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Material: Bronze
Steve Tobin Cast Bronze Shoe Sculpture with Onions, 1980s
By Steve Tobin
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Steve Tobin (b. 1957) is an American sculptor who works primarily in bronze, steel, clay and glass. This whimsical cast bronze shoe with onions is from a s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Fine Cast White Metal Bracelet Classic Sculpture Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century cast mixed white and brass metal bracelet from the East Africa, possibly connected to the Arab states. Beautiful cast geometric design around outside ...
Category
Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and valuable modernist sculpture of a centaur, 20th century. Hand carved out of solid bronze with felted base. D’après Picasso with clear influence from Giacometti and Henry M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
By E. N. Little & Sons 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque salvaged from the turn of the century J W WILLIAMS factory in Brooklyn New York, ex...
Category
1880s American Industrial Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Antique Bronze of a Mythical Lion Beast
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An antique unusual cast bronze of a Mythical lion beast.
Bursting with character, the lion standing foursquare with his long tail curled back on itself.
Cast bronze.
Tribal Afric...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mossi Incised Currency Bracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
The blacksmiths and sculptors of the Mossi People were held in special regard by the tribe's ruling class. Their ability to shape bronze and other precious metals into currency and status symbols made them valuable members of the powerful tribe. The intricate design of this currency bracelet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Baule Lost Wax Cast Bronze Circular Discs Butterfly Ivory Coast Africa Based
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circular Lost Wax Cast Bronze Discs or pendants, one with beautiful butterfly in low relief. The other has abstract design, both have finely modeled rings as background to the design...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 4
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirl design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with cross pattern des...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Dan Bell, Cote d'Ivoire, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bronze Dan (also called Yakuba) bell, Cote d'Ivoire, circa 1960s.
This Dan bell is made from the lost-wax process. It has a looped handle and stylized designs on the bell and around ...
Category
1960s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
"Tanko" a Bronze Resting Cat by Barbara Beretich
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Entitled "Tanko", this is a beautiful and sleek bronze cat sculpture by Barbara Beretich(1936-2018). This lounging cat is displayed while grooming itself with its curvy tail wrapping around it's body and legs. Beretich's unique use of patina accentuates the subtle presentation of movement. We currently have 2 of these, same mold and patina. On a chair, sofa or on its own, this sculpture sits elegantly wherever it is placed.
This is a lost wax cast and the piece is from her home gallery as seen in picture #6. During her younger years in California, Beretich's family raised multiple animals including hogs, cows, sheep and horses. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a BA in art. The following year Beretich spent time in Europe where she met and became lifelong friends with French artist, Francoise Gilot. Ater Europe, she moved to Claremont CA...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture, Il Cavalino, by Barbara Beretich '1936-2018'
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a signed bronze sculpture of a horse entitled, Il Cavalino, by Barbara Beretich. This is a lost wax cast and the piece is from her home gallery as seen in picture #8. During her younger years in California, Beretich's family raised multiple animals including hogs, cows, sheep and horses. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a BA in art. The following year Beretich spent time in Europe where she met and became lifelong friends with French artist, Francoise Gilot. After Europe, she moved to Claremont CA...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Signed Bronze Ballerina by Italian Sculptor Sergio Benvenuto, Italy, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
A large bronze Ballerina signed Sergio Benvenuto. A finely sculpted bronze as only Benvenuto can. Here he shines his favorite subject matter, The Ballerina. She stands poised and con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modernist Bronze of Mother and Child - W8391 20% SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Mid-Century Modernist Bronze of Mother and Child - W8391
This is a beautiful vintage bronze of a mother and child (or could be a man and woman). It came from a local estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Bronze Gold Weight Depicting a Traditional Hunter. Akan, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This Akan gold weight depicts a traditional hunter, smoking a pipe. He is shown holding a knife, with a second knife secured in his belt. A musket is balanced over his shoulder, and ...
Category
19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Traditional African Sculpture of Mursi Woman with Lip Plate - Ethiopia
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
This stunning bronze golden-colored sculpture, crafted in Ethiopia, represents a Mursi woman, embodying Ethiopian craftsmanship's rich cultural heritage and artistic expression. The piece is striking and thought-provoking, featuring a meticulously sculpted bust with distinctive cultural elements. The sculpture pays homage to the Mursi women of Ethiopia, encapsulating their strength, resilience, and beauty.
The sculpture presents a fascinating fusion of realism and abstraction, with finely detailed facial features and textured elements. The golden finish adds a regal quality, making it an eye-catching centerpiece in any collection. It showcases traditional craftsmanship with a modern interpretation, making it a rare and valuable piece of African art.
Background and History
Like many indigenous groups across Africa, Mursi women have played vital roles in shaping their societies. Ethiopian art...
Category
20th Century Rwandan Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Lion Mask Wall Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
“A Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock”
This fire gilt bronze Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock was one of the most outstanding masterpieces, which was originally made by Edme-J...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top hous...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century)
Located in Oostende, BE
Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century) with intricate details and bold animal motifs.
Category
Late 19th Century Beninese Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th century bronze sculpture from Lobi (Burkina Faso)
Located in Oostende, BE
Early 20th century bronze sculpture from Lobi (Burkina Fasso)
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Nigerian Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Statue
Located in Oostende, BE
Late 19th century Igbo-Ukwu bronze statue from Nigeria. Cire perdue technique.
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful, Massive Bronze Sculpture by Paul Ponsard
Located in Greven, DE
A woman kneels on a pillow and takes off a necklace, by Paul Ponsard (French sculptor).
A very attractive, graceful Art Deco bronze. Detailed and masterf...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,808 Sale Price
60% Off
Bronze Resting Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand French School
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French School of an Egyptian Middle Eastern Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand.
Large and heavy art Deco Style Bronze Resting Camel on White Marble Stand Sculpture.
Boasting a dark pati...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Moroccan Intricate Bronze Detailed Doors
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Impressive antique carved Indian double doors, Made of solid wood and metal with intricate bronze detailed. Absolutely stunning carved wood. It could be used as a garden gate or as a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of important rattan columns, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of rattan decorative winter garden columns with a top pyramidal shape ending with a bronze ball, 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$4,330 / set
Vintage Bronze Sculpture of Boy on Marble Base
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage bronze sculpture of a young boy on a polished marble base, capturing the innocence of youth; a timeless addition to any art collection.
We sell items as acquired, without ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
"Morning Warmup" Bronze by Robert Macfie Scriver
By Robert Macfie Scriver
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Morning warmup" bronze by Robert Scriver. (1914-1999). Limited edition; 19 of 35.
Period: Last half 20th century
Origin: Robert Scriver
Size: 7” x 12” x 9” H plus base
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Bio:
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Category
Late 20th Century American Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth A handsome piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth
A handsome piece made in bronze and is set on a square plinth, the statue is fully 3 dimensional and looks very attra...
Category
19th Century Classical Greek Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Benin-Style Bronze Figural Pipe Mouthpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
World-renowned for high-quality lost wax casting, the city of Benin in West Africa has been a leading producer of fine cast brass and bronze sculptures since as early as the 16th cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Folk Art Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Oversized Bonze Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors. Makes a great, rustic, folk art piece or wall art.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Fine Bronze Pendant. Gan, Burkina Faso
Located in London, GB
This crescent-shaped bronze pendant, features a central abstract figure. Below the figure, two stylised small birds perch in the middle of the pendant. Throughout, the surface of the...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Two Hunting Dogs Bronze Sculpture
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a bronze sculpture of two hunting dogs. One dog is depicted with his nose to the ground, having caught the scent of the hunt. The other dog p...
Category
20th Century Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 1 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top h...
Category
19th Century Ethiopian Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Cast Bronze Bust of Artist Mafai
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautifully crafted bronze bust of French Artist Mafai 1900 victorian period. This piece is a stunning replica of the original in the statue garden in France. Cast in bron...
Category
20th Century French Victorian Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$2,195 Sale Price
44% Off
Victorian Antique Brass and Cast Iron Umbrella Stand Valet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Victorian 19th century brass umbrella stand or stick stand.
Antique brass top divided into three sections to hold either walking sticks or umbrellas.
Umbrella brass valet rack with 3 sections and hunter green iron tray and supported upon a tubular frame cast iron face...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Artesian House Quartz and Metal Anchor Sculpture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Artesian House Quartz and Metal Anchor Sculpture
Designed by Curtis Jere.
2 birds on anchor
Category
1970s Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Bronze, Iron
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Sculpture of Mother and Child
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze sculpture of mother and child. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Architectural Bank Building Bronze "No" Letters
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic cast bronze vintage letters. Great way to get your point across! Salvaged from a bank building in the midwest. Great patinated bronze surface. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early Joy Brown Bronze 1993 Artist Proof 4/4
Located in Woodbury, CT
Joy Brown seated figure w crossed arms. This bronze is one of the earlier pieces by Joy Brown. Signed, dated 1/8/1993 and numbered 4/4, AP(artist proof).
Category
1990s American Minimalist Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Sculpture of the Head of a Seal, South America, 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Folk Art sculpture of the head of a seal. South America 1930´s.
The head is mounted over a brass base, as a way to exhibit it.
The head has several crack as you can see on the pictur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Folk Art Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th C. Mythological Bronze Sculptures of Salacia & Hephaestus by H Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely crafted pair of 19th-century bronze sculptures representing Salacia (Amphitrite) and Hephaestus (Vulcan), each mounted on elegantly detailed bases with acanthus-motif paw fe...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture depicting sinuous female body
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting female nude.
Small statue made of bronze with parts, such as the face, gilded with mercury and wooden base.
The sculpture depicts a sinuous female figure...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture, African Warrior, End of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze figuring a stylized African warrior composed by wheelworks, bolts and nuts. He wears a necklace around his neck and a large headdress in orange lacquered iron wir...
Category
1990s African Folk Art Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
1940's Bronze "Egyptian Style" Door Handle
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1940's bronze " Egyptian Style " door handle
Two pairs available.
Pair can be sold independently
Price given for two pairs.
Category
1950s European Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Obelisks Italy Third Quarter 19th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Red Granite obelisks surmounted by two gilded bronze terrestrial and celestial globes. The obelisks rest on two plinths also made of granite with base and capital of Giallo d...
Category
1880s Italian Other Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Granite, Bronze
A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side.
4 cm (h)
Green patina
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Petschaft Seal "Lady" Monogram "a" Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique bronze petschaft seal "lady", monogram "A" around 1900, rare, good original condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Orientalist Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann ‘NAM GREB’ Signed
Located in Buffalo, NY
Orientalist Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Nam Greb) ,, Stunning depiction of woman with serving dish, exquisite detailing ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Bronze Medallion of Henry Baer
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze medallion of Henry Baer. Famous for design of the Puck Building in NYC!
Category
1890s American Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Group of Puttis on Marble Base, Signed by Clodion
Located in Esbeek, NL
Bronze puttis signed by Clodion, circa 1900
Beautiful patina and quality
excellent condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Akan 'Cast From Life' Beetle Gold Weight, Ghana
Located in London, GB
Every detail and feature of the beetle has been finely preserved in bronze, from its tiny claws to the pattern of striations on the insect's shell. Having been 'cast from life' by an Akan gold...
Category
19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Beninese Bronze and Rope Bust
Located in Miami, FL
Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...
Category
Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze bull by sculptor Emilio Musso
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting young bull made by Emilio Musso.
Vigorous young bull, sculpted in all his massive, muscular beauty.
The bull figure towers above a plinth honoring the ci...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$2,569 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Chiseled Bronzw Processional Cross Cap of the "Christ of the Agony", Spain, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Processional cross cap of the "Christ of the Agony". This Christ belonged to the parish of San Pedro de Ariznoa located in the town of Vergara in Guipuzcua. The piece is handcrafted ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture of Umberto Mastroianni
Located in Torino, IT
Sculpture Umberto Mastroianni
Head made of bronze by lost-wax casting.
Probable 1930s era, a time when a Mastroianni in the early days of his career used to practice with female fa...
Category
1930s European Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$3,331 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Viennese Bronze Sculpture, Oriental Nude Dancer, Belly Dance
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Viennese bronze sculpture. Oriental nude dancer.
Enchanting and decorative antique bronze sculpture.
Painted bronze on marble ba...
Category
19th Century Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$14,277 Sale Price
20% Off
Aharon Bezalel Solid Brass Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and great example of Aharon Bezalels beautiful and evocative work. Aharon Bezalel lived and worked in Jerusalem.
He studied carving and sculpture with the artists Ma...
Category
1970s Israeli Brutalist Vintage Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century patinated bronze plaque of the Judgement of Solomon
Located in London, GB
19th Century patinated bronze plaque of the Judgement of Solomon
French, 19th Century
Diameter 16cm, depth 1.5cm
The circular front of this lustrous patinated bronze plaque is decor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
"Sun River Packer" Original Bronze by Earl Heikka
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Sun River Packer" by Earl Heikka bronze. Dated 1940 and signed. (1910-1941) Heikka was raised in Great Falls, Montana where he was directly exposed to the...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bronze Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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