Louis XV Sculptures

A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...

Pair of Vintage Venetian Italian Murano Art Glass Figures

Decorate an office shelf with this elegant pair of antique busts. Crafted in France circa 1950, both subject stand on a circular marble base and depict a Royalty couple in traditiona...

An exceptional late 19th century bronze figure by H. F. Moreau (1832-1917) and P. Lecourtier (1851-1924), 'Hunter with Hounds', depicting a finely dressed French huntsman...

Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket Shelf. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 18" W x 8.5" D.

An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period. An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period, mythological figu...

18th century pair of french gilt bronze sculptures on marble base representing Chinese figures This particular and lovely pair of sculp...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...

Spectacular and Important XL Louis XV style Bronze Cherub/ Putti Sculpture Signed by Listed Artist Nishan Toor. Verdigris patina, beautifully detailed clas...

c1900 Continental Louis XV style Large White Tin Glaze Terracotta Sculpture/ Statue Bacchanalian Child. Absolutely stunning and highly detailed. This piece commands attention.

A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...

A very fine large, rare and charming, French, 19th century. Belle Époque carved white marble whimsical figural urn fountain depicting children climbing on an urn with flowers and garlands, influenced in the Louis XV style, by Joseph Reynés I Gurgui (Barcelona, 1850-1926). Signed: Reynes. Barcelona, circa 1890. An almost identical Carrara marble fountain also by Josep Reynés carved in 1893 currently at the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Spain. Measures: Overall height: 55 inches (140 cm) Marble height: 49 inches (124.5 cm) width: 37 inches (94 cm) depth: 30 inches (76.3 cm) Joseph Reynes Gurguí (Barcelona, 1850 - 1926) is a Catalan sculptor, also known as Reynesy-Gurgui, Spanish school. He studied at the Ecole de la Llotja, studied for a time in Paris, in the workshops of the great French sculptors Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) and Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). He devoted himself mainly to interior decoration. His works were profoundly marked by a French influence. He exhibited in Paris in 1895 where he received an honorable mention. In 1890 he obtained the first medal in Madrid for "The Violinist". Literature: E. Benezit Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Grund - Nouvelle Edition, 1976 - Volume 8, Page 714. Cristina Mensoza, Ramon Casas...

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...

A very fine and large Museum Quality french, 19th century Versailles Style Figural Torchère with two side-by-side Putti in a Brown and Parcel-Gilt Patina Holding a Four-Light gilt bronze Candelabrum with Frosted glass flame shades, by Lacarrière Delatour...

An Important and Palatial French Louis XV Style 19th century Gilt-Bronze Cherub and Maiden Mantel Clock "In Search of Love", the movement by "Samuel Marti et Cie." The large and impr...

Dimensions- H: 12 1/2in W: 12in D: 4in This late 19th Century Russian bronze ormolu sculpture of a boy is made of the highest quality! This antique sculpture features a lovely marb...

A fine pair of French 19th century Rouge-Royal marble and figural gilt bronze-mounted flambeaux urns surmounted with four ormolu figures of dolphins supporting the center urn with th...

This headless bust in white marble adorned in 18th century clothing on a later plaster pedestal on square wooden base Dimensions of bust: Length 21"...

A Rare Pair of 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Sheep, Modeled by Kändler. A delightful pair of Meissen porcelain sheep figurines, expertly mo...

19th century French marble and bronze fountain. Seated satyr on marble column with marble shell basin. Later cast stone plinth. Wonderful garden ele...

French Louis XV style (18/19th Century) large gilt wall plaque with cupid heads and sunburst center.

A fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze figural Chenet (andiron) and Fender Suite. The impressive fender surmounted on each end by a figure of playful battlin...

A Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage, depicting an infant boy Seated, naked, on a rocky base. After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-85) - L'enfant a la Cage. In his outstretched left hand he holds an empty bird cage with an open door. This sculpture is one of the popular motifs of the period among secondary figures in paintings was the Italian putto...

A pair of mounted porcelain Karp shaped vases. Gilt - Bronze Mounted Blue Enameled Stoneware, Chinese 18th Century, the Mounts are Louis XV, Circa 1750...

Pair of Napoleon III period gilt bronze andirons, 19th century, depicting Cupid and Psyche on acanthus leaf bases. High-quality gilding with matte and glossy finishes. Ideal for de...

A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table lamps on a Rouge Royal base. Each figure representi...

Bust of a child in terra cotta from the 20th century. Signed Gobet.   

Late 19th century French large Louis XV sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr. A figure of a boy standing on a rectangular plinth, looking aside while holding a ball or stylised poppy ...

This colourful porcelain table fountain, fashioned in the German Meissen style, was crafted in the 19th Century by the French porcelain company Samson et Cie. The table fountain co...

A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is in very good condition and the expression of the girl is attractive from all angles.

Dimensions- H: 17 3/4in W: 11 1/4in D: 8.5in This Bronze Signed After Claude Michael Clodion titled "Bacchae and Cupid" is an exceptional sculpture and was made with quality in mind....

Late 19th century French large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto Representing Summer A small girl standing in ancient Roman style sandals on a rectangular plinth against a rocaille moti...

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

A Pair of Oval Bronze Reliefs After Clodion. Each inscribed to the cast Clodion. Each plaque depicts a Bacchic scene of a maiden dancing with a young s...

Bust of Governor-General Alexandre de Lorraine, plaster after Jean Philippe Augustin Ollivier, known as Ollivier de Marseille

French large painted plaster bust replica of Corneilla Van Cleve (Signed by a French 18th Century artist) on round shaped base.  

18th century hand-carved walnut milliners head from France. The features are finely carved in a folk art style, and the piece is supported on a vintage base made from oak. The base...

Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean Antoine Houdon, first half of 20th century, painted plaster in faux terracotta finish on white circular waisted socle, some retouching to the...

An impressive French 19th century Ormolu and Pietra Braschia marble sculpture of Lucretia. The sculpture is raised by a rectangular Pietra Braschia base with an handsome Coeur de Rai...

Dimensions - H: 10 1/2 in W: 17 1/4 in D: 11 in This antique 19th century Louis XV style bisque and ormolu sculpture of children on a sofa is made of the highest quality! If you loo...

Description Polychrome wooden centerpiece sculpture depicting Saint Florian. St. Florian is depicted as a Roman soldier holding a bucket extinguishing fire on a burning cathedral. In...

Pair 18thc Antique French Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures. Weighty and very expressive crisp detail. These are gorgeous and very high quality. Parisian Estate.

Fernand Cian (1889-1954) Bust of an elegant young woman wearing a bun, in the style of the 18th century. Patinated terracotta on a sea green marble pied...

Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Bronze Figural Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture w/ Swan. A Napoleon III gilt bronze centerpiece surmounted by winged maiden and winged swan pulling ...

Place this elegant antique horse composition in a man’s office or on a shelf in a study. Created in France, circa 1870, the spelter composition features a tall stallion figure and a ...

A very fine and charming pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Belle Époque figural gilt-bronze chenets. The finely chased whimsical ormolu andirons, each surmounted with a...

French Louis XVI style (19th Century) bronze bust of two lovers on bronze square shaped base (signed HOUDON).  

Pair of terracotta French busts resting on circular marble bases, 19th century, signed on the back. The refined pair of busts depicts a man and a woman who have been paired accord...

French life size plaster bust of 18th Century nobleman on square base (model by Jean Jacques Caffieri 1725 - 1792/late 19th cent)

Carved wood sculpture from the 19th century. Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 26 cm, D: 18 cm.

After Clodion. Pair of bronze ewers with two patinas representing bacchanalia scenes after Clodion. Circular base with gadroon piedouche decora...

The antique copper dust pan or crumber has a molded flared design with two "button" indentations at the top for the fingers. Wonderful aged patina in a favori...

Carved oak sculpture representing Saint Louis de Gonzague, 18th century. An 18th century Italian carving of Saint Louis de Gonzague in carved oak...

Two girandoles in gilded bronze with crystal pendants on a round "red griotte" marble base, representing a nymph and a satyr in a very young age. Very fine work in the style of the...

A superb terracotta lion, French 18th century Height: 70 cm Width: 38 cm Depth: 82 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection acquired in 1990s.

French Louis XV style (19th Cent) bronze dore small hanging winged cupid figure with draped flower.

Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...

This is a charming pair of period 18th century. Louis XV gilt bronze figural chenets that have been mounted on impressive and hefty Lucite plinths and fitted as lamps. The opposing b...