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Period: 19th Century
French Thoroughbred Race Horse Bronze Sculpture Deco
By Paul Edouard Delabriere
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an equestrian sculpture of a Race Horse or Polo Pony of exquisite beauty. It is signed Delabrierre and does not appear to have any foundry marks. from my research I think thi...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
La Fileuse
Located in London, GB
signed 'A. CARRIER-BELLEUSE' (on base)
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Akop GURDJAN (après) (1881-1948) Sitting Baboon Bronze
Located in Gent, VOV
Akop GURDJAN (après)(1881-1948) Sitting Baboon Bronze
Akop Gurdjan (1881-1948)
Akop Gurdjan (also Hakob Gyurjyan) was born in Shusha (Nagorno Karabakh)...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bust of an Oriental woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Bust of an Oriental woman
by Emile GUILLEMIN (1841-1907)
Orientalist bronze sculpture with triple patina, gilded, dark reddish brown and silvered.
France
circa 1880
total height 63 ...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Venus and Love" SUSSE Fréres Foundry French Bronze Group mid-19th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Jean BULIO (1827-1911), "Venus and Love," bronze medal patina group signed on base.
Susse Frères foundry mark engraved on the back.
Otttimo state of preservation.
Measurements :...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Carved wooden lectern - Eagle. Italy, 19th century
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved wooden lectern - Eagle. Italy, 19th century.
88 x 55 x h 153 cm.
Made entirely of carved wood in the shape of an eagle.
- This item is sold with a certificate of authentic...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Grande Bronzo Francese "Elena di Troia" Firmato Fonderia Barbedienne
Located in Pistoia, IT
"Elena di Troia", grande scultura in bronzo a patina bruna firmata alla base J.Clesinger-Rome 1864 - F. Barbedienne fonditore e recante il sigillo di riduzione meccanica Collas.
Ecc...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Apple Dancer
Located in PARIS, FR
Apple Dancer
by Jean-Léon GEROME (1824-1904)
Bronze sculpture with a dual patina, brown and gilded
signed on the base "JL. GEROME"
cast by "Siot-Decauville Fondeur Paris" (foundry s...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cigale
Located in PARIS, FR
Cigale (Cicada)
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina
signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse"
old edition cast
France
circa 1870
heigh...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allegory Of Spring
Located in New York, NY
PIETRO BARZANTI
Italian, 1825-1895
Allegory Of Spring
Signed ‘P. Milanes/Galleria/P.Bazzanti/Florence.’
Carved White Italian marble circa 19TH C...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bust of veiled woman
Located in Roma, RM
Giulio Tadolini ( Rome 1849 - 1918 ) ( attr. to ), Bust of veiled woman
Bronze 61 x 37 x 22 cm.
Category
Academic 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,340
Masquerade
By Fortunato Galli
Located in New Orleans, LA
Masquerade, a traditional yet playful composition by Fortunato Galli, reflects the realism and intricacy that defined Italian sculpture at the end of the 19th century. Magnificently ...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pierre Jules Mene Spaniel Capturing a Duck Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879). Original cast circa 1850
Chien épagneul-griffon attrapant un canard (Spaniel-Griffon canine capturing a duck).
Exceptional and large bronze grouping ...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
“Enlevement des Sabines”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a beautiful highly detailed bronze done in the forth quarter of the nineteen century after the work of Jean Boulogne, known as Giambologna. Boulogne’s sculpture was done in marble and was completed between 1579 and 1583. The sculptor of this bronze is Antonin Mercie, a well known French sculptor born in 1845. The bronze represents the Rape of the Sabine Women (Latin: Sabinae raptae), also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women, was an incident in Roman mythology in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region. It has been a frequent subject of artists and sculptors, particularly during the Renaissance and post-Renaissance eras. Signed on base “Mercie” for Antonin Mercie.. In very good condition wirh original brown patina. The base which depicts rocks is bronze and has been painted a matt black. Provenance:: A Sarasota estate.
Mercié, (Marius Jean Antonin Mercie...
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Academic 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
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Italian Marble Sculpture Statue of a Nude Beauty by Aristide Petrilli
Located in New York, NY
ARISTIDE PETRILLI
Italian, (1868-1930)
Flora (Allegory of Spring)
Signed Prof Pedrilli; Galleria Bazzanti Firenze
49 inches high (Statue); 32 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches (Pedestal)
Notes: Finely carved Italian carrara marble of a nude beauty signed Prof Petrilli...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Eugene Alexandrovich Lanceray (Russian, 1848-1886) Cossack on Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (Russian, 1848-1886)
19th Century, Possibly post humus
Cossack on Horseback
Gilt bronze
signed in Cyrillic
Measures: Height 8 3/4 x width 8 3/4 inches....
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Étienne Dumaige Bronze Statue of an Egyptian Princess
Located in New York, NY
ÉTIENNE HENRY DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Egyptian Princess
Signed 'H. DUMAIGE' on the cloak.
23 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 9 inches
A Fine Patinated Bronze Group D...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Spanish naturalistic 19th century sculpture of a young boy
Located in Woodbury, CT
An amazing bronze cast of a little 19th-century boy. The quality of the piece is outstanding, as is the color and patination.
There is little known about the painter other than he wo...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,062 Sale Price
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19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century)
Marble bust on a swivel marble base
Unsigned
24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pecheur / - Full of anticipation -
Located in Berlin, DE
Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, c. 1900. Brown patinated bronze with rectangular cast plinth on a green marble base (3 cm high), total height with hinge 37 cm, width 9 cm, depth 8 cm, weight 2.9 kg, signed “Lavergne” on the plinth.
- Base with old drilling and a few oxidized areas, patina occasionally rubbed, somewhat stained in the folds.
- Full of anticipation -
This bronze is the larger, highly detailed version of the fisherman that made Parisian artist Adolphe Jean Lavergne famous. In preparation for fishing, the boy prepares his rod before heading out to sea. The attachment of the iron ring and the rope behind him suggest a quay wall and a boat moored there. However, the depiction is entirely focused on the actual action of the young fisherman: With equal skill and concentration, he bends a hook to connect it to the fishing line. The contrast with his casual clothing, the loose-fitting trousers, the open shirt with its "wild" folds, and, last but not least, the sun hat boldly perched on his neck, reinforces the impression of the attentive care with which he goes about his work. His gaze makes him appear absorbed, as if he has forgotten the world around him and yet he is visibly filled with anticipation of fishing.
GERMAN VERSION
Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, um 1890. Braun patinierte Bronze mit rechteckiger gegossener Plinthe auf grünem Marmorsockel (3 cm Höhe), Gesamthöhe mit Angel 37 cm, Breite 9 cm, Tiefe 8 cm, Gewicht 2,9 kg, auf der Plinthe mit „Lavergne“ signiert.
- Sockel mit alter Bohrung und wenigen oxidierten Stellen, Patina mitunter berieben, in den Falten vereinzelt etwas fleckig.
- Voller Vorfreude -
Die Bronzefigur ist die größere äußerst detaillierte Ausführung des Fischers, mit dem der Pariser Künstler Adolphe Jean Lavergne bekannt geworden ist. In Vorbereitung auf das Fischen präpariert der Junge die Angel...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Burmese School Buddha Head of the Shan (Tai Yai) Style
Located in Beachwood, OH
Burmese School, 19th Century
Buddha Head of the Shan (Tai Yai) Style
Wood with red lacquered pigment
25 x 13 x 10 inches
dry lacquer form with finely sculpted features such as the e...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Fine Quality Pair of Patinated Bronze Statues Depicting Sappho and Hélène
Located in New York, NY
JEAN-BAPTISTE CLÉSINGER (French, 1814-1883)
SAPPHO AND HÉLÈNE
19th Century
A Fine Quality Pair of Patinated Bronze Statues Depicting Sappho and Hélène
Inscribed ‘J. CLESINGER.; F...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Verist Italian sculptor - 19th century bronze sculpture - Shepherdess with sheep
Located in Varmo, IT
Bronze sculpture - Shepherdess with sheep. Italy, late 19th century.
18 x 18 x 46 cm.
Crafted entirely of finely chiseled bronze.
- This item is sold with a certificate of authen...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
RELOJ SOBREMESA IMPERIO - BRONCE DORADO AL MERCURIO - FRANCIA.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Reloj Imperio; Imperio; Francia, c. 1810-15.
Bronce dorado al mercurio.
Medidas: 48 x 33 x 12 cm.
La pieza ha sido concebida a través de un concepto escultórico característico de est...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
John Edward Jones (Irish – 1806-1862)
“Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson”
Signed and dated London 1858, and inscribed, “Lucy Henderson, Nee Durham”
28 ½” high x 20 ½” wide x 11” deep
Provenance: Collection Saratoga Springs, NY
About
John Edward Jones was born in Dublin on May 2nd, 1806. He was the son of a miniature painter Edward Jones. He was trained as an engineer under Alexander Nimmo and worked with him on many important works in Ireland, including the building of the bridge at Waterford between 1829 in 1832, of which he was in charge. A taste and an aptitude for sculpture induced him to relinquish his prospects as an engineer and he commenced practice in London as a sculptor. He achieved considerable success, especially in portrait busts, and was employed by many notable persons of the time. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844 and continue to do so until his death. He executed a considerable number of bust of Irish personages. He paid occasional visits to Dublin where he contributed to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1847, 1852,1853 and 1854. A full-length statue by him of Sir Robert...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Large Neapolitan 19th Century Hardwood Sculpture of a Crèche Camel.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large, Neapolitan, late 19th Century hardwood sculpture of a camel. Artist unknown.
A beautifully patinated hardwood sculpture. The sculpture is extremely charming and having been handled for over a century has a lovely warm and tactile patina. It is particularly nice too see the work of the craftsperson in the adze and chisel marks along the body of the sculpture. The Italians and most notably the area around Naples has a long and storied tradition in the creation of sculptures for Nativity Scenes. This camel is both an endearing item and a piece of social history.
A wonderful addition in its own right to the traditional Christmas scene, by tradition this sculpture was used as a maquette for the production of papier-maché models used in Christmas Creches which have such a long tradition in Italy and throughout the world. Wonderfully carved this piece was used to create hollow models out of papier-maché which were more affordable for this Christmas tradition. Hundreds of strips of papier-maché would be layered onto the figure in all directions. Then using a sharp tool the papier-maché was pushed into all the crevices of the sculpture to give it crisp detail. Once the layers of paper were dry the papier-maché was cut at certain points and lifted off the sculpture. Then finally the resulting body parts were glued back together, painted and patinated ready to be placed in the crèche scene.
In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,708 Sale Price
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Femme de Mequinez
By Henri-Honoré Plé
Located in New York, NY
HENRI-HONORÉ PLÉ
French, 1853-1922
Femme de Mequinez
An important orientalist polychrome patinated bronze bust sculpture with gilt highlights surmounted on rouge marble.
H 26 ...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Female Gypsies
Located in New York, NY
ÉMILE CORIOLAN HIPPOLYTE GUILLEMIN
French, (1841-1907)
Pair of Female Gypsies
Both signed ‘Ele Guillemin’.
22 1/2 ...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Patinated and Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Emile Peynot
Located in New York, NY
EMILE PEYNOT
French, (1850-1932)
Young Female with Doves
Signed 'E. Peynot' on base
33 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Children Picking Grapes
Located in New York, NY
LOUIS AUGUSTE MOREAU
French, (1834-1917)
Children Picking Grapes
Patinated Bronze; Signed Aug Moreau
20 1/2 x 12 x 9 inches
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Native American Stepping Into His Canoe
By Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Native American Stepping into His Canoe by Carl Kauba (Austrian, 1865–1922)
Cold-painted bronze with polychrome patina
Height of bronze (excluding base): 30 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Overall ...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Jean Garnier Bronze of a Sea Nymph or Siren
By Jean Garnier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Garnier (1853-1910) Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture circa 1890s
A Fine bronze sculpture by listed French artist Jean Garnier.
A young nude woman with long flowing hair and a tamb...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
The Discus Thrower (Discobolus) - Antique Bronze Statue after Myron
Located in New Orleans, LA
This statue came to us as part of a group of statues purchased by a European traveler taking the continental "tour" many did as a rite of passage in the late 19th century, bringing h...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Salut Au Soleil"
By Georges Dupre
Located in Southampton, NY
French, 1899 SALUT AU SOLEIL, art medal, in bronze by Georges Dupré, in fine condition, (Dark oxidation spot to right of larger figure, slight surface vertical scratch verso); edge ...
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Academic 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870.
The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head h...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Fine Gaston Vuvenot Leroux Patinated Bronze of Rebecca
Located in New York, NY
GASTON VUVENOT LEROUX
French, (1854-1942)
Rebecca
Signed ‘G. LEROUX’ on base; inscribed "REBECCA".
31 x 10 1/2 inches
Notes:
A fine quality patinated bronze of...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"The Farewell Kiss"
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a beautiful original bronze casting by the foremost Russian sculptor of his day Evgeny Lanceray. Artist signed on the base in Cyrillic (image 5) and is also inscribed on the ...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$12,500 Sale Price
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Statua bronzetto figurativo mitologico nudo manierismo del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Bronzetto del XIX secolo su modello di "Uomo con anfora" di Vittore Gambello detto Camelio (nato e attivo in Veneto, 1450-1539). Il soggetto ebbe molta fortuna e ne esistono vari e...
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Mannerist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine - Louis BARYE (1795-1875)Tiger surprising an antelope Bronze
Located in Gent, VOV
Tiger surprising an antelope (terrace without profile)
Bronze with a shaded green patina, circa 1880
Signed 'BARYE', stamped 'H' by the founder Brame
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-187...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jules Moigniez Animalier, Bronze Sculpture of Pheasant
Weasel
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze
48 cm hoch
signed
Jules Moigniez (1835–1894) was a French sculptor best known for his highly detailed bronze animal sculptures, especially birds.
Born: 1835 in Senlis, Fran...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Charming Meissen Porcelain Cat and Mouse Figurine, Circa 19th Century
Located in Detroit, MI
This charming figurine from Meissen Porcelain is of a cat with a captured mouse in his mouth, seated on its haunches, its left forepaw raised to strike the mouse dangling from its mo...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Young girl with doves and basket of flowers, 19th century French bronze
Located in Beachwood, OH
Isidore Romain Boitel (French, 1812 - 1861)
"Jeune fille aux colombes et à la corbeille de fleurs".
Young girl with doves and basket of flowers
Bronze
...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bust of a young woman / - The Opulence of Beauty -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anton Nelson (i.e. Antoine Joseph van den Kerckhoven) (1849 Brussels - after 1910 ibid.), Bust of a young woman, c. 1890. Patinated bronze on cast base, 30 cm (total height) x 20 cm ...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Antique Orientalist Bronze Figural Sculptures or Statues
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine pair of 19th century Austrian bronze figural sculptures, a male and female in classic Bedouin attire and active stance, both cold paint and gilt decorated now with a charming ti...
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Victorian 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Hound
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bronze hound sculpture on marble based.
Signed by French animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye 1795-1875.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man with Flute and Cougar, American 19th/20th century bronze w/ marble base
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860-1942)
Man with Flute and Cougar
Cast bronze sculpture with golden brown patina
Signed, numbered 9/100, with Fenn F...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
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Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893),
Marguerite
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze
patinated bronze, H 69 cm
Signed on the bronze base
bornJean Didier Début (Moulins 1824 - 1893 Nimrod)
Mythological or allegorical subjects
Fine detailing and smooth fini...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spaniel n°1
Located in PARIS, FR
Spaniel n°1
(second version)
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Bar...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Porcelain Dog Portrait Cavalier King Charles-Edmé Samson circa 1860
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Porcelain Dog Portrait: Cavalier King Charles-Edmé Samson
According to the model created by Johann Joachim Kaendler (MEISSEN around 1770).
By the famous factory of Edmé Sams...
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Rococo 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Busto Impero in Terracotta Ritratto di Bambina Virginie- Constance Lemercier
Located in Pistoia, IT
Busto in terracotta di Virginie-Constance Lemercier (1812-1875), circa 1818.
Virginie-Constance Lemercier era la figlia di Louis-Jean-Népomucène Lemercier, poeta e drammaturgo fran...
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French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fabergè follower - 19th/20th century Russian marble precious stone sculpture
Located in Varmo, IT
Small sculpture in different marbles and semiprecious stones - Seated old man. Probably Russia, 19th-20th century.
7.5 x 8 x h 13.5 cm the sculpture, ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
$1,186 Sale Price
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Terracotta Pair of Busts Portrayed Ariadne and a Satyr Signed Lanzirotti 19th
By Antonio Giovanni Lanzirotti
Located in Roma, IT
The artist portrayed Ariadne and a satyr as busts in an ideal scene and there seems to be a relationship of complicity and trust which is also evident from the facial expressions.
Th...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard with a Bull, Sheep
Goat circa 1860, France
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard Scene (Cow, Sheep & Goat)
Christophe Fratin (France, 1801-1864)
Sand cast bronze
5 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches
Highly refined and sensitively modeled miniature bronze representing a small herd of cattle, sheep and cattle on the terrace. Despite its small size, this bronze offers a complete view of a small herd of livestock: a bull is lying in a landscape near a sheep and a goat climbing a tree above a rocky mound. Here we find the skillful hand of the animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (French, 1801-1864), immensely famous in the 19th century for his thoughtfully crafted animal...
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Romantic 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Near Pair of Antique Rockingham Pottery Dogs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout examples of 19th century Rockingham brown glazed dogs or spaniels. Probably manufactured in Bennington Vermont. Priced Individually.
Left to Right
Left: H: 11 W: 9 D: 6, $...
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Folk Art 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Art Nouveau Relief Sculpture, Plaster, Signed, 1896, Woman in Mussel
Located in Stockholm, SE
A wall-mounted Art Nouveau relief by the Swedish sculptor Johannes Collin, signed “JC 96”, represents one of his earliest known works. Executed in plaster, the oval composition features a stylistically mussel shaped base from which emerges the finely modelled face of a young woman with long flowing hair. Her eyes are closed, conveying a sense of calm introspection and timeless beauty. The softly curved forms and delicate modelling create a serene harmony between natural rhythm and sculptural precision. The work is mounted on a later black-painted wooden plaque (26 × 33 cm), while the sculpture itself measures 21 × 18.5 cm. It is an unusually early piece by the artist, displaying craftsmanship and sensitivity.
Born in Stockholm in 1873, Johannes Collin trained as a sculptor during the final years of the 19th century, a period marked by the transition from academic historicism to the organic, nature-inspired forms of Art Nouveau (Jugendstil). His early works, such as this 1896 relief, already reveal a refined awareness of contour, proportion, and the poetic interplay between human expression and natural form.
Collin studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna) in Stockholm, where he was influenced by sculptors such as John Börjeson and Christian Eriksson. Over the following decades, he developed a personal style that combined naturalistic modelling with decorative rhythm and symbolic depth. He participated in exhibitions at the Konstakademien in Stockholm, in shows organized by the Swedish Artists’ Association (Svenska konstnärernas förening), and at the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö (1914)—one of the era’s major showcases of Scandinavian art and design.
Throughout his career, Collin produced portraits, allegorical figures, and architectural sculpture in plaster, bronze, marble, and terracotta. His works are represented in several Swedish collections, including the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Göteborgs konstmuseum, as well as in regional museums and private collections.
About Art Nouveau / Jugend
Art Nouveau, known in Sweden and Germany as Jugendstil, was an international artistic movement (c. 1890–1910) that sought to unite the arts under the guiding principle of nature’s harmony. Characterized by flowing lines, floral motifs, and organic rhythms, it aimed to dissolve the boundaries between fine and decorative art, bringing art into everyday life. In sculpture, this often meant a focus on the human body, sensual form, and the beauty of natural curves.
Within this aesthetic, Collin’s relief of a woman’s face emerging from a mussel-shaped base carries both mythological and symbolic resonance. The motif recalls the classical image of Venus rising from the sea...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cats
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper cats in a familiar stalking pose decorated with symbolic biomorphic designs over an alluring blue background.
Category
Folk Art 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th/20th baroque style figure sculptures- Poseidon and Amphitrite
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of yellow marble vase-holder sculptures - Poseidon and Amphitrite. Italy, 19th-20th century.
44 x 44 x h 90 cm each (not signed).
Entirely in yellow marble carved in Baroque style. Depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite holding a horizontal vase...
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Baroque 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Claude Clodion workshop (French) - 19th century Terracotta sculpture - Bacchanal
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Bacchanal. Follower of Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738-1814), 19th century.
35 x 35 x 65 cm.
Made entirely of patinated terracotta. Depicting two danci...
Category
Rococo 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$5,340 Sale Price
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Walking Deer N.2
Located in PARIS, FR
Walking deer N.2
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
Bronze with a dark greenish brown patina
signed on the base "Barye"
old cast probably by Brame
France
circa 1880
height 16,4 cm...
Category
French School 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th century Bronze Dog Portrait of a Löwchen on a Marble Base
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Löwchen on a Marble Base
French 19th century
1/2 x 8 x 5 1/2 inches
The chiseled bronze has a nuanced, rich brown patina depicting a Löwchen in the round, seated on a quadrangular marble base decorated with very fine gilt bronze flowers and fluted feet. Napoleon III, Louis XVI style. Based on a model by Jacques Caffieri for the Prince de Condé in 1773.
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Executed during the nineteenth century, this figure is fully in line with the eclectic taste of the reign of Napoleon III. Indeed, the Empress Eugenie brought the Louis XVI style up to date in her castle of Compiègne. Jacques Caffieri is one of the most famous bronze smiths of the eighteenth century. In 1715 he was admitted as a master caster and chiseler, and worked almost exclusively for the crown castles...
Category
Rococo 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
