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Period: Mid-19th Century
Early 19th Century P:atinated Bronze 'La Priere' by Jean-Louis Nicholas Jaley
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century patinated bronze sculptured titled 'La Priere' or 'the prayer' signed for Jean-Louis Nicholas Jaley, and dated 1831. It is also fully signed by the famous fondeur...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Biscuit Bust of Louis 18th, Dated 1849
Located in New York, NY
Now on a Sevres porcelain socle dated 1849.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
French patinated bronze group of woman and cupid by Jean Jules Salmson
Located in London, GB
An antique French patinated bronze group of a classical woman seated on a chair and spinning thread. She has a basket of spun thread to her side. Holding a thread at her feet is the ...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Set of Three Barbotine Ceramic Pieces Signed by Thomas Sergent
Located in Sofia, BG
Late 19th century set of three beautiful barbotine ceramic pieces signed by Thomas Sergent (1830-1890). The set contains two jardinieres and a small plate, all of them in very good c...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Sculpture by Nino Franchina, Itlay
Located in Milan, Italy
Beautiful sculpture in iron and with wooden base designed by Nino Franchina, 1958, Italy. Unique piece.
Category
Italian Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Bronze of Hebe and Jupiter Disguised as an Eagle, by L.C. Hippolyte Buhot
Located in New York, NY
French bronze of Hebe and Jupiter Disguised as an Eagle, by Louis Charles Hippolyte Buhot.
Louis-Charles-Hippolyte Buhot (1815-1865) was a pupil of David d'Angers. Buhot entered t...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Gilt Bronze Cherub, c1860
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Italian gilt bronze cherub c1860
A small cherub praying on a cushion, cast around 1860 in Italy, then gilded with heavy wear to gilding but leavin...
Category
Italian Other Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of bronzed cast iron Italian Renaissance style fire andirons
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A pair of bronzed cast iron Renaissance style andirons. Each with a figure of a cherub holding a cornucopia, on a ring turned and baluster column over stepped quadripartite plinth ba...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Italian Porcelain White Dolphin Group on Bronze Base, Ginori, Circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Italian Porcelain white dolphin group on bronze base, Ginori, Circa 1860.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
White Bisque Porcelain Antique Cherub Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale white bisque porcelain putto or cherub statue standing on an ornate bombe plinth by 19th century French ceramicist Gille Jeune. Dating from the 1860s, this statue is over 150 years old. It depicts an infant – known as a cherub or putto – wearing a head band with a swathe of fabric draped over his arm and thigh. He sits upon a tree stump or rock with his arms raised and castanets in his hands. Thanks to its scale and provenance, it is a breath-taking statue for an interior or gallery, both the putto and the plinth inscribed with the maker’s mark ‘Gille Jne, Fabt. Paris’.
Gille Jeune, Paris
Parisian ceramist Jean-Baptiste Gille (1798-1868) was one of the leading manufacturers of French bisque porcelain - also known as biscuit porcelain - of the 19th century. In 1836, he established his own porcelain factory in Paris under the name ‘Gille Jeune’. His work was displayed in many prestigious exhibitions including London’s 1851 Great Exhibition where he was awarded a prize medal, the 1862 exhibition in London and the Paris exhibition in 1867.
Four of his cherub works in the same style and scale reside at Hughenden House in Buckinghamshire as part of the National Trust’s collection. These include two of Gille’s depictions of the four seasons and a putto playing a flute as well as a putto with castanets like this one dating from 1855-1864. For this reason, we can say with some certainty that this antique cherub statue...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Neoclassical Style Tile
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual large antique Neoclassical style porcelain tile panel depicting a row of antique vases on a mantel.
Incorporating Roman and Victorian styles, this 12-inch tile is decorat...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Italian Carrera Marble Bust of Flora
Located in London, GB
A very fine Italian Carrera marble sculpture of Flora. A beautiful young girl looking to dexter, she has her hair braided. Flora was the Roman...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of French Bronze Mounted Figural Incense Burners, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Each with a figure of a turbanned boy playing drums with porcelain flowers and a cabbage flower with a removable lid.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Blacksmith Iron Scissors on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-forged metal sculpture, with its delicate appearance and whimsical shape, was once an integral tool to a 19th century Chinese cobbler’s trade. Made of iron, these scissors ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
The Triumph of Neptune - Italian Ceramic Statue, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This remarkable statue of The Triumph of Neptune, crafted in Italian ceramic in the late 19th century, depicts the grandeur and power of the god of the seas. In this representation, ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. (Wikipedia)
Provenance:
Collection of Brigadier General Alfred Douglas Miller...
Category
English Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Carved Wooden Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mounted antique carved wooden mould from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up artist, Christopher...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood
Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Female Figures Holding Pestle and Mortar
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of 19th century cast iron female figures holding pestle and mortar.
A lovely pair of figures, they are very heavy each of the figures is holding ...
Category
Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Pair of Antique Carved Wooden Moulds Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of mounted antique carved wooden moulds from the Tucker collection. These are just two of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up art...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood
Antique Scrolling Brocatelle Marble Corbels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of large decorative corbels beautifully crafted in brocatelle marble. Dating from the 1850s, these marble corbels were likely once used as wall decoration or part of a large f...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base
A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Bronze Sculpture, "Child pinched by a crayfish", after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture with a brown patina shaded in green signed Pigalle on the base, representing a child surprised by a crayfish's pinching. Tears are running down the cheeks of the naked child, sitting on a large shell, as he has just been pinched by a crayfish. The sculpture rests on a green marble base.
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle is a great French sculptor born in Paris in 1714. At a very young age, he studied sculpture and became aware that his art was the meaning of his life. He moved to Italy in 1734 to perfect his technique. Then, he joined the Beaux-Arts, thanks to his work "Mercury attaching his heel" (1740) which had an immediate success. Several artists have a copy, painters represent it on their canvases, and a biscuit reduction is made by the manufacture of Sevres in 1770. Very quickly the orders multiplied and Mme de Pompadour took him under her wing. Juggling between baroque and classical styles, he made portraits of Diderot and Voltaire and then realized the famous funeral monuments...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
Category
Chinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine and Small Antique Bronze of a Packhorse by T. Gechner
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-19th century brown patinated cast bronze animalier figure of a work horse in harness. Very fine detail and a beautiful quality bronze. Signed in the bronze T. Gechter for ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hercules Bronze
Located in Southall, GB
A French bronze of Hercules. This wonderful piece depicts the great battle of the Lernaean Hydra monster, the multi-headed beast. As one head was severed by Hercules, two more took i...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Victorian Bronze Louis XVI & Le Titien Busts
By Barthélémy-François Chardigny 1
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian patinated bronze busts of Louis XVI and le Titien each on a square rouge marble base (signed: Chardigny/1858)
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
Jean Marie Gilles, Jeune (Active1837-1868) was one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality biscuit porcelain in the 19th century. He was the official porcelain supplier to the wife of Napoleon III. Empress’ Eugenie, countess of Teba (Eugenia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, 1826-1920). The firm dates back to the 1830s and was located at 28, rue Paradis-Poissonnerie, Paris, France. Gilles displayed at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London where he was awarded a Gold Medal. The Gilles firm, listed as Gilles Jeune, also exhibited at the 1862 International Exhibition in London and the Paris Exhibition of 1867
Biscuit porcelain comes from the French “bis-cuit”, meaning “baked twice” he term is generally used for unglazed ware. Porcelain figures and ornamental wares are left in the unglazed biscuit state for aesthetic reasons. Although white, porous and difficult to clean, French biscuit...
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Baccarat Crystal and Gilt Bronze Figurine
Located in Madrid, ES
Baccarat crystal and gilt bronze figurine
Figure in french gold bronze with baccarat sculpted glass base. The quality of the bronze is exquisite and ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Abstract Cloud Carpenter Line, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same att...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Italian Putti Bronzes on Marble Column Plinths, a Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of putti bronzes on porphyry and sienna marble column plinths. Italian, circa 1860.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare 1840 Large Bronze Head of Russian Priest Labelled James Bourlet & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this lovely and very rare bronze head of a Russian Priest with a paper label from the very famous James Bourlet & Son's L...
Category
German Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Style Copper Figure of a Pilgrim with a Small Dog, circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
Renaissance style figure of a pilgrim with a small dog. Continental hammered, repouusse and incised copper, circa 1860.
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Copper
'Odalisque' by Baron Charles Arthur Bourgeois, a 19th Century Bronze Sculpture
Located in London, GB
'Odalisque' By Baron Charles Arthur Bourgeois (1838-1886)
Cast bronze, now well patinated, rising from a circular base, cast with drapery,...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Silver Torah Finials 'Rimmonim'
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah finials, chased, pierced, engraved, and cast, France, circa 1860.
The finials are constructed with large open-work decorated ball ...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Neptune With Two Dolphins Mounted On A Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Bronze figure of Neptune with two dolphins mounted on a marble base very fine quality. Circa 1850, France.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fireback with Cupid God of Love - Good Also on Wall
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4760 - Old and little French fireback with cherub., suitable also hangin on the chimney hood as a sculpture on the wall: he is Cupid, the god of love !
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Cherub on a Pillow
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian Carrara marble cherub on a pillow. Large finely detailed.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
English ‘Tenez le le Droit’ Antique Heraldic Tiles on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Tiles like these have decorated the floors of notable English buildings for centuries. But while many have become steadily worn and weathered away by footfall, these four armorial tiles are a rare find, having remained in beautiful condition for more than 150 years.
Dating from the mid 19th century, these four reclaimed tiles are mounted on a bespoke steel...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Steel
‘The Monkey Rider’, Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘The Monkey Rider’ – Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 - 1855).
Signed to the base ‘Paul Gayrard’ and dated 1846.
A rare patinated bronze group of a monkey in the guise of a Jockey riding a racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet.
French, Dated 1846.
The mid-nineteenth century saw a surge of interest in animalier bronzes with whimsical and anthropomorphic subjects becoming particularly fashionable. In a similar vain to Christophe Fratin’s humanised depiction's of Bears posed as lamp lighters, dentists and reading books, Gayrard created his famous Monkey bronzes. He was awarded a First Class Medal at the 1846 Salon for his humorous group ‘The Monkey Steeplechase’, which can be related to subject of the present sculpture, ‘Monkey Rider’.
With the publication of Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species in 1859’ the popularity of anthropomorphically conceived subjects began to decline. As such these sculptures were only created during a very brief window of time and are consequently very rare.
PAul Joseph Ryamond Gayrard
Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 – 1855) born in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
He studied at an early age under his father the sculptor and engraver Raymond Gayrard, before becoming a student of François Rude and later David d'Angers.
He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to submit works throughout his lifetime winning a Second Class Medal in 1834 and a First Class Medal in 1846 and 1848. His last recorded exhibit was in 1855.
He executed many busts of notables of the day which proved popular with the haute bourgeois, but it was his talent for animalier that confirmed his reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. His known bronze animal models date from the years 1846 until 1848 with his powerful plaster of a 'Harness Horse...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Roman Style 19th Century Mosaic Fragment on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This roman style mosaic on stand is a fragment from history. It was reclaimed from a building in the southeast of England and includes a bespoke steel st...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Marble
19th Century Mosaic Fragment Mounted on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This antique mosaic on stand is a fragment from history. It was reclaimed from a building in the southeast of England and includes a bespoke steel stand ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Marble, Steel
An English Composition Standing Dog Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage English composition standing dog sculpture from the 20th century, with glass eyes and red collar. Crafted in England during the midcentury period, this dog sculpture features a pug standing...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Coade Stone Style Pierced Floral Rosette
By Mark Blanchard
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Coade Stone Style Pierced Floral Rosette. In the style of Coade, likely made by Blanchard. The finial features in an 1870s catalogue of Coade’s successor’ Mark Blanchard, illustrated...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Pair of 19th Century English Carrara Marble Busts - John Denton Crittenden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Pair of Mid 19th Century English Carved Carrara Marble Busts on Wooden Pedestals By John Denton Crittenden
Depicting a well-to-do man and woman.
Each signed J.D. CRITTENDEN....
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Bronze Dore Faces, A Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare pair of Italian bronze dore faces mounted on wood. With acanthus leaves and florals on top of head. Numbered B 1769. Circa 1860.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Four 1850s Italian Angels from a Theater Decor
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful set of four cut-out angels made for a theatre decor. Hand-painted on paper, pasted onto wood backing. Lovely, soft colors. Each one is different.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Statuary Marble Statue of a Child Personifying Music
Located in London, by appointment only
Seated on a tree stump, a young child is playing the cymbals, carved from a single piece of statuary marble. This is for sure an impressive carving, the hands hold the cymbals with a...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
19th Century Ceramic Bust of a Man
Located in Ross, CA
A favored royal residence, Château d’Amboise was confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century. King Charles VIII actually died at the chateau in 1489 after knocking himself unconscious on a door...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble. Masterfully sculpted
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
François Truphème (1820 -1880) - 'Moses and Jochebed'
By François Truphème, Thiebaut Freres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Moses and Jochebed - A Fine Patinated Bronze Figural Group After A Model by 'François Truphème', Cast by 'Thiebaut Frères'.
Signed 'Fois Truphème 1863' and 'fdu par Vor Thiebaut'....
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze model of a huntsman and a stag by Holme Cardwell
Located in London, GB
Patinated Bronze model of a huntsman and a stag, possibly Hercules and the Ceryneian stag by Holme Cardwell. Depicting a Classical figure wearing a flow...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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