Early 1900s Sculptures

Whimsical hand carved Balinese sculpture of a stylized deer having original paint decoration and wonderful character.

Early 20th century Italian alabaster bust of a little girl reading a book standing on a period walnut pedestal column. Bust is apparently unsigned. Bust Height 14" Width 10" D...

Fabulous antique English Arts & Crafts doorstop. Painted wood scenes on 3 sides depicting a woman in nature. Some wear and paint loss. Otherwise in excelle...

Incredible gold bronze signed Philippe with black marble base Art Nouveau.

1900-1920, Beautiful female nude of bronze Dore. Graceful nude lounging on a natural rock that has been newly replaced. It is not the original one. The gilt figure itself is in wo...

This is an antique fish doorstop. An English, brass decorative door keeper, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Distinctive appearance with a t...

A Fine Pair of French 19th/20th Century Gilt-Bronze Sculptures of "The Marly Horses" (Now turned into lamps) After the original by Guillaume Coustou (French, 1677-1746). The large pair of equestrian bronze sculptures, finished in a gold patina, each depicting rearing horses with their groom, both raised on oval a black slate and Bardiglio marble bases and fitted with modern electrical twin-light brass fittings and cream colored shades. The base on an ebonized wooden platform. Circa: Paris, 1900-1920. Sculpture & Base Height: 31 1/4 inches (79.8 cm) Base Width: 21 3/4 inches (55.3 cm) Base Depth: 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm) Height to top of (Adjustable) shade fitting: 48 1/4 inches (122.6 cm) Shade Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Shade Width: 26 inches (66.1 cm) Shade Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm) The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox, which had been removed to the Tuileries Gardens in 1719. Louis XV chose the modellos in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured Théodore Géricault and other Romantic artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome 819-line RTF/ORTF test card which was used on TF1 from 1953 until 1983. The originals were moved to the place de la Concorde in Paris in 1794 and Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum, which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel. Guillaume Coustou the Elder (29 November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Chateau of Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Coustou was a member of a family of famous sculptors; his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, was a royal sculptor; his elder brother, Nicolas Coustou was a sculptor, and his son Guillaume Coustou the Younger also become a noted royal sculptor. Like his older brother, he won the (Prix de Rome) of the Royal Academy which entitled him to study for four years at the French Academy in Rome. However, he refused to accept the discipline of the academy, gave up his studies, set out to make his own career as an artist. He worked for a time in the atelier of the painter Pierre Legros, and eventually returned to Paris. Upon his return to Paris, he assisted his uncle Coysevox in making two monumental equestrian sculptures, Fame and Mercury, for the Château de Marly, the new residence of Louis XIV near the Palace of Versailles, where he went to escape the crowds and ceremony of the Palace. He later (1740–1745), made his own horses, The Horses of Marly, his most famous works, to replace them. The horses reinvent the theme of the colossal Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome. They were commissioned by Louis XV in 1739 and installed in 1745 at the Abreuvoir ("Horse Trough") at Marly. The horses were considered masterpieces of the grace and expressiveness of the French Late Baroque or Rococo style. After the Revolution they were moved from Marly to the beginning of the Champs-Élysées on the Place de la Concorde. The originals were brought indoors for protection at the Louvre Museum in 1984. In 1704 Coustou was received into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The work he made to mark his entrance was Hercules on the Pyre, now in the Louvre. It displays the special hallmark of the Baroque, a twisting and rising transverse pose, as well as highly skillful carving. He rose to become Director of the academy in 1733. Another of his major works from his later career, the statue of Maria Leszczynska, (1731)is on display at the Louvre. Coustou also created two colossal monuments, The Ocean and the Mediterranean among other sculptures for the park at Marly; the bronze Rhone, which formed part of the statue of Louis XIV at Lyons, and the sculptures at the entrance of the Hôtel des Invalides. Of these latter, the bas-relief representing Louis XIV mounted and accompanied by Justice and Prudence was destroyed during the Revolution, but was restored in 1815 by Pierre Cartellier from Coustou's model; the bronze figures of Mars and Minerva (1733–34), on either side of the doorway, were not interfered with. In 1714 for Marly he collaborated in two marble sculptures representing Apollo Chasing Daphne (both at the Louvre), in which Nicolas Coustou sculpted the Apollo and Guillaume the Daphne. About the same time he was commissioned to produce another running figure in marble, a Hippomenes designed to complement an Atalanta copied from the Antique by Pierre Lepautre...

Featuring a Dog with Pups Rare Swiss Black Forest Dog group. The group modelled as a smooth coat St. Bernard female with her three puppies. The...

Set of three wooden child size shoe forms mounted on an iron base.

Charles Raphaël Peyre (French 1874-1949) A French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Maiden Cast by Louchet, circa 1900 Modeled in a standing pose with her hands clasped closed...

Carrying import marks for Chester in 1901 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Partridge, has a removable head, and moveable wings. The partridge m...

A Fine Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Titled "La Tempête" (The Tempest) Probably after Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822–1912), Cast by The Alessandro Nelli Foundry in Rome. The ...

Small Rare Majolica frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900. Reference / Page 118,119 "Barbotines de la Cote d 'Azur" of M.Bottero.

Vienna cold painted bronze of a Cat antique figure. Offered is a Viennese cold-painted bronze figure of a Cat dating to the early 20th century. He shows...

With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge. Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...

Beautiful Art Nouveau bronzed colored plaster bust. Bust with lots of patina, damages, as found condition, this adds lots of character to the item. A nice addition in every living ro...

Vienna cold painted bronze of a Cat antique figure. Offered is a Viennese cold-painted bronze figure of a Cat dating to the early 20th century. He shows...

Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...

A charming and beautiful antique cast iron bust depicting a young woman with grapes in her hair. This was made in England, its hard to date exactly but we would say it is from around...

Rare, full size example of this piece. Isidore De Rudder (1855 - 1943) was active/lived in Belgium.

Carrying import marks for Chester in 1908 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Stork, is realistically cast. The stork measures 9.25"(23.5cm) tall,...

Fine and rare Swiss Black Forest carved St. Bernard Dog relaxed laying down with its head resting. The figure carved from a single piece of wood beautifully sculptured with a natural...

Vienna cold painted bronze Beetles antique figure, Set of 2. Offered is a Viennese cold-painted bronze figure of a Beetles dating to the early 20th ce...

Antique bear, around 1900.

An unusual large art pottery figure of a grotesque smiling cat with glass eyes from an original design by Blanche Vulliamy made by Charles Hubert B...

Antique black forest carved seated bear sculpture An adorable and masterfully hand-carved figure of a seated bear. Switzerland, circa 1900...

Terracotta woman sculpture signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900.

Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...

A hand carved antique draped stone sculpture with a beautiful patina. Unmarked. Sourced in France, early 1900s.

Hallmarked in Chester in 1906 by Berthold Muller, this very rare, and very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Rhinoceros, is wonderfully made. The rhinoceros measures 4.25"...

Edwardian parasol handle made in France. Very beautiful and elegant piece, created in Paris France during the Edwardian and Belle Epoque periods, back in the 1900. This fabulous p...

Vienna painted bronze turtle and dog antique figure, Set of 2. Offered is a Viennese bronze figure of turtle and dog dating to the early 20th century. H...

Beautiful representation of a polychromed hare Vienna bronze, Austria 1900s. The back is encrusted with boar hair and was used to clean writing quills. In excellent condition. Sligh...

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Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...

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Superb Vienna bronze representing a cat and doubling as a quill wipe with boar hair on its back, Austria 1900s. Signed Geschütz. In very good condition. Slight polychrome use. Dime...

Incredible french bronze "Separating the Cocks" in bronze.

Elegant table / desk lamp in wrought iron, figuring a winged dragon holding a torch / torchiere. Beautiful metal work: subject well done, beautiful verdigris patina. Neo-Gothi...

Lovely biscuit porcelain bust of a young girl, named Louise Brongniart. The bust is marked on the back with 'Houdon' and the Sevres mark. Biscuit por...

Centerplace, WMF, German WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Electro- Wurtemberg Plate Company in Geislingen, Germany, internationally known today as 'WMF' initials of the...

A very handsome antique French Animalier bronze greyhound sculpture, paperweight, circa 1900. The bronze in the style of Emmanuel Fremiet, mad...

19th century Zinc French butchers “Boucherie” trade sign. Referred to as a Boucherie, this handcrafted zinc horses head sign would have hung above a...

Coppia di Capitelli in marmo scuro pregiatissimo Primissimo '900 con inserti in ottone Integre e in perfetto stato conservativo Possiamo imballarle in casse di legno e offrire un...

Mini gilt bronze sculpture of little girl dressed un sitting on wooden fence.

Vienna cold painted bronze Partridge antique figure Offered is a Viennese cold-painted bronze figure of a partridge dating to the early 20th century. He shows an antique patina wi...

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Polychrome Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Athena.

Terracotta Majolica Pigeon Bavent Normandy.

Set of 3 Bronzes representing Cat, Chicken and Birds. The objects are made in bronze. These Bronzes were made in France in the 1900s, they are typical objects from this period.

A fantastic Chinese cast bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions play fighting, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China. The censer formed as a pair of Buddhistic li...

A painted plaster sculpture from 1900s France. This sculpture depicts a lion climbing up to a cliff's edge, with legs stretched back releasing a ferocious roar. The gold paint that coats the plaster cast sculpture has chipped here and there, adding maturity to the image of the jungle king...

Early 20th century nude sculptural bronze with long hair over marble stand by Stephen Schwartz (1851-1924)

An early twentieth century shell spoon, comprised of two shells and supported on a metal stand. The handle is delicately carved from a singular shell, with...

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Bronzo scugnizzo napoletano - scultura bronzea - vintage - bronze - xx secolo Descrizione : Scultura bronzea rappresentante lo scugnizzo napoletano. La scultura riporta firma...

A playful early 20th century French painted steel butcher's shop sign in the shape of a pig, and mounted on a custom steel table-top mount. The sign...

REDUCED FROM $950....Here you have a delicate and finely chased Jugenstil bust of a young lady with turn of the century upturned hair resting on a pedestal of what appears to be a vine of holly leaves and berries. Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast. Hans Müller...