England Figurative Sculptures

A large-scale late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, ex. private UK collection. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’, thi...

Marble and gilt bronze Orientalist sculpture by Hautot French, Early 20th Century Figure: Height 60cm, width 20cm, depth 18cm Base: Height 12.5cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm Overall: Hei...

A Black Forest hand-carved limewood figure portrays a young man from the medieval period dressed in a cloaked tunic and open-toed boots playing a set of traditional Swiss bagpipes ca...

Amazing Handblown Murano Clown by well known Artist Pinot Signoretto Lovely Vivid Colours This Sculpture has tons of Character juggling the Balls and C...

19TH Century artist male lay figure form This hand carved pine artists lay figure is untouched in form and shows lots of natural age. Dimensions in inches: H 12” x W 3” x D 1.5” ...

A fabulous Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young beauty sat upon a rock surrounded by birds whilst holding a lute with excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface detail, raise...

An erotically charged early 20th century Art Deco cold painted bronze lamp modelled with a harem beauty relaxing on a rug in front of an Arab man with an architectural background with suspended lantern...

A fabulous early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted silver and enamel bronze figure of a dancer holding a garland of flowers in her arms, raised on a circular stepped onyx and marble...

Pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of Malabar musicians German, Late 19th Century Woman: Height 33cm, width 13cm, depth 11cm Man: Height 32cm, width 20cm, depth 11cm Expertly crafted in the late 19th century by the artists at Meissen, the figures depict a charming pair of Malabar musicians. The design of this pair is after models by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German 1723–1785), an artist at Meissen. The figure of a lady is playing the hurdy-gurdy and the moustached man the guitar. Both figures are wearing a pale straw hat, their bodies covered by a maroon-coloured and fur lined jacket...

Art Deco Statue of an Egyptian Dancer after Chiparus A very popular subject, and a very attractive piece, our dancer is made in spelter and her stunning dress is cold painted in Gol...

An impressive late 19th century polychromed bronzed metal sculpture of an Orientalist maiden resting on a twin handled jardinière with excellent hand chased surface detail and fine naturalistic colours, signed Waagen Arthur Waagen (German, 1833-1898) was born at Memel in Prussia, was a little-known German Animalier and orientalist figurative sculptor. Early in his career he moved to Paris, where he settled permanently to persue a career as a sculptor. His studio was based at 40, Cours de Vincennes, east of Place de la Nation. Inspired by the trend for the oriental, he exhibited several works with north African themes...

An attarctive early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young dancer in a striking pose holding a tambourine in one hand as she holds out the hem of her skirt with ...

Austrian Orientalist figurative lamp in cold painted bronze Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 30cm, width 25cm, depth 15cm This charming bro...

Large Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 15cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm Sculpted and made by Franz Xaver Bergman (Austr...

The silver charger mounted on a velvet board, of circular form in the Neo-Grec manner, depicting a classical figural scene of a semi-clad maiden surrounded by three female attendants with an exotic colonnaded interior, within a florally decorated border with a Grotesque bust to the top and two dragons to the bottom, signed and dated to the lower left 'morel-ladeuil inv e fecit 1876' and to the lower right 'Elkington & Co.' The importance of this Victorian period silver plated charger...

This beautiful patinated bronze sculpture was designed by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and cast by the Susse Frères foundry. The work portrays a young Neapolitan fisherboy, who sits on a naturalistic base, crouched holding a shell to his ear. The work is signed 'J. B. Carpeaux' and has Susse Frères foundry marks, and is set on a veined green marble plinth. This stunning antique French bronze sculpture presents a unique opportunity to collect one of the original models of the young Neapolitan fisherboy by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The original model for this delicate antique bronze sculpture of a fisher boy...

A large patinated figural sculpture titled ‘Gymnast’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Mounted on a rectangular wooden column base, this maquette is of an impressive structure and scale while showcasing defined attributes to the male gymnast...

A Bronze Figure of 'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science' by Louis-Ernest Barrias. Inscribed 'E. Barrias' and with Susse Frères foundry cachet and further Susse inscription. S...

This ormolu clock is an exemplary work by the famous French 19th century metalworker and foundry-owner, Ferdiand Barbedienne. Working with a design made by the acclaimed onamentalist, Louis-Constant...

Large Brutalist Elm Totem Sculpture by Sebastien Touret, France Dimensions : H 203 x 32 x 43 cm The term brutalism — which derives from the French w...

A fine patinated bronze Putto figure emblematic of architecture, after Claude Michel Clodion. French, circa 1890. Standing at 55 cm (22 inches) tal...

Viennese cold-painted Orientalist bronze group by Franz Bergman Austrian, c.1900 Height 12cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm This small but intricately crafted and designed bronze group ...

An attractive early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young energetic beauty in a dancing pose, exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface deta...

This is a tall vintage whistling boy figure. An English, plasterwork decorative display statue, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Mischievous ...

A very impressive and good quality 19th century bronze study in the style of Carrier-Belleuse depicting a pair of classical Bacchus influenced dancing maidens...

A large cold cast bronze resin maquette sculpture titled 'Close Affection' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Made from resin with a patinated bronze finish, this lif...

Stand - Abstract Grey Ceramic Sculpture by Rachel Peters, UK, Unglazed, In Stock. Stand explores presence through posture, tension, and quiet strength. Hand-built using the coiling ...

Early 20th century terracotta Paris shop display mannequin A rare survivor, in the form of a life size terracotta Paris display boy mannequin. With inserted glass eyes and central ...

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dancer with Outstreched Arms by Josef Lorenzl Circa 1920's Delve into the elegance of the 1920s with this exquisite Art Deco figurine by Josef Lorenzl. Cra...

A fine pair of bronzes each wearing medieval costumes the lady a most elegant embroidered long dress her hair tied and the gentleman looking dapper with cloak over his shoulder and s...

A 19th century marble putto sculpture, signed 'D'Angelis' French, Late 19th Century Height 54cm, width 41m, depth 31cm Executed with great artisti...

A Pair of Old Weathered Classical Flower Children Statues These are lovely old statues, they are a boy and girl, he is holding a basket of Fruit an...

Antique Viennese cold-painted bronze sculpture with a camel by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 39cm, width 31cm, depth 20cm Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1936) is the artist behind this unusual sculptural desk piece. A camel stands majestically atop a rocky road. His rider, dressed in a flowing, cream garment holds a rope in one hand and a spear in the other. The male figure is looking towards the other male, who is dressed more vibrantly in shades of blue and red. Next to the camel is a large container, surrounded by two urns. The container can be used as a stationary holder...

A Pair of Recumbent Soldiers from a Gethsemane Scene. Continental 16th/17th Century. Carved walnut  84.4 cm; 44.5 cm  46.4 cm; 66.7 cm  Provenance  Peter Finer, London;  From wh...

A wonderfully decorative pair of marble classical Greek style Centaurs. The polished marble is skilfully carved with intricate detailing to the t...

A pair of French 19th century bronzes of Napoleon the third (1808–1873) the last of emperor of France (1852–1870) and his consort the empress Eugenie. The bronzes were most probably ...

A Fine White Marble Figure of a Kneeling Cherub, By Pio Fedi. Signed to the base 'Pio Fedi Faceva'. Italian, Circa 1860. Pio Fedi (1815-1892) was an Italia...

Two busts of male and female couple carved in marble, Biedemeier style American second half of 19th century, signed on reverse of each carved 'Dewey'. Two Portrait of a well to do couple firmly telling the America they have arrived and are upstanding. The hand carved marble busts are skillfully detailed and take you on a journey of the fruitiness of Middle America...

'Strange Fruit - The Congregation V' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with terracotta, micro bore copper pipe and coppe...

Early 16c English oak panel with applied carved head of a Tudor lady size 38 cms x 29cms deep and 3cms deep

This alluring bronze depicts the full-length figure of a young lady who, swathed in draped clothing, looks downward toward a basket of flowers hung about her waist. The circular base...

A unique patinated bronze sculpture titled ’The Meeting’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills, stood upon an integral rectangular ebonised base. The original life-size s...

A very fine early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a naked beauty in the midst of a graceful movement, with excellent colour and fine hand finished detail, raised on a shaped onyx base and signed Lorenzl ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 21 cm Width: 15 cm Depth: 7 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1925 Materials: Bronze and Onyx Book Ref Art Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley Page No: 214 SKU: 8698 ABOUT Lorenzl Veronica Josef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892 ~ 1950 Lorenzl Veronica – When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is Josef Lorenzl. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with Preiss, Chiparus and Colinet the other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs. Pictured right: A Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 – Modelled cast and carved as a young woman adopting a stylish pose, her costume decorated with enamelled flowers, onyx plinth, base signed Lorenzl, dress signed Crejo 10.5/8 in. (27 cm.) high. Sold for £6,250 at Christies, London (Feb 2014). Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 Although very little is known about Lorenzl’s early life we are aware that he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna Arsenal where he produced stunning Art Deco bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze and ivory were of singular slim female nudes with long legs which conveyed elegance. His preference was for dancing poses which were not only evident in his singular statuettes but also in those attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in bronze or by using “Chryselephantine”, a Greek word which refers to the combination of various materials such as bronze, ivory, gold and silver. He signed his pieces in various ways sometimes abbreviating his name to ” R Lor”, “Lor” or “Enzl” but on some of the statuettes you will find an additional signature by Crejo. A talented painter who worked alongside Lorenzl, Crejo would paint decoration onto the statuettes such as flowers and these are the figures which bear his signature. Far more desirable with Crejo’s painting these can command a premium at auction. Recently Bonhams sold an example of Lorenzl’s work with Crejo decoration for £10,500 but the pieces created by Lorenzl alone generally fetch in the region of £2,000 – £12,000 depending on the subject matter and size. A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Pictured left: A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Modelled and cast as a crouching nude female figure holding a dial with onyx face, on onyx plinth raised on slate base, apparently unsigned11½ in. (31.7 cm.) high. Sold for £4,700 at Christies, London (Nov 2013). From his designs in bronze and ivory Lorenzl went on to work for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider. Again creating stunning sculptures of the female form collector’s are more aware of this period and his sculptures in ceramic than they are of his earlier bronze and ivory statuettes. Inspired by shape and bold colours Lorenzl’s sculptures had clean lines and geometric shapes. Although each piece possess great movement there was no intricacy or attention to detail and most of his figures wore their hair in the boyish bob which was fashionable at the time, making these simplistic and stylish figurines the epitome of Art Deco Bronze design. One of Lorenzl’s friends Stephan Dakon who he had met whilst working at the bronze foundry had the same vision and style as Lorenzl so it was the obviously thing for Lorenzl to recommend Dakon to Goldscheider when he started to work for them. Taken on as a freelance designer Dakon was of the same mindset as Lorenzl and so much of their work was very similar. People at the time even believed that the two were in fact the same person. Both the artists had an interest in the female form, dance and theatrical costume. This was enhanced with Lorenzl when he took a trip to Paris and visited Folies Bergeres. Famous dancer Josephine Baker was on stage with her chorus dancers, all wearing extremely flamboyant costumes, Lorenzl was captivated by the glamour and outlandishness of the dancers and so on his return to Austria reproduced gorgeous figurines wearing vibrant coloured costumes and in various dance poses. He was also able to use his skill as an Art Deco bronze sculptor to use the earthenware to his advantage. Carving delicate fingers and enhancing the women’s female form Lorenzl set about producing some stunning sculptures. “Captured Bird” was one of his most popular and was created in many different colours and sizes. This particular piece is of a dancing girl with a gossamer winged dress which was inspired by a dance performed by Niddy Impekoven and was also captured onto a lamp base with three figures of this elegant lady dancing around the stand.. Other dancing Deco Lady girl figurines which were created by Lorenzl include “Butterfly Wings,” “Spider-Web Dress...

An antique Italian white statuary marble sculpture of Dirce after Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850). This beautiful marble is carved after one of Lorenzo Bartolini's most successful scu...

An interesting patinated green bronze tabletop sculpture titled ‘Somersault and Entry’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Part of the divers in motion series, this br...

Luca Madrassi (Italian, 1848–1916) A Fine And Large Patinated Bronze Figure Of A Sea Nymph, Entitled ‘La Fée Des Mers’ (The Spirit Of The Seas) The semi clad winged nymph, holding a...

Belgian patinated bronze bust by Lambeaux Belgian, late 19th Century Measures: Height 63cm, width 35cm, depth 15cm This charming patinated b...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Paris France made by the genius that was Demetre H Chiparus gold gilt bronze...

An eye-catching and large scale early 20th century bronze figure depicting a hunter attributed to French sculptor, Jean de Roncourt (1869-1937). Though unsigned, this sculpture is un...

This is a vintage decorative egg. A Chinese, cloisonné ornament, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940. Colourful example of vintage cloi...

A very impressive astounding quality antique 19th century bronze Clodion statue of a pair of classical Bacchus influenced dancing maidens with their chi...

This nef, made of silvered metal, takes the form of a galleon. A nef is a table ornament, usually made of precious metal such as silver, that takes the shape of a ship. This nef has ...

Torso Bronze By Hattakitkosol Somchai (1934-2000) On wooden base Stamped 52/1000 Mid to late 20th Century

19th Century French Antique Carved Wood Sculpture of the God Pan or Satyr. Unusual and characterful late 19th Century carved Walnut figure of Pan on gnarled Burr wood base titled “P...

Abstract bronze female statuette, partially polished with patinated green accents by Polish sculptor Stanislaw Wysocki. (b. 1949). Signed by the artist, marked "HC" and dated 2010. I...

For sale, Jake and Dinos Chapman's 'Hell Souvenir', a grotesque selection of 1:35 scale figures from the artist's purgatorial dioramas 'Hell', 'F*cking Hell', 'End of Fun' and 'The S...

Large antique figurative sculptural lamp by Grégoire French, Late 19th Century Lamp: Height 129cm, width 42cm, depth 40cm Base: Height 76cm, width 43cm, depth 43cm Overall: Height 20...

A very good quality late 19th Century French patinated bronze musician playing a Harp. Signed; Marcel Debut (1865-1933) The son of the famous Fr...

This is an excellently sculpted composite marble statue of the famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo, late 20th century in date. As exactly in the original sculpture by Alex...

Nineteenth century French bronze of Sappho, cast by the Parisian Susse Frères foundry (stamped), after Jean-Jacques Pradier (French, 1790-1852).