cartoons published in the newspaper "Le Rire" at the end of the 20´s. Silvered bronze. Mounted on a marble base. The medals on the dog´s collars say Ric & Rac. Perfect Gift for any vintage & antique car fan, any automobilia collector. Car be used as a desk paperweight. The Bronze hood ornament measures 10 cm aprox 10 inch. including the base it measures 13.5 cm. Pol Rab – Creator of Ric and Rac...