French Sculptures

A huge Burgundy 15th century Christ on its cross. Oak wood . Cross is modern. Damages, some parts missing. 98x83 cm without the cross.

This elegant large-scale nude is, like many sculptures of the period, classically inspired, both in its aesthetic and subject matter—depicting in plaster, a just larger than life-siz...

The Following Item we are offering is an Estate Standing Lalique Sculptured Bowl Depicting Children Standing together all around. Signed Lalique, France on bottom. From an Important ...

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and black Belgian marble statue. The statue is raised by a fine black Belgian marble...

An enchanting late 19th Century French carved marble statue of a semi nude classical maiden, circa 1890. Batch 78 62828 SNKZZ

An impressive and true pair of late 19th century patinated bronze and sienna marble warrior statues. Each statue is raised on a curved sienna marble sup...

Crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, 2006. Gold crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, resin, 2006. Dimensions : H: 38cm. W: 109cm. D: 47cm. Contact us before ordering to co...

Traditional wooden sculpture on a base from the Tanimbar islands in the Moluccan archipelago in Indonesia. Discover Lantafu, a sculpture that embodies the soul and spirituality of t...

"Russian Dancer" by Paul Phillipe (1870-1930). Bronze sculpture and marble base. Alberto Shayo (2016) "Statuettes of the Art Deco Period" p. 212. CIRCA 1910.

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...

"John" console table by Stephane Ducatteau, Signed by Artist, France, 2010. All Ducatteau pieces are available exclusively from Decoratum and are To Order only. Please allow 6-8 w...

Decorate a patio, garden, or interior space with this whimsical large turtle sculpture. Crafted in France circa 2010, the terracotta Tortue feat...

Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard. Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...

A very fine French Animaliers bronze study of a stallion standing behind a post and rail fence exhibiting excellent hand finished surface detail and good...

This bronze tiger sculpture on a stone was made in France, and will make an impressive statement in any interior space. The tiger, with open jaw...

Sculpture in patinated bronze by Auguste Lalouette, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A sculpture by Lalouette Auguste of a Japanese woman in elega...

An exquisite and evocative Art Deco nude sculpture by the French artist J.C. Guéro (active circa 1920s–1940s). This fine work beautifully captures the streamlined elegance and sophis...

Moncilo Milovanovi (1921-2013, Serbia/ France) : "Abstraction" Unique sculpture made of polished stainless steel Model for a monument that stands in Geugnon (71130) France from 19...

Incredible french bronze "Separating the Cocks" in bronze.

Edmond Louis Auguste Leveque (French, 1814-1875) "Rolando" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, mid 19th century, the standing figure resting on his rifle, on a circular base, titled "Rolando...

Sculptural brass elephant with pure, rounded lines and a refined minimalist design. An elegant object with a strong presence, characteristic of the 1970s’ taste for abstract and symb...

Simone Marye (1890-1961) was a French artist that had a love for animals. This bronze Art Deco tropical fish is signed "Simone Marye" and numbered 9/12. The fish stands at 13...

An early 20th century fine wax bust in a classical Roman style. This classical sculpture wax bust features a beautiful statuesque face with fine detail around the hair and ear. Wax b...

This set includes two shadow boxes featuring irises sculpted in natural and oxidized brass against a black aluminum background. Each 35 cm tall piece utilizes metal contrasts to illu...

Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. ...

Liberty sculpture in Bronze and marble. French-Austrian sculptor, Friedrich Solomon Beer (1846-1912) Friedrich Salomon Beer (1846-1912) was a promin...

A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze candelabra. Each with a winged Victorian female figure carrying a torchère on their hea...

Art Deco three naked men holding hands bronze and marble base sculpture 1930's. Lost wax bronze sculpture of three naked men holding hands. We have speciali...

The subject is a young voluptuous partially draped nude Amazon woman who stands on a rocky outcrop, her left foot on top of an open Helmet, a quiver with arrows beside her; her torso...

A Large and Impressive Continental 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Carved Crucifix Former property of Siegfried & Roy, the renown German...

Nègre du Soudan bronze bust with marble base after Charles Henri-Joseph. Made in France, c. 1860's. Dimensions: 39"H x 24"W x 13"D

Art Deco bronze sculpture of two carp fish by Santiago Bonome, 1930. The sculptor was born in Spain and worked in France. Signed Bonome with Barbedienne Fondeur Paris. Bronze w...

French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) bronze bust of two lovers on bronze square shaped base (signed HOUDON)

Fine quality patinated bronze bust of Cleopatra signed: ‘C. Ceribelli’ Artist: Cesar Ceribelli, (French, 1841-1918) Date: 19th century Dimension: ...

Georges GARDET (1863-1939)., Hunting bronze. Naturalia., Group of deer and trots in the forest. Bronze proof with dark patina., Founder: Ferdinand Barbedienne., Height: 60 cm.

Art Nouveau gilded bronze nude statue by George Flamand. Very fine period work. Sits on 3 3./4" square base. Signed "FLAMAND"

Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Minotaure" with stylized face ( Nude grey stoneware without enamel pen and golden ) One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French c...

Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticised the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...

Bronze sculpture signed H. Gauquie, France, late 19th century.

Sculpture, bust of Zeus in patinated marble, statue in the style of Ancient Rome, 21st century. Bust, sculpture of Zeus in patinated marble, contemp...

Sculpture of a draped Venus, 21st Century. Sculpture of Venus draped in patinated resin, stone base, 21st century. H: 32cm, W: 10.5cm, D: 10.5cm Contact us before ordering to confi...

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...

This hand-carved Art Deco sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The sculpture is done in a softwood and depicts a stylized recling nude female holding a basket high above her head. The sculpture is mounted on a stepped base with painted inset accent squares. This could be a depiction of a woman giving...

A fine French 19th-20th century orientalist silvered and gilt patinated bronze sculpture of "Rebecca" with a plaque that reads "Jeune Fille Arabe" (A Young Arab Girl - Water-Carrier)...

Hand Carved Wood Basket Decorative Object Wagon Toy Antique Centerpiece LA CA . A beautiful Hand Carved wood 19th century Bibelot Wagon farm style has a wonderful aged patina . The w...

Midcentury small silvered metallic sculpture of a dog, likely a terrier breed, standing on its hind legs with its front paws raised. The dog is detailed with fur texture and facial f...

Brass mask, France, 1960s, a decorative sculpture with an expressive and unique character. This mask features a stylized face with strong features, accentuated by the volume of the c...

Pair of French bronze figural ram bookends exported to sale for the America market, Ovington, N.Y. Signed by maker in France. Louis Fontinelle, Early 20th cent...

A French zinc crowned acorn architectural fragment from the 19th century mounted on a custom lucite base. This French zinc crowned acorn architectural fragment from the 19th century,...

Anton Mikhailovich LAVINSKY (1893-1968) : "Cubist woman seating" Original plaster, unique piece Russia, circa 1925 Dimensions Height = 27 cm Width = 33 cm Depth = 23 cm Anton...

Art Deco sculpture called Diana with Fawns. Made of bronze, silver plated and patina in brown and green. Made by Marcel André Bouraine (1886-1948). Sign...

This solid bronze sculpture depicts a reclining nude woman on sheets, holding a cigarette in a pose of elegance and repose. Adopting the artistic language of Fernando Botero (1932–20...

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...

Plaster sculpture by Michel Lucotte, model created for the design of a monumental work. Unique piece, sold with certificate and bearing Michel Lucotte’s ink stamp. 1961. Biography ...

Superb bronze representing Diana with a doe or Diane de Versailles or even Diane the Huntress. It is signed by the founder JABOEUF on the base and dated 1883. This bronze has a brown...

A very fine detailed Figurine of a young girl playing the Violin standing on a Base with a plaque of small children around the base . Base is approx 5" in height and is a painted li...

Unusual in conception and stunning in color, this pair of bookends from France -- unlike other depictions of the sphynx which show a man straining to hear its whisper -- depict a win...

French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875. Very rare colors. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...

After Francois Rude (French, 1784-1855) "The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, unsigned, elements missing. 17" H x 17.5" W x...

French Paris porcelain figural group depicting Marie Antoinette borne in her carriage with small dog following. Carriage has removable top cover. Beautifully-painted detailing, and v...