19th Century Bronze Lamp

An enchanting 19th Century bronze lamp, with a semi clad putti holding up a classical vase of flowers.  

An enchanting 19th Century patinated bronze statue / lamp of a young semi clad putti holding aloft foliage, mounted on a wooden base. Signed ; Aug. Moreau. Auguste Moreau (1834 – 19...

A wonderfully impressive 19th Century classical French Bronze near life size semi clad statue of a maiden with grape and vine leaf headress, holding a loft an eight branch gilded ormolu candelabra, with a central urn. Raised on a green and white veined and fluted marble pedestal...

This very fine patinated bronze figural torchere modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a mandolin and a marble torch. This symbolic representation of Music, falls within Coutan’s allegorical work. We have a number of marble pedestals this Torchere would stand on. Inscribed on base: Coutan, Thiébaut Frères, Fondeurs. Jules-Félix Coutan (22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) is considered to be one of the most gifted French sculptors and designers of the 19th and early 20th centuries Coutan studied under the renowned Pierre-Jules Cavelier at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the fountain group France Bearing the Torch of Civilization for the Exposition Universelle (1889), one of the two prominent sculptural commissions for the Exposition grounds.[1] Later he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900, where he expressed his disdain for the researches of Rodin— fumiste—[2] and the Impressionist sculptors who followed him. Coutan was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905.[3] Coutan is best known in the United States for the sculptural group above the entrance to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. For Grand Central Terminal, Coutan was contracted to provide a quarter-size scale plaster model of the three-figure allegorical Transportation group, which he developed from 1911 through 1914. The carving was performed by the William Bradley & Son of Long Island City.[4] Among Coutan's students were Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Raymond...

A bronze table lamp featuring a neoclassical-inspired design. The base showcases intricate detailing with a textured column and decorative accents, lending depth and character. The c...

Bronze lamp with baroque style designs. US wired. Originates from France. Circa, 1900.

A unique, French, cast bronze, urn-form table lamp featuring foliate extrusions, and beautiful raised reliefs throughout, including lions faces, floral garlands, and images of putti ...

Elegant bronze lamp featuring a finely cast winged female figure atop a cylindrical base with textured detailing and stepped plinth. The classical form and patinated finish highlight...