Patinated Sculptures

These Classic bird sculptures were crafted in France, circa 1980. The stately, vintage eagles are perched on a rounded rocky base. The sculpted birds have a weathered patinated and p...

Grand tour bronzes of fighting men set on Sienna marble bases of very good colour. The two warriors in full armour and looking like medieval or renaissance soldiers are in a fighting stance both carrying shields and one carrying a mace and the other a battle axe...

Inspired by planet-like shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection plays with both metal properties and a selection of patina finishes. Composed of four carefully hand-spun brass pla...

This pair of sculptures by Jean Jules Salmson, made of patinated bronze, depicts a male Arab warrior (‘Le Guerrier Arabe’) and a female water carrier (‘La Porteuse’). The male figure presents a dominant posture, his right elbow extending strongly into space. His weapons of war accompany him on his body: the hilt of his sword and handle of his pistol protrude from his sashed waist, and his long rifle...

'Le Puits Qui Parle' (The Speaking Well) - An Important Exhibition Bronze Group, by Paul Eugène Mengin. Signed to the cast 'P MENGIN', and inscri...

Charlotte Mayer (Czech b.1929) sculpture titled 'Reed Drift' in patinated bronze, limited edition no. 2/7. Depicting detailed bronze sails in a mid century modern style, this striki...

An exceptional French 19th century patinated bronze statue signed P. Dubois and F. Barbedienne. The statue entitled Le Courage Militaire, is raise...

Decorate an outside front door or a backyard with this elegant "Renard" composition (French for fox). Crafted in southern France circa 1960 and made of stone, the foxes are set on a...

A terracotta lion head wall-mounted decoration. This vintage terracotta lion, attributed to have originated out of The Ringling Bros. and Barn...

Impressive 19 century pair of bronze babies with rock crystal spheres.. Can be placed everywhere and make a big statement.

Constructed of a patinated bronze frame with twin circular ormolu acanthus scroll surmounts on either side, joined by the central fender and steel bar above. Dating to the French ...

Joli buste en ciment à patine bronze de l'artiste Français Robert ROCCA. Superbe patine et très belle exécution, l'ensemble est signé sous la base et daté 1960. Parfait état

A Patinated Bronze Figural Group of ‘Gloria Victis’ (‘Glory to the Vanquished’), Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne from the Model by Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié (French, 1845-1916). ‘Gloria Victis’ (‘Glory to the Vanquished’). Bronze, gilt and dark brown patina. Signed 'A. Mercié', with foundry inscription 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur. Paris.' and A. Collas reduction cachet. The integral base titled 'GLORIA VICTIS'. This cast is part of a limited edition by the Barbedienne Foundry. France. Circa 1880. ‘Gloria Victis’ is one of the most recognisable and important works of sculpture of the nineteenth century and a definitive image of France’s historic national identity. The figure of glory, winged and wearing armour, carries a dying young warrior heavenwards towards fame and immortality. The compositional daring of the group must be admired for balancing two figures on the minimal support of one foot, wings spread in the moment before taking flight. Mercié was a student at the French Academy of Rome when the Prussians invaded France in 1870. Shortly after the war had begun, he executed a group depicting the figure of Fame supporting a victorious soldier. When news reached Mercié in Rome that the French had surrendered, he decided to alter his group, replacing the victorious soldier with a defeated casualty, thus transforming an allegory of ‘Glory to the Victors’ into one of ‘Glory to the Vanquished’. Completed in 1872, a year after the defeat of French soldiers against the Prussian army, the statue personifies a defeated but heroic France. The title is also a reversal of the famous formula, ‘Vae Victis’ (Death to the Vanquished), which the Gallic general Brennus exclaimed upon defeating the Romans in 390 BC. The figure of the fallen soldier was thought to represent Henri Regnault, a fellow sculptor of Mercié who was killed on the last day of fighting. Measuring 317 cm. high the original group of ‘Gloria Victis’ was unveiled in plaster at the Salon of 1872. It was bought by the City of Paris for the sum of twelve thousand francs and then cast in bronze by Victor Thiébaut for eight thousand five hundred francs. The bronze was exhibited at the Salon in 1875 and first placed in Montholon Square in the 8th arrondissement. In 1884 it was transferred to the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville and in 1930, it entered the collection of the Musée du Petit Palais, where it can be seen to this day. The Thiébaut Frères foundry also cast Gloria Victis bronzes for the cities of Niort (requested 1881) Bordeaux (requested 1883), Châlons-sur-Marne (today, Châlons-en-Champagne; requested 1890), and Cholet (requested 1901). In 1905, the Danish brewer and art collector Carl Jacobsen was permitted to have an exact cast made of the original sculpture in Paris, on condition that the base was made 2 cm lower and bore the inscription “Original tilhører Paris By” (The original belongs to the City of Paris). It too was cast by the Thiébaut Frères foundry. Gloria Victis was one of Jacobsen’s most important and his last acquisition. Today it has been returned to its original position in the Winter Garden at Glyptoteket, Copenhagen, Denmark. The full-size plaster was shown again at the Paris Expositon universelle of 1878 alongside a bronze reduction by Barbedienne. By this time Antonin Mercié had entered into a commercial edition contract with the Ferdinand Babedienne foundry to produce bronze reductions of Gloria Victis, his most famous work. Gloria Victis is first recorded to have been produced in three sizes and by 1886 Barbedienne’s ‘Catalogue des Bronzes D’Art’ lists six sizes measuring 3/5, 9/20, 7/20, 3/10, 6/25 and 2/10, of the original. These reductions were produced by an invention of Barbedienne’s business partner Achille Collas. The Collas reducing machine was a type of complex mechanical pantograph lathe that enabled sculpture to be mathematically measured and transcribed to scale, in the round, thus making a reduced size plaster from which a bronze could be cast. Mercié's modern sculpture had become an instant classic, even receiving an entry in the Nouveau Larousse Illustré. The success of the group undoubtedly lay in the fact that it was admired not just on an aesthetic level, but also on a patriotic level, particularly in its commemoration of heroism in defeat. Immediately ‘Gloria Victis’ was recognised as a national artwork, capable of arousing patriotism and casts were ordered from Barbedienne as local memorials commemorating the war’s dead for cities across France. ‘Gloria Victis’ was considered so much a part of France’s national identity that for the 1900 Paris Exhibition, Ferdinand Barbedienne’s nephew Gustave Leblanc, loaned a bronze example to feature as part of l’Exposition centennale de l’art français. Literature: For an interesting account of the process of creating a reduction in bronze of the Gloria Victis by Barbedienne and illustrations of the casting and finishing of the bronze see: 'Ferdinand Barbedienne': Theodore Child; Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 73, Issue 436, September 1886. ‘Contemporary French Sculptors’: The Century, Volume 33, Issue 3, Jan 1887. ‘Modern French Sculpture’: Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 76, Issue 452, January 1888. S, Lami, ‘Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'Ecole française au dix-neuvième siècle’, Tome III. G.-M., Paris, 1914, p. 432. Peter Fusco and H.W. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth Century Sculpture from North...

This sculpture depicts a female wakeboarder in a dynamic pose, holding strongly the handle attached to the wakeboard on the waves. The figure is dressed in a tight-fitting swimsuit w...

Standing over two and a half metres tall, this sculpture is truly exceptional—an unusual, and remarkable, statement piece. The sculpture features a standing female figure, her dress ...

Art Deco erotic bronze nude in dressing gown, La Parisienne by Maurice Milliere on a red marble base France 1930. Maurice Millière French painter and...

French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960), France, 1920. Mother and child. Terracotta patinated bronze. Measures: Width 17.7" (45cm), height 14" (35.5cm), dept...

Art Déco silvered/nickeled bronze rabbit sculpture designed by animalier swiss author Édouard-Marcel Sandoz to be manufactured by the french firm Susse Frères By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères Material: bronze, nickel, silver, metal Technique: polished, silvered, hand-crafted, patinated, metalwork, cast Dimensions: 2 in x 1.5 in x 2 in Date: early 20th century, circa 1930 Style: Art Déco, Animalier Place of origin: France This small sculpture, crafted by hand in nickel-plated bronze, depicts a rabbit with ears bowed in a gesture of meekness, its form affixed atop a sturdy base of matching material. In this case, the signature of artist...

very big and massive bronze door knocker, German or maybe Italian in origin, 16-17th century, amazing green original patina to the face, some scares and dings to the face which gives...

This antique dog sculpture composition was created in France, circa 1920. Standing on a black marble base, the composition features a pair of pr...

A striking and very high quality French 19th century patinated bronze statue of a young soldier, signed E. Picault. The large scale statue depicts a youn...

Striking and meaningful work of religious art. This beautifully hand carved and good size Sacred Heart of Christ statuette is another one of our recent great finds. In our view the sculptor has perfectly managed to capture both the wisdom and serenity of our Lord Jesus Christ. All hand carved out of oakwood this Sacred Heart sculpture...

A very handsome pair of French 19th century Egyptian Revival st. busts of Ramses the II and his wife Isis, signed by Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert. Each is raised on a black Belgian marble base with ormolu trim and etched eagle design on the front, accented with ormolu details. Rouge Griotte marble borders the top and bottom of central column which has a similar design gilt-etched below the names Isis and Ramses. Above are the impeccably carved patinated bronze busts of the Pharaoh and his wife with wonderful expressions accented with finely chased ormolu head dress, wide necklaces and scepters. Ramses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...

A Pair Of Napoleon III Patinated-Bronze Figures, Modelled As Classically Robed Maidens Bearing Urns, by Victor Paillard. The models attributed to Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887). Each with oval stamp 'VOR PAILLARD / FANTS DES BRONZE / A PARIS' France, Circa 1865 Victor Paillard (French, 1805-1886) Paillard first exhibited his work at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie in 1839. He had been experimenting with gilt and silvered bronze since...

This elegant terracotta sculpture is a refined interpretation of a classical female nude, inspired by the celebrated 18th-century French sculptor Étienne-Maurice Falconet. The piece ...

About sculpture This remarkable portrait bust is in all likelihood a privately commissioned sculpture from around 1940s. Despite the fact that the sculpture is not signed, it is cer...

Large bronze group with brown patina after Claude Michel, called Clodion (French, 1738-1814). The statuette features two young bacchantes and three putti. The bacchantes are crowned ...

Large bronze statue featuring a Hindu bird-catcher by the Belgian sculptor and medallist Auguste de Wever. He wears a ribbon and a drapery supporting a small sword. His necklace is a...

Pair of patinated bronze figures of Mercury and Fortuna, after Giambologna French, Late 19th century Measures: Height 87cm, width 15/19cm, depth 31cm This pair of patinated bron...

A beautiful French patinated bronze figure of a standing Japanese geisha in a traditional kimono with an obi. This geisha is exceptionally cast with immense detail. Starting from the...

A spelter statue of Demeter and Persephone embracing it other with their tunics flowing in the wind. Signature “H Moreau” signed and foundry seal title statue “Protection” circa 1880...

A handsome French 19th century patinated Bronze statue of a horse and groom, modeled after the horses of Marly. The spectacular horse is draped in a ...

Signed on the base: ‘B. Sopher’ Well-preserved original dark brown patina. Dimensions: Height: 7.5" Width: 8" Depth: 7" Bernhard (Burnat David) Sopher (1879 – 1949) was a German-American sculptor. He was born in Safed, Syria and studied sculpture at the Berin Art Academy from 1897; and from 1905 to 1908, at the Weimar School of Crafts with Adolf Brutt in Berlin and Weimar. At the end of his studies, he was already involved in the realization of the monument to Grand Duke Carl Alexander...

Pair of Mercury and Fortuna sculptures created in patinated bronze and black marble base AFTER Jean de Bologne / Giambologna (1529-1608). Each sculpture is engraved Jean de Bologne...

A handsome and high-quality Italian 19th century patinated bronze statue of Apollo, signed F. Barbedienne, Fondeur. The statue is raised by a circular base with a finely detailed tre...

A superb French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed HOUDON and SUSSE Frères. The bust is raised by ...

Beautifully cast and very compelling 19th century Grand Tour bronze oil lamp in the ancient Roman style with dolphin handles. The dolphin sh...

Dog lovers will appreciate this realistic vintage hound dog. Crafted in Italy, circa 2000, this charming terracotta statue is life-size, and depicts a la...

A remarkable and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze statue. The statue is raised by an elegant stepped circular ormolu base below the circu...

Antique bronze sculpture of Aladdin and the magic lamp by Marcel Debut. Impressive size, France ca. 1900. Literature: Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H...

Composed by two carefully hand-spun brass plates, the Sol Pendant preserves the beautiful texture and quality of fine brass. Light is projected into the sh...

Patinated and gilt bronze sculpture "Pax Labor" by Edouard Drouot (French, 1859-1945). Having a gilt finish bronze sculpture depicting a young man who is holding an olive branch and ...

Art Deco squirrel bookends by Max Le Verrier. The sculptures are in Art metal with green patina with brown shades They stand on Belgina Black marble bases. France 1930. This size is...

Cute mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze giraffe miniature figurine, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.

This pair of French chenets from the Early 1800s is a stunning example of Egyptian Revival design. The chenets feature a stately dark patina bronze sphynx...

An extremely high-quality French 19th century Verdigris signed bronze statue. The statuary is raised by a circular mottled base with a wonderfully executed ground-like design where t...

Sheer delight coupled with some magical visuals of the Halitrephes Maasi, a rare jellyfish of the deep sea, spurred me on to create this limited edition handmade sculpture in its hon...

Impressive and highly stylish female bookends, hand carved out nutwood. The artist who handcarved these wonderfully stylized, sitting female bookends has perfectly captured the natu...

A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and black Belgian marble statues of Mercury and Fortuna, after a model by Louis Gu...

A sensational and most charming American turn of the century patinated bronze statue of 'Duck Baby', signed Edith Barretto Parsons E.G.F., I.C. The bronze is raised by a hexagonal mo...

This large patinated bronze statue of a girl kissing a boy in the manner of Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) dates from the late nineteenth century. Apparently unsigned and mounted on roun...

Decorate a man's office or study with this elegant antique bust. Created in France circa 1950, and built of bronze, the bust stands on a black granite base and depicts French emperor...

Two finely hand-spun brass plates make up this pendant light, finished in a mixed patina to create this unique appearance. The light is projected into the shade and reflects out, ill...

Early 20th century patinated bronze sculpture of carrying man by belgian sculptor Victor Demanet and BL Paris By: Victor Demanet, BL Paris Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique:...

Signed high-quality heavy Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an eating Big Cat, Panther or Lioness from France about 1930. Signed: "Grégoire" (on side of the leg). Material: Solid Bronze, ...

A unique and impressive late 19th century life-size bronze of a drummer boy by Léon Fagel and Amleto Cataldi Léon Fagel and Amleto Cataldi Depicti...

A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...

An enchanting classical 19th century patinated bronze statue of a semi clad seated maiden feeding water to a young cherub.  

‘Eye of Bravery’ is a unique sculpture by the Cypriot artist, Yorgos Papadopoulos, created from glass, silicone and fluorescent pigments with a hemati...

A Fine Patinated Bronze Figural Group of Cupid and Psyche, Entitled 'L'Amour Vainqueur' ('A Love Vanquished') By Adolphe Itasse (French, 1830 - 1893). On a revolving rouge de Fran...