Beaux Arts Sculptures

Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 Buste de Coco, 1907 Signed Renoir and numbered 2/6 and stamped Cire Perdue C. Valsuani Bronze with a dark brown patina Height 9 7/8 inches (25...

A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. circa 1970.

After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman, The Bather) Patinated Spelter sculpture of Diana at the well. Signed and dated 1765 Measures 6" in w...

Monumental ceramic sculpture entitled " Bird " with green mate glaze. This piece can be put inside or outside. Signed at the base " LD"; Laurent Dufour is a French artist who live ...

This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...

Very fine and monumental pair of French 19th century patinated bronze figural torchere sculptures titled "La Nuit" (The Night) attributed to Albert Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-188...

Antoine-Louis Barye (French. 1796 - 1875) Cheval surpris par un lion, seconde version (Horse surprised by a lion, second version) Modelled circa 1833, cast probably before 1875 Signed on base "Barye", Bronze: 15.25 Inches Tall x 14.5 Inches Wide x 6 Inches Deep (38.75 cm x 36.85 cm x 15.25 cm) Provenance: The Estate of William H. Truettner to be sold for the benefit of The William H. Truettner Fellowship at Smithsonian American Art Museum. William Truettner, Curator of 18th and 19th Century Painting...

Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1990-2000. H : 9.2’ x 12.9’ x 4.3’ inches.

Huge Black Forest carved wooden bull's head with horns , There's a small clock on the forehead that works, but it will need servicing. Originally, this hea...

Rare bronze "Crest of the Wave" (1925) Beaux Arts style nude sculpture by Harriet W. Frishmuth and produced by Gorham Co. Founders. Signed.

Great female statue of Judith in bronze with brown patina and white marble from Carrara. This young woman holds in her hands, stretched over his head, a scimitar in its scabbard, ready to draw it. The weapon is fitted with a hilt decorated by a stylized lion on the top of the sword guard...

Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Black Patinated Bronze Group. A French bronze group entitled 'Thesee combattant le centaure Bienor, esquisse' (Theseus slaying...

Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib...

This pair of 19th century busts are after noted French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887). The pieces are exquisitely detailed and depict the head and torso of a ...

Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912) Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Woman, late 19th century, the semi-clad figure seated on a rocky outcropping, clutching a bouquet of flower...

Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 La Petite Laveuse or L'Eau de la Petite Laveuse Accroupie Inscribed Renoir at the base Patinated plaster Height 13 3/8 inches (34 cm) Conditi...

Fine quality Seated Hermes/Mercury. French 19th century bronze seated Mercury / Hermes. "Rastender Merkur" by Pierre Marius Montagne (1828-1879). Fine quality patinated bronze on fau...

PRESENTING A GLORIOUSLY QUIRKEY AND WHIMSICAL Maitland Smith Gilt Bronze Monkey Paper Towel Holder. Made by the well known maker, Maitland Smith,...

A plaster personification of the French city of Saint-Étienne, this plaster sculpture dates to the era of Beaux-Arts style, which was prevalent in France from the mid-1800s to the en...

A wonderful antique 19th century figurine of two putti in an embrace - one putto wrapped in the other's arms with faces at a tenderly close distance. Likely French with a glazed p...

This vintage early 20th century French sculpture of a horse was created by Antoine Bourdelle (1861 - 1929). The stunning hand crafted work of art exemplifies the beauty of this majes...

Ceramic sculpture entitled « Effloraison » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. 2006. H : 22.4 x 21.6 x 16.5 inches. - A great work of art can oft...

A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) "Guerrier du Caucase" cast bronze sculpture depicting a Caucasian warrior in full armor rendered in fine detail riding on his horse. Cast ci...

Floating and painted wood composition by Michel Lanos. Circa 1980-1990. Unique piece. H : 31.9 x 22.4 x 5.9 inches. - Born in Paris in 1926, Michel Lanos discovered ceramics in ...

A wonderful bronze of a seated Venus and Cupid. Modeled with a recumbent Venus attended by Cupid on an oval plinth in the manner of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. With finely...

Antique cast bronze hanging plaque with Adam , Eve and the Angel in the Garden of Eden. Finely detailed lush foliage, palm trees, surround the garden. Stamped in lower left rim, J.B....

Émile Louis Picault, (1833-1915). Pegasus and Perseus patinated bronze, French, 19th century. Fabulous original period bronze figural group standin...

Unique, one of a kind, French 19th century patinated bronze sculpture using multiple materials. Main figure of Viking holding a battle axe. Bronze mounted h...

A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1970.

Earthenware vase- sculpture with glazes decoration by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1970-1980. H : 20.9 x 7.9 x 15.7 inches.

Beautiful rare bronze sculpture seal mounted on black cardboard new and never used, late Canaanite period 13th century BCE. Hazor the bronze plaq...

Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Rondeurs et taches de rousseur » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « Martinon ». Unique piece. 2023. H : 13.4’ x 11 x 7.5 inches. - ...

Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1990. Unique piece. H : 18.5 x 11 x 10.2 inches - Born in Paris in 1926, Michel Lanos discov...

Ernest Rancoulet (French, 1870-1915) "Dona Sol", Patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Portrait Bust, late 19th century, depicting a Spanish Noblewoman in 16th century costume, s...

A patinated bronze sculpture after German sculptor Otto Schmidt Hofer (1873-1925). Titled, "The Enemy Below." A figural work featuring a handsome nude male Greek...

A 19th Century carved alabaster bust sculpture of a young girl with a frilled bonnet peeling an orange. After a work by Italian sculptor Pietro Giorgi. There is an old repaired crack...

Henri Honore Plé (1853 - 1922). This beautiful original 19th century French sculpture depicts a moment between father and son. Fine quality patinated bronze, in the naturalistic styl...

A fine original, French, early 20th century bronze statue of a walking wolf "Loup qui Marche" signed by Antoine-Louis Barye, Henry Bonnard foundry Co NY ...

A 20th Century Cast bronze figural statue of a mother holding her baby. Measures 26.5" in widthX 10" in depth X 24" in height.

Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis. 2024. Unique piece. H : 20.1 x 18.5 x 15.3 inches. Approximate sizes. - Born in 1965 in Versailles, he lives and works in Le...

Stoneware panel by Georges Martin with wood base. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1970-1980. H : 1.8 x 15.7 x 26.2 inches.

Glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990. H : 3.9’ x 5.5’ x 5.5’ inch...

A porcelain sculpture with brown glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1970.

Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece; Circa 1970-1980. H : 22.8 x 5.9 x 13.8 inches.

O/5804 - Small signed terracotta female bust by a famous Italian artist: Celestino Fumagalli , born in Turin 1864, died in Milan 1941. It's a sm...

A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer. Perfect original conditions. Signed. Unique piece. 2022. How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions? Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented. He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution. The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees. The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality. The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful. Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...

A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer. Perfect original conditions. Signed. Unique piece. 2022. How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrol...

Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1980. H : 26.8 x 7.1 x 15.7 inches.

Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1980. H : 23.6 x 5.9 x 7.5 inches.

The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...

A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1970-1980.

Bronze musical Putti or Cherub garden statues set of four, with original patina, whimsical classical 1930s. Measurement of 13 equals the base, the...

A porcelain sculpture with green glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. circa 1970.    

French late 19th century spelter sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau fitted with original 1 7/8" thick rouge griotte marble base. Hippolyte was one of the famous Moreau brothers, all of whom were sculptors. He was born in Dijon France in 1832 and died in 1927. This statue, in a warm chocolate brown patina depicts a diaphanously dressed woman with flowing scarf overhead and winged cherob at her side resting on the crest of a wave and shell. Hippolyte Moreau exhibited in the Salon des Artistes Français at the turn of the century and won a medal at the Universal Exposition in 1878 and another at the 1900 World Expo. Most of his works are preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon. The light beige pedestal...

One of the most finely sculpted and executed bronzes we have ever offered, this 22-inch sculpture portrays David as a handsome, lithe young man, with a small stone in his hand, ready...

A beautiful and sublime personification of contentment and bliss, this bronze was sculpted by John Gregory -- who later executed 9 large bas relief pa...

The only example we have ever seen, this large (33 inch high) bronze sculpture of a superbly-conditioned athlete about to put the shot was made by Louis Marie Jules Delapchier in the...

Edmond Louis Auguste Leveque (French, 1814-1875) "Rolando" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, mid 19th century, the standing figure resting on his rifle, on a circular base, titled "Rolando...

Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...