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Place of Origin: German
'Hoop Girl' Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Signed Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943)
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Hoop Girl' Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Signed Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943)
Germany, Circa 1920's
We are pleased to offer the 'Hoop Girl' Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, a signed work by...
Category
20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head
A rare brochure illustrating the anatomy of the human head. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of several layers of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Rosenthal, Germany. Cockatoo in porcelain. Art Deco style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal, Germany.
Cockatoo in porcelain. Art Deco style.
Model: K654
Dating: Ca. 1930s.
Stamped.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 25.0 cm. x W 15.0 cm.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Carved Black Forest Bear with Aluminum Pot
Located in Barntrup, DE
Hand-carved Black Forest style bear with aluminum pot, from ca. the 1920s.
This beautiful hand-carved wooden, linden-wood, seated bear is holding an alum...
Category
1920s Black Forest Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage German Carved Black Forest Mounted Deer Wall Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two similar Black Forest carved and hand-painted 'stag' sculptures with real antlers mounted to decorative 'wreath' plaques for wall hanging (ca. 1930s/40s, Germany).
One deer...
Category
1940s Black Forest Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Antler, Wood, Paint
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery "UFO" Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1968
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object, UFO Vase
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
19...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic "Ankara" Vase by Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany 1960s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage pottery object was desig...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Huddling Penguin Pair
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a pair of penguins huddling together with one another.
Entitled "Pinguinpaar" (Penguin Pair), design no. 693.
Designed by Karl Himmelstoss for Rosenthal.
Marked to the base with a green Rosenthal maker's mark, two old Rosenthal labels, an A.S. Cooper & Sons Bermuda retail label.
There is an impressed mark beneath one of the Rosenthal labels which is likely H.693 for the model number.
Simply a wonderful Rosenthal penguin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional allegory of death, carved bone, Southern Germany, Tyrol, 18th-19th
Located in Leuven , BE
Exceptional allegory of death in carved bone. Depiction of a leper wrapped in a stole. Southern Germany, Tyrol, 18th-19th century. Superb quality of carving, showing no signs of mech...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Folk Art Walking Stick, Germany, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a Great Dane dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes. Fruit wood shaft and metal ferrule. Germany ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Meissen Porcelain Couple Porcelain Figures, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of Meissen polychrome porcelain statues, base and body is one piece.
Men with damage to his arm and back (see photos).
Category
20th Century Baroque Revival German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Boy Playing Flute, 1774-1814
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen figure in hand-painted porcelain. Boy playing the flute. Marcolini period 1774-1814.
Measures: 20 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1770s Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau sculpture desk Inkwell Stand, Figure of the Law and Justice 1900´s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WMF, superb Art Nouveau desk inkwell. Wonderful work. Maker mark for WMF. Model 288. The Lady is the Law. Similar to the justice sculpture See Photos...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau German Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Deru Leather Daschshund by Deru, 1960s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petit Deru leather dachshund
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Sonny Boy" by Ferdinand Preiss
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in London, GB
An excellent early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young boy in shorts holding a book under his arm with his hands in his pockets. The bronze has excellent cold painted gilt colour and is raised on a rectangular shaped black marble base, signed F Preiss & with original Foundry label.
This is the large version of this popular and sought after subject
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 32.5 cm
Width: 17 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1925
Materials: Bronze and Ivory
Book Ref Ferdinand Preiss by Alberto Shayo
Page No 130
SKU: 9274
ABOUT
Sonny Boy...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human o...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Gigantic Original German Steiff Mohair Elk "Studio Animal" c1960s Five Feet Long
Located in Chicago, IL
Life-sized, mohair Steiff Elk, probably from the 1960s. Steiff referred to these life-size stuffed creatures as, “studio animals” and were very expensive when new. As I child, we wou...
Category
1960s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Mohair, Wool
19th century griffin in gilded iron on a gothic wooden pedestal (Germany)
Located in Oostende, BE
A griffin is a mythical creature, half eagle, half lion. The griffins used to guard the gold of the kinds. Represents ferocity, pride, wisdom, courage and power.
This unique and ra...
Category
19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair 19th Century Meissen Parrots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th century Germany Meissen porcelain Parrots. Each with wonderful bold colouring, perched on tree trunks, one with cherries.
Blue crossed swords to...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tiny Sterling Cast of a Sitting Bear
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tiny Sterling Cast of a Sitting Bear
Item e7246
A lovely sculpture of a sitting bear casted in sterling silver, Germany 1st half of the 20th century. 17,1 gramm, 0,60 oz. A wonderful...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Large Anatomical Removable Model Cockchafer Beetle Melolontha 1930 German
Located in Epfach, DE
Large anatomical model of a cockchafer (Melolontha) made out of wood, plastic, paper mache
Two-part outer cover with small hooks, insertable and painted wings, movable legs
The rem...
Category
1940s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Caesar Stoffi for Nagel, Pair of Modular Stacking Elements/Candle Holders, 1970s
By Caesar Stoffi, Fritz Nagel
Located in London, GB
Caesar Stoffi for Fritz Nagel c. 1970
2 modular stacking elements/candleholders
Polished metal
Good condition but with some surface tarnish
Orig...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Two West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' vases with orange glaze; Guitar vase with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Carved Dummy Board Oil Painting of an Angel & Crown of Thorns
Located in London, GB
19th Century Religious Dummy Board Oil Painting of Angel & Crown of Thorns.
Rare life size 19th Century religious oil painting on carved pinew...
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Miniature Stoneware Turtle Sculpture by Meissen Boettger
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
Miniature stoneware turtle sculpture by Meissen Boettger, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2.25"W x 3""D x 1.5"H. Great detail a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Fritz Klimsch Rosenthal Biscuit Porcelain “Crouching Women” Circa 1940 Sculpture
By Rosenthal, Fritz Klimsch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fritz Klimsch (German, 1870-1960) for Rosenthal (German, founded 1879), circa 1940. "Crouching Women" model in biscuit porcelain. Signed to sculpture base.
Approx: 12.25" H X 6....
Approx: 12.25" H X 6....
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 18K Gold, Enamel and Diamond Mounted Carved Labradorite Turkey Bird
By Manfred Wild
Located in New York, NY
A rare 18K gold, enamel and diamond mounted carved labradorite turkey / Capercaillie bird sculpture on a petrified wood base, attributed to Manfred Wild, Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
Very finely crafted of the highest quality and best color Madagascar labradorite with excellent labradorescence. The entire hand carved turkey displays and excellent shimmer effect known as labradorescence.
Madagascar labradorite, rich in the phenomenal characteristics of this remarkable gemstone which displays an ever-changing sheen, that is extremely suitable for the rendering of this turkey bird...
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Motorcycle Bronze with Driver Desk Piece
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic detailed motorcycle bronze desk piece. Very nice Automobilia sculpture. Figure with brown patina. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble. Pe...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Floor Sculpture by Artist Willi Siber
By Willi Siber
Located in New York, NY
Freestanding contemporary floor sculpture by artist Willi Siber.
Interference lacquer on metal.
Category
2010s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Painted Plaster Bust of a Men on a Marble Bust, around 1976
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century painted plaster bust, created around 1976 by late German artist Jens Schleede, presents a compelling portrait of a man rendered with expressive realism and sculptura...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century German Silvered Jockey and Horse Sculpture Signed "Resch"
By Wilhelm Zwick
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this large antique silvered sculpture composition attributed to Wilhelm Zwick. Created in Germany circa 1907, and signed "Resch 1907", the sculpture ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lorenz Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Group Sculpture of Sparrows Birds
By Lorenz Hutschenreuther
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Hutschenreuther porcelain group sculpture/figurine that is depicting a mother sparrow feeding one of her two baby birds. They are hand painted dark chocolate/black in the b...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage German Handpainted Christmas Ornaments Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage large set of 24 pcs 3,5” large Christmas Ornaments balls, made in old European tradition- blown glass silvered from inside and Handpainted outside. Santa’s, snowmen, teddy be...
Category
1970s Neoclassical Revival Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
circa 1900 Miniature Model of a Black Forest Bear Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1900 Miniature Model of Black Forest Bear Bench. "Black Forest" is a term to describe elaborate, realistic wood carvings from an area in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest German Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
KPM Porcelain Model of a Parrot, Late 19th Century
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A KPM porcelain model of a parrot
German, late 19th century
Measures: Height 23cm, width 12cm, depth 9cm
Marked for KPM, the leading German porcelain makers, this charming and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Ceramic Figural Lifesize Female Sculpture by Dora Várkonyi
By Dora Várkonyi
Located in Salzburg, AT
Zeitlosnah (“timeless and close”)
This series of lifesize female sculptures exuding a static aura of self-containment was created in
2013 /...
Category
2010s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Boy With Drinking Dog, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1905
By Meissen Porcelain, Julius Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
Boy with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - dress with white apron, in...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain figure by Raymont Peynet for Rosenthal. 1950 - 1959
By Raymond Peynet
Located in CADALSO, ES
Porcelain figurine in great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Processional Figur Mannequins Jesus Christus Carved Painted Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
An unusual and rare processional or lecturer figure from the 17th century, also called Mannequins. Carved from wood and of very good quality. A detailed and particular elaboration of...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1900s Rosenthal Putto Monkey Porcelain Sculpture, Ferdinand Liebermann, Germany
By Ferdinand Liebermann, Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
An unusual porcelain figurine displaying a putto being deloused by a monkey. This figurine was created by the German designer Ferdinand Liebermann in 1910 and manufactured Rosenthal ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century German Carved Wooden Deers Head
Located in London, GB
19th century carved wooden deer’s head
We are proud to offer a delightful example of a 19th century hand carved German deer’s head. This ite...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kändler
Located in New York, NY
An important, extremely rare, and rather large 18th century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child, By Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler, Circa: 1744. This is an incredible and extremely rare 18th century Meissen Porcelain piece modeled by the greatest Meissen modeler ever in the Company, Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler.
Thalia can be seen seated on a gorgeous hand-carved and hand-painted flowered and vined porcelain pedestal. Her right arm is raised holding a Phantom of the Opera Black and White Mask, while in her other arm is a young Harlequin dancing and singing holding a hat. Thalia is wearing a gilt-edged dark blue bodice with white floral decorations over a black corset draped in a red-over-yellow robe...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pleasant Folk Art Friends Pair Eva Fritz-Linder, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends
A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a fri...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Orientalist Bronze & Carved Alabaster Seated Snake Charmer, ca. 1900, German
By Rudolf Franke-Nautschütz
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Orientalist figure is about as lifelike as you will ever see in bronze. The expression on his face, his detailed hands and beard are all cast with an incredible attention to det...
Category
Early 20th Century Other German Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique Sterling Silver Elephant Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique cast sterling silver elephant sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection
...
Category
Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Sculpture of a Ice Bear Designed by Livio Seguso, Ca. 1970s
By Livio Seguso, Gral Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized ice bear in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, germany. Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970. Base with incised...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early 1900 Hand-Carved and Stylized Dogs Playing Fetch Sculptures, Pair Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Go fetch!!
These wonderfully stylized dog sculptures truly display the energy and joy of dogs when they have just fetched an object. They can't wait for you to take the stick or bal...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts German Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Children Carousel Lama Sculpture, Germany late 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Children Carousel Lama Sculpture, Germany late 19th Century
Item e7296
A wooden carved children's carousel lama statur decorated with polychrome painting, made in Germany around the 1890s. Original unrestored condition, partially repainted, traces of use according to the old age, some minor imperfections. A great addition to any sophisticated interior decoration.
The first carousel horses were created in the 18th century for the entertainment of aristocrats. The enthusiasm spread to broad sections of the population and the Vienna Prater was opened with a carousel in 1766. Germany developed into a center of carousel construction. Famous manufacturers included Friedrich Heyn...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Carved Hawk's Eye Agate Tiger on a 14K Gold Mounted Rock Crystal Base
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A rare carved Hawk's Eye agate tiger on a 14k gold mounted rock crystal base, circa 1960.
"A Jeweled Sculpture"
An incredible carved tiger made...
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal, Gold
Jugendstil Bronze Boy Sculpture Wall Sconce Holding Up Roses, Wall Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and original bronze wall bracket sconce.
If children and flowers bring joy to your life then this antique wall sconce could be perfect for you. This sculptural bronze wall ligh...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1930s Swabian Hallic Country Pig Made of Terracotta
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1930s Swabian Hallic Country Pig Made of Terracotta
A vintage statue of a Swabian hallic country pig. It was used as shop window decoration in a German butchery. The statue is made ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Expressive Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Expressive Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900
Item e7351
A large unique towel rail, hand carved and painted. Modeled as a beautiful Victorian maid carrying a bar as a towel hol...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Teaching Aid Median Incision of the Human Head, Ca. 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted and hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier maché and plaster, manufactured by SOMSO or PHYWE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Allegorical Group 'The Disarming Of Cupid', E. Andresen, Meissen Germany, c 1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very delicate Meissen porcelain group of the late 19th century:
Three beautiful young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in loose cloths grouped on a high towering rock, ...
Category
1890s Baroque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail; made in Germany. #3511
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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