Polychromed Sculptures

The Ngombi or sacred harp or eight-string harp is the oldest sacred object of the Okani people. Ngombi is the representation of Dissumba, the mother of the human race. Two of Dissu...

Large French Art Deco ceramic pelican by Gabriel Beauvais for Kaza, rue de Paradis, Paris (10e), France, early 1930s. Polychrome crackle glaze ceramic. Measures: Height : 8.7"(22cm), Width : 16.9"(43cm), Depth : 7.3"(18.5cm). Signed "G.Beauvais" on the base. Marked "Edition Kaza France...

Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (Germany, 1882-1943), Sonny Boy patinated cast bronze, incised signature to figure's right foot. A confidently standing youth figure depicted with tie and smart dress with hands in pockets, mounted atop a rectangular black marble base. Height: 11.5 Inches. Condition: Excellent with wear commensurate of age and use. Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (13 February 1882 – 29 July 1943) was a German sculptor. He was one of the leading sculptors of the Art Deco period. Ferdinand Preiss was born in Erbach im Odenwald as one of six children to Karl Daniel Heinrich Preiss and his wife Katharine Preiss née Elisabetham. He attended school s in Michelstadt and had aspirations to become an engineer. Both of his parents died within a short time span when he was 15 and shortly thereafter he was apprenticed to the ivory carver Philipp Willmann and lived with his family. In 1901 he traveled to Rome and Paris. He became a friend and acquaintance of Arthur Kassler in Baden-Baden, which led to the founding of the company Preiss & Kassler operating from Berlin. Kassler became the business-minded partner and Preiss controlled artistic production. In 1907 he married Margarethe Hilme, producing two children, Harry and Lucie. Initially the company created small ivory carvings of children and statuettes of classical form, often carved from old ivory billiard balls. From 1910 the firm grew to specialize in limited edition Art Deco cabinet sculptures that used painted bronze with ivory...

A small Buddha hand from Thailand, hand carved in wood and painted in black and gilt. Depicting the Verada Mudra, symbolizing compassion/sincerity, circa ...

Casting earthenware lady, manufacturing brand on the revers covered by date and tag.

Fantastic Art Deco wall panel. Polychromed wooden carved sculpture. The Panel shows the frontal view of an elephant charging toward the viewer wit...

Fantastic Art Deco carved wooden panel. Lovely black panther, in the style of Paul Jouve. Polychromed wood.