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Period: Early 20th Century
Art Deco Horse Head Animal Sculpture Plaster
Located in Munich, DE
This expressive sculpture of a horse head is executed in the manner of Émile Antoine Bourdelle and made out of plaster.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Iron Greek Key Fragments on Custom Mounts, Set of 3
Located in Elkhart, IN
A set of 3 early 20th century iron Greek key architectural fragments on custom black steel mounts. Each fragment measures 2ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 14ʺH while the mounts are 3 different sizes wh...
Category
Neoclassical Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although the sculptor is not known,...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bakelite handle walking stick, France 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick made out of bakelite, depicting two kids playing with balloons, hand painting. Eboney shaft and silver ring. France 1920 ca.
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Woman Sculpture or Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful alabaster sculpture of an Art Nouveau lady resting on a marble plinth. Signed R. Schoggi.
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Hand Carved Spinach Jade Phoenix Bird Figures with Wood Stands
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of lovely late 19th / early 20th century hand carved had phoenix bird sculptures with original custom wood bases. The spinach jade is a deep rich jade green without stands mea...
Category
Chinese Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Jade
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
A pretty polychrome plaster bust of a young girl wearing a headscarf with her eyes cast downwards.
The piece features carvings of b...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
African Currency Bracelets on Custom Mounts, Set of 3
Located in Elkhart, IN
A set of three African currency bracelets on custom black steel stands. Bracelets alone measure 3.5"W x .5"D x 3.5"H approximately.
Category
African Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Antique Tribal Ethiopian Ceremonial Coffee Stands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Grouping of Ceremonial coffee stands
Ethiopia
Early 20th century
Wood
Largest: 8" high x 6" diameter (20 x 15 cm)
Smallest: 6.75" x 3.50" ( 17 x 9 cm)
These little known Branc...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture Signed Prof. Puntelli nude young girl
Located in Prato, IT
In dark patina bronze
Signed by Prof. Puntelli
Measures: Height 75 cm.
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cubitt car Mascot of Cupid by LE Jeune
By A.E. Lejeune
Located in Dereham, GB
Vintage Cubitt car mascot in the form of brass Cupid with bow & arrow,stamped Cubitts Cupid, R/D LE JEUNE
Cast Brass
original car mascot 1920s
Dimensions: Cupid Figure H 13.5cm x ...
Category
French Baroque Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Bronze Sculpture with Marble Base of a Sitting Boy
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century french bronze sculpture with marble base of a sitting boy
By: unknown
Material: copper, bronze, metal, ...
Category
French Belle Époque Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Copper, Bronze
Viennese Bronze, Girl Sitting On Polar Bear Skin, By Bruno Zach, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Piece of Viennese Bronze Art:
Elaborately detailed bronze sculpture of a slave trader with a girl under palm trees:
Old oriental man in a long coat and turban in a stooped ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Porcelain figurine of a mouse on a corn cob.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Denmark.
Porcelain figurine of a mouse on a corn cob.
Model number 512.
Approximately 1910.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: L 13.0 ...
Category
Danish Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Made of fine quality black lacquered case, internally gold leafed and ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight. Made of handcarved and handpainted wood with handfo...
Category
Italian Black Forest Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Circa 1900 Hand-Carved Pine Horse
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 hand carved pine horse. This is a wonderful piece of folk art, and may have been a glorious rocking horse when it was made. The horse was painted at one time, as there a...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...
Category
Congolese Minimalist Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Original Art Deco Sculpture Ballerina White Metal Signed D.Alonzo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A good size deco figurine of a ballerina standing on one foot. Has part of one finger missing. Measures: Height at 20 3/4" and 16" long. Base is signed by the artist D.Alonzo circa 1...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Child Sitting On Cushion, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
Child with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - apron and long-sleeved s...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Pair of Bronze Sphinxs on Rocky Bases
Located in Hudson, NY
This unusual pair of sphinxes resting upon rocky large bases are French we believe. Modeled and cast around the time of Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and showing some...
Category
French Egyptian Revival Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Terracotta Sculptures, Art Nouveau Period, 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculptures, Art Nouveau period, 1900.
Terracotta sculpture of a woman's face, Art Nouveau period, 1900, unsigned.
H: 59cm, W: 42cm, D: 28cm
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Franz Bergman ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE C.1925
Located in Stourbridge, West Midlands
A rare model Franz Bergman Art Deco sculpture that will date to around 1925. Excellent condition with the enamelling to the base also being in excellent untouched original condition....
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Patinated Plaster of Paris Sculpture by Joseph Zomers Belgium
By Joseph Zomers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Statuette of a naked woman sitting in patinated plaster of Paris; plaster of Paris, is a very resistant material, used since ancient times, it was used by the ancient Egyptians as a binder in the construction of the pyramids and is used in sculpture for its strength, the name is linked to the ancient quarries of Montmartre in Paris; the statue is a work of the famous Belgian sculptor and bronze artist Joseph Zomers which he executed between 1915 and 1920 and whose signature is on the pedestal. The woman is represented posing with ill-concealed malice and shows without reticence her body with a thin erotic veil, the artist has not executed the face precisely to accentuate a mysterious charm; it is a figure of harmonic proportions that takes into greater consideration the erotic connotations, however, a refined and elegant eroticism that presents itself in a courteous manner, subtle and suggestive but at the same time provocative and irreverent; the woman, in her most intimate dimension, as a naked presence, defenseless but seductive, becomes the embodiment of the poetic essence of the artist, the emblematic figure of his aesthetics. It is an object in perfect Art Nouveau style (Jugendstil), in fact, many artists of this current used eroticism as their work, portraying women as ethereal and fatal beings, letting themselves be inspired by "le beau sexe" thanks to their naked forms, soft and seductive. Joseph Zomers was born in Liege in Belgium in 1895 and died in 1928; he studied art in Maredsous (Belgium), many of his works are permanently exhibited at the Musèe de Liège; Zomers is well known for his public monument "Tchantchès" in Liege. This great work in stone and bronze is located in the Otremeuse district in Rue Pont-Saint-Nicolas; designed by Joseph Zomers, the statue represents a "hiercheuse", the name was given to the women who pulled the carts in the mine, a tribute to those valiant young people vilified and victims of the exploitation of women's labor, the woman holds aloft the puppet of Tchantchès. Tchantchès is the name given to a puppet that appeared in Liège in the 19th century. The popular character, Tchantchès became over time the archetype of the goodman of Liege, witty and good-natured, wise and subtle, quick to find resolutions and fertile in resources, when he is depressed, he recovers with a joke that reveals the popular Walloon citizen, mocking and sentimental. It was therefore fitting to erect a monument to these two popular and significant symbols of the proud city...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Bronze Sculpture of Roman Chariot – 120 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
This impressive bronze sculpture, depicting a Roman chariot drawn by four horses, is an exceptional work of art from early 20th-century Italy. Standing at a remarkable 120 cm in heig...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Group of 4 19th/20th Century Models of Hands in Cast Bronze and Brass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Group of late nineteenth through early twentieth century realistic cast brass and bronze models of hands, one with a ring and bracelet.
Measurements:
2.5"h x 5.5"l x 2"w
1.25"h x 4....
Category
Victorian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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 ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cast Bronze Elephant Figural Statue Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Belle Epoque Castiron Large Crosses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
European cast-iron large crosses
Small cross dimensions: H 57.5 x W 20.5 x D 3
Middle cross dimension: H70.5 x W 21.5 x D 4.
Category
French Belle Époque Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Hjorth, Bornholm. Rare sculpture in black terracotta. The birth of Aphrodite.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hjorth, Bornholm.
Rare sculpture in black terracotta.
The Birth of Aphrodite.
Nude woman in a seashell and two fish.
Model number 588.
Early 1900s.
Marked.
In excellent condition wit...
Category
Danish Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch.
'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900
Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch.
Gilt-bronze
H...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Figural standing sailor whirligig, carved from Pine wearing a white hat with metal brim,
a blue sailor’s middy with scarf, striped red and white unde...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
White Onyx Polar Bear by Alfred Lyndhurst Pocock (Faberge Sculptor 1905-1915)
By Alfred Lyndhurst Pocock
Located in Newark, England
Onyx Polar Bear on a Rock Crystal Iceberg
From our Sculpture collection, we are thrilled to offer this White Onyx Polar Bear by Alfred Lyndhurst Pocock. The Polar bear beautifully carved with a naturalistic look finished with cabochon ruby eyes stood upon a natural rock crystal base simulating an iceberg. The Polar Bear was carved by the Faberge sculptor Alfred Lyndhurst Pocock (1882-1962) during the first half of the 20th century circa 1920.
Provenance this sculpture was owned by the family of Percy and Winifred Bottley. The Bottleys ran the gem dealership Gregory & Bottley from the 1930s (later Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd), and worked with Pocock supplying him with gemstones for his carvings. When Pocock died...
Category
English Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Rock Crystal
Large Carved Bust of African Man
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptionally well-carved portrait bust of an African man dating to the mid-20th century. The bust is carved from a single piece of mahogany; th...
Category
African Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
The Strength, A bronze group by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (1881-1947), circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The Strength
An Art Deco patinated bronze group by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (1881-1947)
Representing three men in full effort pulling a rope, resting on an oblong naturalistic base
S...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grande Maison HB Quimper French Faïence Breton Figural Knife Rests, Set of Eight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce set of eight Porte Couteau, or knife rests, each signed HB Quimper, Grande Maison, de la Hubaudière or the HB factory. “H” for Hubaudière, the f...
Category
French French Provincial Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Volkstedt Porcelain Model of a Parrot, German, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A Volkstedt porcelain model of a parrot
German, early 20th century
Measures: height 14cm, width 13cm, depth 6cm
This bold, bright, and beautiful porcelain bird model of a parrot...
Category
German Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Gold Bastet Goddess of Women Cat Figurines Porcelain Sculptures
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Impressive antique Asian pair of sphinx Bastet goddess of women sculptures. Cat like figurines with gold bodies, black enamel heads with turquoise enamel eyes. Porcelain made bear ...
Category
Macanese Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Orientalist Pair of Polychromed Plaster Arabesque Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Orientalist pair of polychromed plaster arabesque figures.
Finely detailed pair of Orientalist polychromed plaster Arabesque or Moorish figures. Thi...
Category
Moorish Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
A large half-relief sculpture of the witch from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Probably used as decoration in...
Category
German Victorian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque, Cameroon
Private collection Brussels
Category
Cameroonian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine. A rare form, realistically modeled
Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron, presented on a scalloped compote. This wo...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Cast Iron Talon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American red painted cast iron talon, 1900s.
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Berlin Iron
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape F. Trinque, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude in split pose with arm outstretched holding a scarf behind her on a marble base. Beautiful multi-color patina. Signed in the bronze F. Trinque, ci...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bayadera on Elephant, Vintage Ceramic by Francesco Nonni, 1922
Located in Roma, IT
Terracotta maiolicata with gilded decoration.
Marked: Francesco Nonni, Scuola di Faenza, 1922.
Rare and precious piece of art realized du F. Nonni in Faenz...
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Goldscheider Figurine Pierrette With Balloon Skirt by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s:
Standing pierrette leaned forward and holding her hands together behind her back, in a white costume with a multi-layered, pine-c...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
An Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Mother & Children Titled "La Tempête"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Déco Spelter Egret Sculpture with Marble Base Signed by Julcame Reg, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco spelter egret sculpture with marble and alabaster base signed by Julcame Reg, France
By: Julcame Reg
Material: metal, spelter, zinc, lead, alabaster, marble, stone
Techniqu...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Alabaster, Marble, Metal, Lead, Spelter, Zinc
Bronze Sculpture Orientalist Dancer, Artist Fatori
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture Orientalist Dancer
Artist Fatori origin Italy
circa 1920 orientalism style
signed in the flame
onyx marble base
perfect condition.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Carved Gilt Teak Standing Buddha, Northern Thailand, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large, tall Thai standing carved teak wood Buddha, lacquered and gilt, with hand raised in abhaya mudra, far Northern Thailand or possibly Laos, early 20th century.
Near life-siz...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Austrian Bronze Bear Cigar Cutter, ca 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A solid bronze bear sculpture desktop cigar cutter manufactured in Austria. The scissor action steel blades are remove-able form the mouth of the roaring bear. Excellent condition. S...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ira Hudson Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hollow Canada goose decoy, attributed to Ira Hudson, of Chincoteague, VA. Hollow, with original paint - in as found condition. Chip shots and age to spare.
...
Category
American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Spelter Dog Sculpture on Marble Base – Early 20th Century
Located in Victoria, BC
A French figurative sculpture of a greyhound or whippet in a poised, alert stance, cast in spelter with a dark patina finish and mounted on a multi-tone marble plinth. This piece dat...
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Andreé Guerval French Art Deco Bronze & Onyx Sculpture of Chysis / Woman & Urn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French bronze sculpture of the Greek figure 'Chysis'.
By Andrée Guerval - a pseudonym for Raymonde Guerbe (1894 - 1995). Guerbe was both the student and wife of the famous Fr...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually sinuous length of bamboo is known as "Buddha belly bamboo," named for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese mon...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo
French Limestone Acorn Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This contemporary Medici-style acorn sculpture is carved from French limestone, showcasing its elegant design. Made with expert craftsmanship, this pie...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Frederic C.FOCHT (1879-1937) "Vitesse" An Art Deco Bronze Sculpture circa 1930
By Frederic Focht
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frederic C.FOCHT (1879-1937)
"Vitesse"
circa 1930
A "Vitesse" ("Speed") green patinated bronze sculpture byFrederic C.Focht around 1930
On a black marble base.
Signed "Fred C.Foch...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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