A Large French Oval Pewter Plaque Of A Female Nude, By Jules Desbois.

This rare and important relief sculpture honors Algernon Sydney Sullivan, one of the most admired and respected attorneys and civic leaders active in New York in the late 19th century. Born a Hoosier, he moved to New York by 1860, and though an ardent abolitionist, felt honor-bound to step forward to defend the sailors of the Confederate ship Savannah, captured by the Union early in the Civil War. He served in the public sector for a decade and fought the Tweed gang. Later, Sullivan created two of the more important and influential law firms in New York in his era -- one of them, Sullivan and Cromwell, continues today -- but he always remained supportive of the poor who could not afford to retain an attorney for legal assistance. In his honor, the Sullivan Fountain was erected in Van Cortlandt...

Stunning bronze wall plaque with a maker's monogram. In the earliest years of the 1900s much of the daily life in Europe was overshadowed by the horrors of the first world war. Lo...

Beautifully modeled, cast and finished, this high-relief plaque of a nude male figure followed by a four-horse chariot driven by a robed female figure was produced the famous Barbedi...

A beautifully patinated oval wall plaque in solid copper. It depicts the Danish iconic fairy tail author Hans christian Andersen (1805-1875). This par...

Rare 19th Century set of three unusually large Grand Tour oval Carrara marble plaques featuring relief profiles in bronze of Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus and Hadrian. All three are...

A large finely cast bronze roundel depicting the Napoleon as a Roman emperor. In Neoclassical style, the bronze finish compliments the emperors defined features. Dating to the early ...