Leda and the Swan Mythology Crystal Vase

In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god...

Periphas was a legendary king of Attica and dutiful priest to Apollo. Zeus became indignant because Periphas was revered and honoured as if he were Zeus himself. Zeus wanted to destr...

An elegant and unique Vintage Large Format Crystal Sconce from Sweden.  The production was completed in two parts- first casting in a period design motif of undulating bubbles and th...

Transform your space with these Vintage Orrefors Crystal Wall Sconces. The mid century glass rectangular cast glass sconces are elegantly paired with a brass light fixture that inclu...

Leda and the Swan Bronze sculpture by Ferd Otratovsky. Signed and dated "FERD. OTRADOVSKY 1926" within the cast on the base. Black patinated bronze, mounte...

Kähler, Denmark. Figure in glazed stoneware. Leda and the swan. Beautiful crackle glaze. 1930s / 40s. Measures: 13 x 8 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

Stunning bronze French sculpture "Leda and the Swan"; by Paul Silvestre (French, 1884-1976). This is #87 of an edition limited to 500 castings done from the original in 1983 for the ...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Leda and the Swan” is by Reuben Nakian (1897 - 1986). He was an American sculptor and teacher of Armenian extraction. His works’ recurring themes are from Greek and Roman mythology. Nakian’s small bronzes achieve majesty and power which are not dependent on size and amplitude. With characteristic freshness, he has reinterpreted the classical subject of Leda and the Swan refining it in the Classical-Renaissance-Baroque tradition in a contemporary way. Dr. Robert P. Metzger gives us his aesthetic interpretation of this work which retells the myth in classical hedonism and freedom of expression showing Leda and the Swann prior to her being ravaged and during their first meeting. “The young virgin is fascinated with her new found friend and accepts him in a spirit of playfulness, contentment and wonder. She is dreamily available and shyly seductive as the deceptively tame swan snuggles up to her with its phallic-like neck.” Leda appears composed, placid yet open and available as compared to her more intense and passionate states in other of Nakian’s depictions on the same theme. This was cast at the "Renaissance Art Foundry" in 1978 and is so marked on the base being #5 of 7. It is believed that “no other sculptor of the twentieth century matched Rueben’s heroic renditions with the grand themes of Western Art. His erotic mythological figures exude a joyous energy of gesture and movement which place them among seminal sculptural achievements of the past one hundred years.” Nakian studied at the Independent School of Art in New York City previously known as the Robert Henri School … with Homer Boss...