1920s Sculptures

Masterfully conceived and executed, this highly rare, perhaps unique, bronze sculpture captures a young male nude figure twisting to his right to pluck the strings of his lyre. Perhaps a reference to Orpheus who was able to charm all living creatures, the sculptor Earl Cummings...

Art Deco hare or rabbit bookends designed by A. Becquerel and signed by foundry Etling Paris. 1920s. Very nice animal sculptures.  

Clearly influenced by the geometric forms and exaggerations of French Cubism, this rare and striking bronze presents an African mother nursing her child,...

Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two ...

Being bronze dealers for over 40 years we are always on the lookout for horses, because they are beautiful, graceful animals, and people love them. We often get jockeys on horses, bu...

Bronzed Statue Material: Ceramic bronze Source: Czech - Art Deco Period: 1920-1929.  

Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...

Fantastic polo or equestrian paperweight, car mascot, hood ornament, by French artist Becquerel. Signed. With foundry marks. With original Art Deco patina. Mounted over a marble base.

Interesting Vienna bronze figurine: Semi-nude lady holding a hoop It is a finest figurine. The bare-breasted lady stands on round flat bronze base which is attached to column made ...

Stunning in design and execution, this large Art Deco compote is composed of a bronze base featuring a group of nude male caryatids supporting a gorge...

Bronze figure of Eve offering the apple. With Gorham Co. Foundry.

A brilliant example of early French cubist sculpture, this depiction of an African drummer, her hands beating the two-sided drum and her head looking up as she sings or chants to the music, illustrates the fractured, reinvented reality that Picasso and Braque invented just ten or twenty years before. The abstracted breasts of the figure bring to mind the mature Cubism of Ossip Zadkine, Jean Souverbie...

Beautiful 20th century Art Deco bronze man with a bow signed by G.Gori from the 1925. Very nice brown patina. Very elegant statue. Perfect condition.

LUCE Beautiful and very glamour pair of 1920 sculptures depicting Harlequin & Columbine, France, 1920 The bronze has a beautiful original silver and gold patina and the bone carving...

Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950) "Girl with scarf" with molded signature R. Colinet and impressed with foundry mark patinated and gilt bronze. Measures: Height 7.62 in. (...

Stunning life-size bust of a gentleman with an Order of Knighthood from Belgium. Beautiful weathered patin, if you want the colors more deep you can wax the bronze. Marie Pierre ...

Signed 'Raphael Schwartz' (on the base) and with foundry mark 'Cire C. Valsuani Perdue' (on the base).

Designed by French sculptor Pierre Le Faguays, circa 1925, this Art Deco bronze statue features a young Grecian female archer named "Diana" gracefully pu...

French bronze Art Deco nude with cymbals dancer with balanced on the toes of one foot. By Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot.  

Art Deco Turkey bronze bookends signed Irenee Rochard. Very nice with original patina, mounted over marble bases. Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ ...

This is an interesting patinated metal sculpture of a nude woman. Base reads "Somnambulist" (defined as "sleepwalker"). The woman appears to be sleepwalking as she wraps a garment or...

Entirely charming and whimsical, this Classic -- and rare -- pair of bronze candlesticks depict male and female sprites, each standing on a gilded sphere and carrying an Amphora. The...

Beautifully cast and patinated, this set of three Art Deco appliqués or sconces may have been used to decorate a door or building element, or been hu...

Marcel-André Bouraine (1886-1948) Bronze Bust Sculpture. Fine quality period Art Deco bronze bust by celebrated sculptor Marcel-André Bouraine. Mounted ...

Inscribed Ary Bitter (1883-1973) with The L.N. and J.L. Foundry, Paris.

Ignacio Gallo (Spanish/French, 1850-1935) was a Spanish sculptor, who was active as a sculptor and engraver in Madrid and Paris in the interwar period. His works show animal scenes, ...

Large and rare, this bronze sculpture depicting a half-nude laborer in the field, straining to move his plow through the soil, was sculpted by Jeanne Bertrand...

Helene Sardeau (Belgian-American, 1899-1968) Art Deco cast bronze sculpture of a jazz singer, signed and dated 1928 with mark from the Valsuani foundry in ...

Carrara marble and bronze sculpture. Art Deco period. France, circa 1920. Rosso Verona marble base.

Interesting Vienna Bronze Figurine: Dancing Lady It is a finest figurine - it is a Viennese bronze item. The lady dancer standing on square carpet balances on her left leg whereas right leg is raised. She is clad in short dancing dress with spaghetti straps, both arms are raised. Woman's head is covered with very special headwear. - This bronze figurine is of stunning liveliness (excellent manufacturing quality) ! Signed: Letters 'B.Zach' existing (visible on carpet - next to figurine's left foot, at backside). It is a Viennese Bronze, most probably manufactured by Bergmann Firm, but related signature isn't visible here since the figurine is attached to black & square marble base / signature of Vienna Bronze Bergmann...

Gilt bronze and marble sculpture signed Affortunato Gory. Louis XV style. France, circa 1920. Carrara and Breccia marble.

ABOUT SCULPTURE 'Irony' is one of several works by the famous French sculptor, Paul Philippe that make up his celebrated series of outstandingly beautiful female nude figures in vari...

A Bust of a young Mexican Man. Unmarked on marble base.

Bronze sculpture featuring a nude woman playing two horns while a small goat dances on two feet. Silver on bronze and brown bronze with the marble base.

Fantastic detailed motorcycle bronze desk piece. Very nice Automobilia sculpture. Figure with brown patina. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble. Pe...

Silver and gold Torah crown, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1925. On silver base decorated with a small gold Stars of David. The lower ribs decorated with applie...

A double figurine cast bronze of a guy in chains below a nude girl holding him in chains. Title is (the repatriation of LLDA) mixed patina finish on black/gold marble base. Heavy cas...

One of the most exquisitely beautiful bronzes sculptures we have ever offered, this extremely rare bronze centerpiece features a mother with her child standing on her shoulder, each figure beautifully modeled and executed. The sculpture is flanked by a set of four candleholders...

Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino . Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris. Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo" Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness. The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features. Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture! BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman). Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen. The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...

Well done, very sharp detailed cast bronze figure with inlay of silver metal on scroll, 1920s- 1930s. Beautiful golden patina on head and bottom from years of handling. 8.3 lbs.   

Gorgeous Vienna bronze item made by famous manufactory Bergman(n), circa 1922: There is a well-built figurine of a smith visible - it is attached to round flat bronze plinth which i...

Fabulous Art Deco bronze figure of an energetic dancer with her leg raised high. The surface of the bronze with excellent deep dark color and very fine hand finished detail, raised o...

Lovely large French silvered bronze sculpture of a semi-nude erotic dancer, signed in the bronze: Josselin. Original portorro marble base. Dimensions: H 15.25”, W 11.5”, D 2.7...

Bruno Zach signed bronze sculpture of two fighting cowboys with daggers on rearing horses. Very nice condition. No damages. Dimensions: 15" depth x 19.5" W x 27.5" H.

Rare, perhaps unique, this beautifully sculpted and cast bronze cup features a frieze of racing cars and motorcycles in the heat of the race, above a series of garlands with oaks lea...

Pair of bronze ormolu figural cherubs candlesticks Louis XV1 late 19th century mercury gilded with exquisite casting and details.

An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a seated semi-nude woman by Marcel-André Bouraine, French, 1886-1948.

Sculpture in bronze with black patina Signed and numbered 3/8. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky) The model from 1926, the present cast is a Post...

Modernist bronze female bust, circa 1920 Expressionistic and quaint bust, which sits atop an original wood base. This piece ships from Providence, Rhode Island.

Rare sculpture in bronze made by Knut Jern. Produced by Otto Meyers foundry in Sweden.

Sculpture in bronze with black patina Signed and numbered 8/8. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky) The model from 1929, the present cast is a Post...

Marcel André Bouraine (1886-1948) 'Lady Dancing with Masks of Comedy & Tragedy'. Silver-gilt bronze sculpture on marble base. Signed 'Matto' to the base - Pseudonym for Marcel Bouraine. Measures: Height 20.5" x width 13" x depth 7". This lively sculpture on stepped marble base, created, circa 1920s by French sculptor Marcel Bouraine, depicts a figure of a lady in silver-gilt bronze, dancing deftly on tiptoes, her loosened dress and hair emphasizing her energetic movement. Holding masks of comedy and tragedy...

Young bear bronze figure. Probably paperweight or car mascot - hood ornament. Very nice details. Very good foundry quality, with original brown patina.

Original bronze by Jan and Joel Martel. Image of a stylized cubist Angel playing a harp.. Rare and famous figurative bronze made by Susse Frères foundry cast posthumously from the original with permission of the family in 2002. Signed: "JJ MARTEL" The Martel brothers...

Antique patinated bronze bust on black marble base of Constance Irene Morris, daughter of Ira Nelson Morris and Constance Lily Rothschild, and niece of Soloman Guggenheim. The green ...

A stunning early 20th century French bronze figure of a semi clad young woman holding a bird in classic high Art Deco pose with excellent gilt patination and intricate surface detail...

Rare set of 4 reliefs designed by Stig Blomberg. Produced by ASEA in Sweden.

One of the most powerful depictions of the male nude we have ever offered, "L'Effort" was sculpted by Joseph Witterwulghe, a Belgian sculptor, in the late 1920s. The sculptor studied...