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Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy
Located in London, GB
Wearing a fez and standing by a small stool, raised on a circular base, stamped with maker's mark.
Friedrich Goldscheider and his successors were by far the most important publish...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Sterling silver horse on plinth with plaque for presentation - London 1985
By James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1985 by Wakely & Wheeler, this handsome, Sterling Silver model of a Horse, stands on a wooden plinth with an applied silver plaque, and is realistically cast....
Category
1980s English Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Animalier Mounted Thermometer
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual French antique Grand Tour table thermometer in patinated bronze. Set upon a naturalistic trefoil shaped patinated bronze base with...
Category
1840s French Grand Tour Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Cheval Arabe No.3" by Pierre Jules
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
"Cheval Arabe No.3" by Pierre Jules Mene
An attractive late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an arab stallion. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and g...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Girl and Fruit" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
"Girl and Fruit" by Franz Bergman
An excellent early 20th Century cold painted bronze study of a young Arab girl sat beside her basket of fruit with excellent naturalistic colours a...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cristal Abstract Sculpture by Czeck Vlastislav Janacek
Located in London, GB
The sculpture is hand cut in circles and triangles, piercing the circular shape of clear and black optical glass, by Vlastislav Janacek is Czeck (si...
Category
1990s Czech London - Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
The Cobalt Voyager, unique glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'The Cobalt Voyager' is a unique intense electric blue and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Group of Bronze Ceramic Vases by Jaan Mobach
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Set of four studio pottery bronze vases in various heights by Mobach's Dutch ceramist Jaan Mobach 1970's. The vases are part turned and hand formed with ragged openings. The free for...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,986 / set
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Cockerels
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 18th early 19th century Chinese Export porcelain models of cockerels, each standing on coloured rockwork base, the bodies with a pale celadon glaze and fine feathering...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
One of a kind pair bronze sculptures 'Royal Birds of India'
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
'Royal Birds of India' - One of a kind pair of beautiful bronze sculptures, hand crafted moulded and cast in the lost wax process. Magnificent grand pair of birds in sculpture form that stand out and create a wow effect . The artwork is loosely inspired by the pea fowl, a bird native to India. The elegant stature of the bird is reminiscent of the regality and grace of the Indian maharajas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Edwardian sterling silver bust of Marie Antoinette made in London in 1902
By Edwin Thompson Bryant
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1902 by Edwin Thompson Bryant, this well modelled, Antique Sterling Silver Bust of Marie Antoinette, features stones set around the base. The bust...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Abstract Sculpture Moss Green Marble on Bronze Plinth by Alice Ward
Located in London, GB
Hand-carved sculpture in moss green marble / granite on a polished round bronze plinth by the late Alice Ward. Her sculpture echoes a voyage of discovery in not just the visible natu...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Marble, Bronze
Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue, a cut glass sculpture by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body o...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tall Lily Vase, a Black / Ebony Sculptural Porcelain Vase by Vivienne Foley
By Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
‘Tall Lily Vase’ is a unique porcelain sculptural vessel by the British artist, Vivienne Foley, which has been released from her own personal archive of artworks.
Vivienne Foley is based in Gloucestershire where she produces exquisite ceramic sculpture. Although in essence they are often functional pieces in form, it is their appearance that makes each unique work so much more. From dramatic structures to gentle sweeping curves, Foley's inherent understanding of porcelain is more than evident and testament to her patience with this most difficult of materials.
Having worked with porcelain for over 5 decades, it is Foley’s dedication that gives her such sensitivity towards her medium. This combined with her expert glazing and acknowledgement of this material’s vast history, results in very fresh and modern works that equally pay homage to what has gone before. Flower forms, poppy heads, bracts and petals translate into foliate rims and sinuous necks, carved and pleated or swept into a spiral. A contemporary marriage of craft, history and nature.
In her own words:
“As a professional potter I have been producing thrown porcelains for over fifty years and so logic would dictate that I have ‘seen it all, done it all’ by now, but on the contrary I still continue to be challenged and interested. The technical frustrations and the uncertainty of results all seem worthwhile when one opens a successful kiln firing. The heart leaps!
I have never been afraid to push my materials to the limit, to accept failures and to follow trails, but I am always excited when basic techniques and familiar methods result in something new. My primary interest is in ‘form’ and in finding solutions for what I call ‘damp engineering’. The comparatively non-plastic nature of porcelain dictates my having to join sections together, but a form must ‘flow’ and construction methods should not be obvious.
Over the years I have fired every sort of kiln and dallied with glazes, spending untold hours testing and rejecting, but since I now work in a small space I find simple black and white glazes and slips are less distracting and best enhance my forms.
I am not influenced by any particular thing – rather, I am interested in everything; always looking for quality and workmanship. I love all aspects of the design world from architecture to textiles. Museums, galleries and exhibitions are my addiction, with photography and the natural world a constant inspiration.
My travels to China and my ongoing study of Chinese ceramics have also been an enduring theme and I have been lucky enough to handle and photograph some of the world’s great collections”
Foley has a global following and is represented in private and public collections world wide.
Public Collections and Acquisitions
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin • Limerick City Art Gallery • Ulster Museum, N. Ireland • Crafts Council of Ireland • Centre of Ceramic Art, York Museums Trust • Southampton City Art Gallery • Leeds Museums & Galleries • US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith • President Hillery of Ireland • President Mary Robinson of Ireland • Prime Minister Charles Haughey of Ireland • President Hertzog of Israel • Prime Minister Keating of Australia • Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia • US President Bill Clinton and Hilary Rodham Clinton • Royal Household, Sweden • Nancy Soderberg • President Jacques Chirac of France • Irish Embassy, Berlin • Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados • Ford UK, London • Four Seasons Hotel, Amman, Jordan • Rolex...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
Cold Painted Limited Edition Bronze Figure "Chinese Legend" by Erté
By Erté
Located in London, GB
An eye-catching limited edition cold painted Art Deco bronze figure of an elegant beauty in a full length costume resembling a Fenghuang. The bronze surface with excellent color and detail, signed Erté...
Category
1980s Russian Art Deco Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Promenade IV, a Unique Ceramic Sculptural Tall Vase in Porcelain by Jo Taylor
By Jo Taylor
Located in London, GB
'Promenade IV’ is a unique porcelain sculpture by the British artist, Jo Taylor.
Dramatic in scale Promenade IV is a sheer triumph over the material employed. Known for being one of the most difficult ceramic bodies to work with, scale is always a challenge with porcelain and with this artwork, Taylor excels. Knowing her clay is everything, created in sections allows architectural scale whilst adding grog (pre-fired grains of clay) gives stability and strength. Adorned with her trademark flourishes adds glamourous movement throughout the piece.
Taylor’s inspiration comes from highly decorative architectural features such as ornate plaster ceilings, wrought iron and carved stone. Living near the Georgian city of Bath (UK) provides a rich visual resource, although it can be said that she will seek out such details wherever she goes.
Regular visits to our larger cities such as Liverpool (UK) and London (UK) offer ornament that can be experienced on a grander scale with their historic buildings such as the Sefton Park Palm House and the V&A holding many further examples. Further afield the architecture of Gaudi in Barcelona, the palaces of Potsdam and the Villa D'Este in Tivoli have all provided inspiration.
In her own words:
‘I enjoy the grand gesture present in large scale relief, the drama of deep shadow, the dialogue between space, structure & ornament. The changing light conditions of bright sunlight, a dull day, dusk or artificial light can affect the contrast and way the structure is perceived’
Taylor’s current practice has been evolving since graduation from her MA at Bath Spa...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Striped Fold III, a Coral Parian Porcelain Sculptural Vessel by Steven Edwards
By Steven Edwards
Located in London, GB
Striped Fold III is a unique sculpture by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from white and coloured parian porcelain.
Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process. The resulting forms embody his interaction and manipulation of the clay using bespoke tools to explore the intrinsic properties of the material.
His creative practice starts by purposely placing clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the whole making process, he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural.
Whilst challenging and pushing his material to the limits, often using clay bodies in ways they are not designed for, Edwards purposely exploits unexpected outcomes. Creating a sense of unease, during the making his clay cracks and buckles, resulting in permanent scars that illustrate the extremes that have been asked of it. Purely aesthetic, these fissures within the surface are an important counter point to the idealised sugary-hued confectionery layered rings.
Edwards has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including British Ceramics...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
'Flow Petit No 22' is a unique artwork by the Danish artists, Egeværk. It is created from Wengé sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with a stainless ste...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of two Organic leaning sculptures - previously owned by Sir Terence Conran
Located in London, GB
A set of two large, biomorphic plaster sculpture with a burnished finish that sits as solid pieces with a dynamic slanted axis.
They were previously owned by Sir Terence Conran (193...
Category
20th Century British London - Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$1,253 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II, a patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I, an Abstract Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson b...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Urano Palma bronze chair sculpture - Italy, 1980s
By Urano Palma
Located in London, GB
This rare cast bronze sculpture was designed and crafted by multidisciplinary Italian artist and designer Urano Palma (1939 – 2010). A figure of the Avant Garde, his sculptures cross...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$668 Sale Price
60% Off
20th Century Art Deco Study entitled a"Femme a la Palme" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
A fabulous and very large early 20th Century silvered and gilt bronze figure of an Art Deco beauty holding a palm branch above her head, a particularly rare subject from this famous ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Secondo Fuoco Flat Vase in Bronze
Located in London, GB
Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a reflection on the multiple souls of matter: its mineral origin, re-obtained by smelting processes and its...
Category
2010s Italian Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,671 / item
Caesar Stoffi for Nagel, Pair of Modular Stacking Elements/Candle Holders, 1970s
By Caesar Stoffi, Fritz Nagel
Located in London, GB
Caesar Stoffi for Fritz Nagel c. 1970
2 modular stacking elements/candleholders
Polished metal
Good condition but with some surface tarnish
Orig...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Elixir in Weimaraner & Ocean Blue, glass & gold sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
By Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Elixir in Weimaraner and Ocean Blue' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contai...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green, a cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new bo...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstracted Land Ruby Red, an oxblood red & clear glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Ruby Red' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
Created with Stephen Gillies, with whom Jones makes many w...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold, a contemporary cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Solar Storm Ruby Red over Gold, a linear patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Ruby Red over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Intermingling, organic patterned black & white glass sculpture by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Intermingling' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with so...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Turning Terrier" by Edith Parsons
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century patinated bronze study of a turning terrier with excellent textured surface detail and colour, raised on a bronze base and signed E B Parsons...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mosaic-like Lunar Meteorite Cross Section
Located in London, GB
This spectacular polished slice of the Lunar meteorite Gadamis 004, reveals a mosaic-like interior, evoking the surface of the Moon as seen by the eye on a clear night. Weighing 149 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sculptural Meteorite Fragment from the Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
Located in London, GB
From the largest meteorite shower in recorded history, this impressive iron fragment is a beautiful natural sculpture from the Sikhote-Alin meteorite. Formed 4.5 billion years ago, i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Enchanted Dusk in Amber II, brown & bronze glass sculpture by Louis Thompson
By Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dusk in Amber II' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson brin...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Natural ‘Gogotte’ Sculpture from Oligocene
Located in London, GB
This seemingly striking sculpture, composed of thick swirls and folds, is in fact an entirely natural formation. Formed some 30 million years ago in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fonta...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Cypriot Bronze Age Terracotta Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
This extremely well-preserved, stylised Cypriot plank idol is an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus. Made from burnished earthenware with lime-filled incision...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Prehistoric Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Marble Head Fragment
Located in London, GB
This fine Roman marble head fragment, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin, captures the likeness of one of the most important playwrights of all time. Skilfully carved, it p...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$47,955
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Colour-Blind The Queen, a glass & mixed-media sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Colour-Blind The Queen' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with microbore copper pipe, copper wire and rope.
Chris Day ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Modernist Abstract Stone Sculpture Signed A. Tihen
Located in London, GB
A bold, mid-20th century carved stone sculpture of angular, modernist form, signed ‘A. Tihen’.
Europe, c. 1960s.
Category
20th Century European London - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sap, a Unique Rich Amber & Petrol Metallic Blue Glass Sculpture by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Sap' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
White Abstract Sculpture in Ceramic by Bryan Blow
Located in London, GB
This hand formed ceramic sculpture looks like coral or chalk cliffs on the British coast line.
There are more sculptures in this series available as you can see in image 6&7.
Bryan Blow...
Category
1970s British Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Secondo Fuoco High Vase in Bronze
Located in London, GB
Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a reflection on the multiple souls of matter: its mineral origin, re-obtained by smelting processes and its...
Category
2010s Italian Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,671 / item
Empoli Jar with Spike, a unique clear & blue glass vessel by James Lethbridge
By James Lethbridge
Located in London, GB
Empoli Jar with Spike, is a unique art glass jar by British glass artist James Lethbridge. Blown glass with gilding on the inside. The outer layer is covere...
Category
2010s Belgian Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Ore in Amber & Ecru with Gold, a Glass Sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
By Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore in Amber & Ecru with Gold' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains a...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Striped Fold II, Mixed Colour Porcelain Sculptural Vessel by Steven Edwards
By Steven Edwards
Located in London, GB
Striped Fold II is a unique sculpture by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from white and coloured parian porcelain.
Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process. The resulting forms embody his interaction and manipulation of the clay using bespoke tools to explore the intrinsic properties of the material.
His creative practice starts by purposely placing clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the whole making process, he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural.
Whilst challenging and pushing his material to the limits, often using clay bodies in ways they are not designed for, Edwards purposely exploits unexpected outcomes. Creating a sense of unease, during the making his clay cracks and buckles, resulting in permanent scars that illustrate the extremes that have been asked of it. Purely aesthetic, these fissures within the surface are an important counter point to the idealised sugary-hued confectionery layered rings.
Edwards has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including British Ceramics...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Bronze Entitled "Old Man Odry" by Christophe Fratin
By Christophe Fratin
Located in London, GB
Exquisite mid 19th century French bronze study of an anthropomorphic bear sitting on a barrel playing a violin, the barrel can be opened halfway to form a container. The surface with excellent mid to dark brown patina and very fine hand chased surface detail, signed Fratin and titled Le Père Odry
Additional Information
Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 8.6 cm
Depth: 7.2 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1845
Materials: Bronze
Book reference: Bronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg
About
Le Père Odry
Le Père Odry is a character in one of Balzac's novels, Unconscious Comedians which is one of the lesser known novels in the series La Comédie Humaine. The novel tells the story of a famous painter who takes his provincial cousin on a trip of Paris to open his eyes to what really goes on in the city behind the respectable façade. Le Père Odry appears in the novel as a dissolute actor.
Christopher Fratin, French 1801 ~ 1864
also known as Christophe Fratin, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. Fratin was born in Metz, Moselle, France the son of a taxidermist. He first studied drawing under Pioche in Metz and later worked in Paris at the studio of Théodore Géricault.
He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as well as at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Fratin never signed his bronzes but instead used a stamp showing his last name in straight block letters. One of the stamps he used (pictured) showed the "n" reversed, not by design but due to an error on the part of the maker of the stamp. Bronzes bearing this stamp have the appearance of not seeming to be genuine when in reality this foible is actually an indicator of authenticity.
Fratin received monumental commissions in France and elsewhere, including the Deux Aigles Gardant Leur Proie (Eagles and Prey, created 1850) displayed since 1863 in New York City's Central Park. Many of his small bronzes—including his miniature bronzes which were more affordable due to their smaller size—were sold commercially to the general public during his lifetime. Today, Fratin's sculpture is on permanent display in the Louvre, the city museums of Metz, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nîmes and at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. The Georg Eisler...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Hell Souvenir' figures By Jake and Dinos Chapman, 2022
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
2010s British London - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Surf - Still Life with Shrimp, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
By Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Shrimp' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear gla...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Spinal I, Unique Tree Inspired White & Aubergine Glass Vase by Mårten Medbo
By Mårten Medbo
Located in London, GB
‘Spinal I' is a limited edition (ed 49) tree-inspired white & aubergine glass vase by the Swedish artist, Mårten Medbo.
Among his work, there are numerous examples of pieces having ...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Warp & Fade 017, a Unique Blue, Purple & Red Glass Sculpture by Liam Reeves
By Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
Warp & Fade 017 is a unique handblown glass vessel with fine white cane detail created by the British artist Liam Reeves. Incorporating layers of glass, the top colours in blue and red merge to create a larger spectrum, as the hues blur from one to the other. The entire piece is finally sandblasted creating a soft satin, diffused finish.
Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Phateon, a steel & glass train / locomotive inspired sculpture by Jon Lewis
By Jon Lewis
Located in London, GB
'Phateon' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from cast glass, steel, dicroic filter and a 3 1/5 inch gauge steam chassis.
Lewis’ first introduction to glassmaking was in 1989 at Wolverhampton University, where he instantly fell in love with glass as a material.
A reoccurring theme throughout the years within his work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, often results in corrosion, patination and texture. With his Apertura series, blown vessels created from recycled Bang & Olufsen Television glass are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass. Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
In a parallel and completely different body of work, are Lewis' Moonrock sculptures, which combine glass with dichroic filters and employ his own unique technique which began in 1994. Whilst working as a glass blowing assistant in Oregon, an introduction to ‘dichroic thin film interference filters’ as a form of surface decoration on blown glass, saw Lewis see vast potential. This amazing and very technical material, similar to iridescent butterfly wings, produces colour formed by selective reflection as opposed to absorption. The refractive transformation of light through convex and concave lenses and a diffused projection which this film creates, results in artworks that appear to glow from within, emanating a myriad of colours. A constant in Lewis’ glassmaking palette, this series and technique has featured in many notable sculptural & architectural works and derivations.?
These two opposing praxis of the artist’s artistic inquiry, often merge into a single expression. Lewis’ work has evolved into a distinctive vision, a fusion of beauty and uniqueness. Every piece of Lewis' art has a twist, in that each of his designs can be traced back to a single sketch. In many instances scribbled several years before just waiting for that last ingredient of inspiration for it to become a reality and brought to life in his multidisciplinary hot glass and metalwork studio in Essex.
In the artist’s own words;
“In my work I try to create pieces which are hard to identify materially and have an unknown. I enjoy making things whether a glass vessel or a glass furnace, I appreciate things crafted by hand. My history is of engineering and consequently, I love to push the boundaries of what is expected of materials”
Lewis was awarded the Glass Society Prize in the British Glass Biennale 2019. His Transceiver received an Honourable Mention in Trace - Showcasing Sustainable Glass Art, in the Glass Art Society’s Virtual 2021 Conference. His dichroic glass has been used in a number of prestigious architectural commissions, including in the Space Pyramidion at the Child Museum of Cairo and the Bliegiessen Sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Late-19th Century French Animalier Bronze Entitled "Turning Whippet" by L Mayer
By Louis Mayer
Located in London, GB
Delightful late19th century French Animaliers bronze study of a turning whippet looking around in an attitude to play, with rich brown colour and fine hand chased surface detail. Sig...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique London - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Griotte Marble, Bronze
Celestite II, Grey & Clear Glass Geode & Crystal Sculpture by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
Celestite II is a unique grey & clear glass sculpture by the British artist, Wayne Charmer. Taken inspiration from the moment that a mass of rock is literally cracked open, to reveal...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Elongated Venini Murano Fish Sculpture 1950 in Reticello Glass
Located in London, GB
Large Murano Fish Sculpture (65 cm long) exquisitely blown glass and internally decorated with twisted strands of rust brown glass bleeding from burned orange into amber made using t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Planet in Soft Pink, a unique Glass Sculpture & Centrepiece by Lena Bergström
By Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Planet in Soft Pink' is a unique glass sculptural artwork and centerpiece by the Swedish artist Lena Bergström. This piece is from an ongoing collectio...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Taro Okamoto ‘Tower of the Sun’ Ceramic Wall Sculpture, Expo 70 Osaka World Fair
By Tarō Okamoto
Located in London, GB
Taro Okamoto, artist (Japan)
Tower of the Sun’ ceramic face wall plaque, for Expo ’70 world fair in Osaka japan, 1970.
Cast, glazed ceramic. Due to th...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage London - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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20th Century Frosted Glass Sculpture Entitled "Standing Elephant" by Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
Impressive Mid-20th Century clear and frosted glass figural study of an African elephant with its trunk raised. The surface with fine detail, signed Lalique France
Additional information
Height: 15 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
circa: 1970
Materials: Clear & Frosted Glass
About
Lalique Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career as a jewellery apprentice at the age of 16, and by 1881 he was a freelance designer for many of the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1885, he opened his own workshop on Place Gaillon in Paris, the former workshop of Jules Destape. In 1887, Lalique opened a business on Rue du Quatre-Septembre, and registered the "RL" mark the following year. In 1890, he opened a shop in the Opera District of Paris. Within a decade, Lalique was amongst the best-known Parisian jewellers.
In 1905, Lalique opened a new shop at Place Vendôme which exhibited not only jewellery, but glass works as well. It was close to the shop of renowned perfumer François Coty; in 1907, Lalique began producing ornate perfume bottles for Coty. The production of glass objects began at his country villa in 1902, and continued there until at least 1912. The first Lalique glassworks opened in 1909 in a rented facility in Combs-la-Ville, which Lalique later purchased in 1913. In December 1912, Lalique hosted an exhibition of Lalique Glass—as his glass would come to be known—at the Place Vendôme shop. During the First World War, the glassworks produced mundane items in support of the war effort. In 1919, work began on a new production facility in Wingen-sur-Moder, which opened in 1921. From 1925-1931, Lalique produced 29 models of hood ornaments; a mermaid statuette first produced in 1920 was also later sold as a hood ornament. During the 1920s and 1930s, Lalique was amongst the world's most renowned glassmakers.
René Lalique died in 1945. His son Marc Lalique took over the business, operating initially as "M.Lalique" and later as "Cristal Lalique...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Only Hope Remains II, a monochrome glass standing sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
By Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
Only Hope Remains II' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Cathryn Shilling.
The phrase 'to open Pandora's box' has become synonymous with human downfall, the point of no re...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern London - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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