Spelter Furniture

The term "spelter" refers to a zinc/lead metal compound used to pour and make castings. Because of the thinness of the castings there is great detail to the subject matter of these banks. Spelter banks...

Important 19th century French Art Nouveau oil torchiere lamp with hand painted floral green glass shade and glass chimney, rising on a circular faux bois wood base with brass placard...

Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880 A decorative and finely modelled pair of late 19th-century French urns, cast in spelter with a dark bro...

An iconic original Art Deco sculpture by Demetre Chiparus, one of the most highly regarded Romanian sculptors of the Art Deco period, signed to the base. An exquisitely modelled hun...

Antique French Spelter Sculpture Statue of Woman Carrying Bundle of Sticks, Hiver. Item features a cast spelter metal figure of woman carrying a bundle of sticks on her back, painted...

“Cueillette” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France. Ladies with flower baskets Bookends made in “Régule” (spelter / whitebronze) signed Socle in black stone (co...

Hollywood Regency style gold tone spelter urn lamp on green marble base. Measures: 13" x 4" diameter.

This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in an Anglo-Indian style. ...

A striking 1930s Art Deco sculpture depicting a woman in a flowing gilt-patterned dress, gently feeding a pheasant. Finely cast in patinated spelter with gilded highlights and mounte...

This antique cast and cold-painted inkwell has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1900 and done in the Anglo-Indian style. Thi...

Art Deco sculpture, circa 1930. A football player in spelter with a green-brown patina. Signed Lemoine on a sea-green marble base and wooden plinth. Rare due to its large size, 51.5 ...

Julien Caussé’s most renowned work, La Fée des Glaces, features a figure crafted in spelter, set atop an opalescent glass base sculpted to resemble an iceberg, created in collaborati...

Elegant Art Deco sculpture depicting a stylized young woman accompanied by a gazelle, in a composition full of grace and movement. The female figure, with clean lines characteristic...

Superb and large sculpture of two alert greyhounds in beautiful Art Deco period green patina. Attributed to Louis Albert Carvin. Set on an elegant brown and white veined marble base....

A very fine detailed Figurine of a young girl playing the Violin standing on a Base with a plaque of small children around the base . Base is approx 5" in height and is a painted li...

This unique metal table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The lamp is composed of a metal body with three cast spelter elephant...

An Art Nouveau table lamp by Julien Caussé, featuring the sculpture Lever de l'Aurore (The Awakening of Dawn), with two floral glass shades radiating from elegant arms. Crafted in p...

This exquisite French Art Deco statue from the 1930s perfectly captures the glamor and theatricality of the era. Crafted in patinated regulator (spelter) with hand-finished cold-pain...

A 19th Century Neoclassical table lamp with “Dance” description and a dome brocade lampshade. A scene with Erato from Greek mythology, daughter of Zeus, the one who awakens desire, ...

Gold-toned Grecian lounging female spelter metal lamp with ornamental cut crystal glass globe. Measures: 12" wide x 7" deep x 18" tall.

This large and substantial well executed lighted sculpture is signed by an unknown artist, and copyrighted by Napoleon Alliot of France and dates to ap...

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

Place this elegant antique horse composition in a man’s office or on a shelf in a study. Created in France, circa 1870, the spelter composition features a tall stallion figure and a ...

A pair of Italian classical figural lamps depicting woman in Roman dress, each with cut glass pendant drops and with pale blue silk shades.

Two elegant 19th century classical spelter figures on yellow fossilised marble bases, dating to circa 1850. This decorative pair of classical sculptures – one modelled as a seated f...

A 20th century spelter bust of the Roman Goddess Minerva. Dating from the early 1900s, this Minerva bust is over 120 years old. It is in good condition wi...

This matched pair of antique figural Bald Eagles are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1900 in an Edwardian style. The eagles are cast in a very realistic and detailed manner in a spelter or base metal, and patinated with a brass finish. The eagles stand...

This is a large vintage figural mantle clock. A French, onyx and spelter timepiece with matched garnitures, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Beguiling Art Deco mantelpiece...

A decorative pair of 19th-century bronzed spelter equestrian figures modelled after Guillaume Coustou the Elder’s celebrated Horses of Marly. Each opposing sculpture depicts a power...

Decorate a lady's desk or dress a shelf with this elegant antique statue. Crafted in France circa 1870, the spelter composition stands on a circular base and depicts a young female b...

An Unusal Cigar Striker In The Franz Xaver Bergman Style Art Deco Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Arabian Carpet Trader With Camel Mounted on a Black Glaze...

This 1930s Italian Art Deco table lamp features a polished black marble plinth serving as the base for two stylized spelter soft metal swallows in dynamic flight. Flanking the center...

A striking pair of antique Victorian French figural candlesticks cast in spelter with a rich dark bronze patinated finish. Each is modelled as a Renaissance style attendant or soldie...

Glory: spelter sculpture with green patina representing a man seated on a high black marble base and brandishing the palm of victory or glory above his head Sculpture signed on the ...

An elegant centerpiece ashtray with two striking, detailed goat figures with glass insert by Ronson art metal works. This striking figurative tabletop accent piece features two dynam...

A magnificent late 19th/ early 20th Century mantel clock in patinated spelter, depicting a dramatic and finely modelled tiger confronting a serpent in a dynamic naturalistic composit...

Antique French onyx and clock having a quality painted dial, original hands and eight day movement striking on the hour and half hour on a bell. A beautiful quality onyx case surmoun...

OLYMPIA Big, dynamic sculpure of an Greek athlete. Colored patinated white bronze with original patina. Sloping stone base with signature. Original ...

French Art Deco sculpture of lady and gazelle, 1930 A delightful original figural group depicting a young lady and a gazelle. They are both cast i...

Antique Victorian Spelter & Marble Figural Mermaid Centerpiece Bowl Vase Epergne. Item features ornate detailed mermaid figures, black marble plinth, pinkish purple vase insert, ...

The "Bacchanale" Dancer Sculpture , by Janle for Max Le Verrier, is a captivating depiction of a lively and joyous dancer. The sculpture portrays a female nude figure in graceful mo...

Decorate a mantel or a wine room with this elegant pair of antique vases related to vine and grapes. Crafted in France circa 1880 and made of spelter (or white metal), the vases stan...

The finely detailed & proportioned cast spelter figure of Neptune, dramatically poised with trident in hand, seated atop a realistically modelled hand carved...

This Belle Époque period orientalist lamp features a charming ensemble of elements. Most strikingly, a female figure in orientalising dress leans against a Moorish side table, upon w...

This early 20th-century English spelter zinc duck is a beautifully detailed garden ornament. The craftsmanship showcases intricate feather details, highlighted by its realistic glass...

Very stylish and rare matching pair of Art Deco bookends. These are a great find and in exceptional condition. Originating from France and dating to the 1930s both stand on marble ba...

Stylish & Timeless! These French Art Deco Angelfish bookends from the 1930s. Marvelous Art Deco design with the right patina and feel to them. The Angel fish are styled perfectly...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely made in Austria stamped Ink well depicting an Arabic carpet seller which is after and original design by Franz Bergman This is a very ...

An Art Deco Banksway figural lamp of lady holding a large globe above her head. This lamp is in very good condition and the figure itself is dressed in typical clothing from the 1930...

Elegant pair of French Art Deco bookends depicting stylized pelicans, France, 1920s. Each pelican is crafted in green-patinated spelter and mounted on a rectangular wooden base. The ...

1930 Art Deco pair of bookend representing parakeets.

A Lifesize Orientalist Sculpture Attributed to Louis Hottot Of spectacular scale, constructed from spelter and on a bronze-mounted veneered plinth, the striking orientalist figure o...

This Frankart "Spirit of Modernism" sculptural table lamp features a beautiful nude woman in the midst of the skyscraper-dominated landscape of the city. Each building comes together...

An exceptional French Art Nouveau figural desk lamp and inkstand signed by Louis Cahuzac, dating to circa 1920. The sculptural composition features an elegant female figure modelled...

Elephant couple sculpture by Louis-Albert CARVIN, France, ca.1920. Spelter and marble. Beautiful patina. Height: 7.1"(18cm), Width: 17.7"(45cm), Depth: 4.7"(12cm). Marked "Carvin"...

On offer is an early 20th-century "After Bergman" cold-painted spelter lamp, one that explicitly bears a stamp, likely for the manufacturer Müller (often associated with Müller Co. or other specialized French/Austrian metal foundries operating in the 1920s–1930s). The lamp depicts a Middle Eastern carpet seller sitting cross-legged inside his market stall, which is shaded by broad green banana leaves. Richly patterned Oriental rugs, complete with fringe, are draped over the structure. The rug seller is shown playing a rebab, an ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument. He holds the instrument vertically resting on his lap or the floor. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Middle Eastern and North African marketplaces, known as “souks,” were incredibly competitive, noisy, and bustling environments. To stand out, merchants did not just sit quietly waiting for foot traffic. They utilized street performance—called busking—as a highly effective marketing tactic. A rug merchant playing a piercing, hypnotic melody on a rebab would successfully create an inviting ambiance, draw a curious crowd to his market stall, and provide a pleasant environment to keep potential buyers lingering around his expensive textiles longer. During the height of the Art Deco and Orientalist craze, the original cold-painted bronze designs by Franz Bergman were incredibly popular and expensive. To meet the demand for more affordable home lighting, alternative foundries bought or replicated the original molds. Rather than using costly heavy bronze, these foundries cast the lamps using spelter (a zinc-based alloy popular in France and Austria). Spelter was lighter, easier to cast, and took enamel "cold paint" exceptionally well. The kneeling merchant and the structural pillar show the classic, slightly softer detailing indicative of a high-quality spelter casting rather than crisp chiseled bronze. The striking orange, yellow, and green pigments applied directly onto the metal capture the exact moody, bazaar-like atmosphere intended by the original theme. A light bulb socket is hidden underneath the canopy of the roof structure. When turned on, the bulb illuminates the entire interior marketplace scene from above, shining down through the leaves and casting a dramatic, warm, atmospheric glow. Because these "After Bergman" pieces are genuine early 20th-century antiques in their own right, they carry significant historical value and are highly sought after by collectors of Art Deco and Orientalist lighting...

This elegant French Art Deco sculpture depicts a pair of seagulls in flight and was created in France during the 1930s. With its graceful composition, streamlined forms, and contrast...

Old Art Deco table lamp or night light, spelter dog figurine and crackled glass globe shade, on reddish marble. Bayonet socket. Good original condition, electric wire needs to be rep...

French Art Deco Greyhound Marble and Patinated Spelter circa 1930 Good condition Shipping: P12/ L 35/ H 13.

Pair of art deco bookends in white metal (regula), circa 1930. They represent children with butterfly wings, leaning against a book and holding a butterfly in the hand. A small frog ...