How can I tell if my bronze is antique?

One way to tell if your bronze is antique is to study its color. As it ages, bronze develops a natural patina, darkening in color. As a result, shiny, light-colored pieces are unlikely to be antiques. Another approach is to research the maker using trusted online resources to find out when they produced bronzes similar to yours. For assistance with the dating process, seek the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a selection of bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.

What is antique bronze finish?

The metallic finish known as antique bronze boasts a profound, dark chocolate finish that nearly approaches black. The antique bronze color is primarily a color from the brown color family.

Antique Bronze Boy

Cold Painted Vienna Bronze

Young Boy

Antique Copper Molds

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Early 20th Century Unknown Other Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique Sheffield Dutch Boy and Girl Bronze Cast Iron Fireplace Andiron - Pair

$350 / set

Bronze Figure of Young Boy Playing the Bagpipe, French, 19th Century

By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Located in Miami Beach, FL

After Jean-Baptist Pigalle (1736-1785) a French sculptor renown for his designs of children at play. Mounted on a new green marble base.

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Figure of Young Boy Playing the Bagpipe, French, 19th Century

$720 Sale Price

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Austrian Erotic and Naughty Bronze "Treasure Seeker" Carl Kauba, Boy Finds Gold!

By Carl Kauba

Located in Petaluma, CA

This whimsical and sexy bronze (titled Treasure Seeker) was done by the noted Austrian Sculptor

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Austrian Erotic and Naughty Bronze "Treasure Seeker" Carl Kauba, Boy Finds Gold!

$3,500

A Boy and His Dog, 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock

Located in 263-0031, JP

A French fire-gilt bronze clock depicting a boy and his dog, Louis Philippe Era, 1830-48. The silk

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

A Boy and His Dog, 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock

$3,184 Sale Price

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Bronze Study of a Boy Collecting Fruit in His Wide Brimmed Hat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A bronze study of a boy collecting fruit in his wide brimmed hat, he is wearing a jerkin and

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1880s French Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Study of a Boy Collecting Fruit in His Wide Brimmed Hat

$6,358

Bronze Group, Young Boy and His Trained Pet Monkey, German, Dated, 1894

By Carl Theodore Wegener, Gladenbeck Foundry

Located in Petaluma, CA

This very whimsical bronze features a young street kid, cigar in hand, and monkey on a chain in the

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1890s German Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Group, Young Boy and His Trained Pet Monkey, German, Dated, 1894

$1,950

Late 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Peasant/Shepherd Boy

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 19th century french patinated bronze sculpture of a peasant/shepherd boy By: unknown Material

Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Copper

Late 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Peasant/Shepherd Boy

$1,700

19TH CENTURY GOLD GILT BRONZE DEMETRE H CHIPARUS SiGNED NEWSPAPER BOY STATUE

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

century Paris France made by the genius that was Demetre H Chiparus gold gilt bronze statue of a Newspaper

Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

19TH CENTURY GOLD GILT BRONZE DEMETRE H CHIPARUS SiGNED NEWSPAPER BOY STATUE

$9,503

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Young Boy Achilles by Constant Roux, 1920

By Les Neveux De J. Lehmann, Constant Roux

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bronze sculpture bust young Achilles. The bronze bust is signed by Constant Roux with

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Young Boy Achilles by Constant Roux, 1920

$3,975

Alexander Kelety Boy Looking over the Fence Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco

By Alexandre Kéléty

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Large Art Deco sculpture of boy looking over the fence. Signed A. Kelety. Silvered bronze-mounted

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Alexander Kelety Boy Looking over the Fence Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco

$2,999 Sale Price

33% Off

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Boy With Geese By Auguste Moreau

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Norwood, NJ

Auguste Moreau (1834 - 1917) Fine quality bronze sculpture of a young boy being confronted by a

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Boy With Geese By Auguste Moreau

$1,875

Edouard Drouot Antique Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Eating an Oyster

By Edouard Drouot

Located in New York, NY

Large Edouard Drouot, Siot-Decauville Fondeur Paris patinated bronze sculpture of a youth enjoying

Category

19th Century French Romantic Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Edouard Drouot Antique Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Eating an Oyster

$8,500

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Harem Girl and Boy" by Franz Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in London, GB

An excellent early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze study of a harem beauty standing on an

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze "Harem Girl and Boy" by Franz Bergman

$5,059

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Karl Hackstock, Whistling Boy

Located in Greven, DE

prizes. This beautiful bronze bust shows a young, whistling man with hat. Founder's stamp at the back

Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Karl Hackstock, Whistling Boy

$664

Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Holding Jugs Signed by Italian G. Borriello

Located in North Miami, FL

Patinated bronze sculpture of boy holding jugs signed by italian G. Borriello By: G. Borriello

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Holding Jugs Signed by Italian G. Borriello

$2,700

Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Figure of a Young Boy, attr. Bergmann Foundry

By Bergmann Foundry

Located in Petaluma, CA

This nice example of a young boy holding a stick and standing in front of a stone wall demonstrates

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Figure of a Young Boy, attr. Bergmann Foundry

$333 Sale Price

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Just Andersen. Rare bronze dish. With a motif of boy and goat kid.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Just Andersen (1884-1943). Rare bronze dish. Motif o a boy and goat kid. Large and heavy dish

Category

1920s Danish Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Just Andersen. Rare bronze dish. With a motif of boy and goat kid.

$9,000

Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux

By Susse Freres, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Located in London, GB

-Baptiste Carpeaux. The original model for this delicate antique bronze sculpture of a fisher boy was

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux

$32,817

Fisher Boy by Marcel Début

By Marcel Debut

Located in New Orleans, LA

Marcel Début 1865–1933 French Fisher Boy Signed "Marcel Début" on base Patinated bronze A rare

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Marcel Debut
Fisher Boy by Marcel Début, Late 19th Century

$18,850

Antique Bronze Sculpture or Bust of a Laughing Boy aft. Desiderio Da Settignano

By J. Petermann

Located in Lisse, NL

Rare bronze sculpture of a joyous boy from the early 1900s. The sculptor of this Fine work of art

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Sculpture or Bust of a Laughing Boy aft. Desiderio Da Settignano

$2,966

Head of Young Boy, Bronze Sculpture by Attilio Torresini, Beginning of 1900

By Attilio Torresini

Located in Roma, IT

Bronze sculpture with green glaze and wooden base by the Italian sculpture Attilio Torresini (1884

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Head of Young Boy, Bronze Sculpture by Attilio Torresini, Beginning of 1900

$1,602 Sale Price

25% Off

Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture of a Boy and a Donkey by Bergman

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in London, GB

Orientalist cold-painted bronze sculpture of a boy and a donkey by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture of a Boy and a Donkey by Bergman

$10,255

Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900

By Franz Iffland

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Bronze depicting a young boy (cupid) ice skating, by Franz Iffland (Berlin 1862-1935). A boy in fur

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900

$1,999

American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered

Category

1870s American American Empire Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze, Copper

American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870

$14,800

19th Century Meiji Period Bronze of a Boy Collecting Sweet Chestnuts by Seiya

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A charming Meiji period bronze of a boy collecting sweet chestnuts by Seiya, he carries a basket

Category

1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Meiji Period Bronze of a Boy Collecting Sweet Chestnuts by Seiya

$9,230

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Boy Walking into Water by Ruffino Besserdich

By Ruffino Besserdich

Located in North Miami, FL

19th century Belle Époque bronze sculpture with greenish patina of a boy walking into water by

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Boy Walking into Water by Ruffino Besserdich

$1,300

Early 20th Century French Bronze Sculpture with Marble Base of a Sitting Boy

Located in North Miami, FL

Early 20th century french bronze sculpture with marble base of a sitting boy By: unknown Material

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper

Early 20th Century French Bronze Sculpture with Marble Base of a Sitting Boy

$1,100

Late 19th Century Romantic French Black Patina Bronze Sculpture of a Hunter Boy

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 19th century Romantic french black patina bronze sculpture of a hunter boy with riffle By

Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

Late 19th Century Romantic French Black Patina Bronze Sculpture of a Hunter Boy

$900

Belle Époque French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Boy Playing Kamarad by G. Flamand

By Georges Flamand

Located in North Miami, FL

Early 20th century Belle Époque french gilt bronze sculpture of boy playing the hunter Kamarad by

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Copper

Belle Époque French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Boy Playing Kamarad by G. Flamand

$1,700

Antique German Bronze Male Boy Figure Sienna Marble Constantin Holand Art Deco

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A superb example of a German well cast standing figure of a young standing gentleman on a naturalistic circular base. Late nineteenth, early twentieth Century. The tall elegant figu...

Category

19th Century German Art Deco Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Antique German Bronze Male Boy Figure Sienna Marble Constantin Holand Art Deco

$890

"Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural of a Boy and Girl", 20th Century by Juan Clará

Located in Madrid, ES

JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 ART NOUVEAU SCULPTURAL BRONZE OF A BOY AND GIRL signed "Juan

Category

1920s Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Juan Clará Ayats
"Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural of a Boy and Girl", 20th Century by Juan Clará, 1920

$1,424

Patinated bronze sculpture of young boy trimming the wings of a dove by Gregoire

Located in London, GB

Patinated bronze sculpture of young boy trimming the wings of a dove by Gregoire. This bronze known

Category

1880s Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Patinated bronze sculpture of young boy trimming the wings of a dove by Gregoire

$7,178

Antique German Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of a Young Boy with Urn by Uhlmann

By Hermann Gladenbeck, Waldemar Uhlmann

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A good Belle Epoche bronze modeled as a young boy beside a large amphora or vase. Stylistically

Category

Late 19th Century German Revival Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique German Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of a Young Boy with Urn by Uhlmann

$1,350

Louis Kley a Fine Bronze Group of a Young Boy Afraid of Mice

By Louis Kley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Louis Kley (French, 1833-1911) A fine and charming patinated bronze group of a young boy climbing

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis Kley a Fine Bronze Group of a Young Boy Afraid of Mice

$1,395 Sale Price

24% Off

An early 20th century French bronze figure of a young boy on a toboggan

Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

This charming early 20th century bronze figure depicts a young boy in winter clothes lying on his

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

An early 20th century French bronze figure of a young boy on a toboggan

$404 Sale Price

25% Off

Rare Antique Bronze Inkwell By Joseph D´Aste (1881-1945), Young Boy and Goose

By Joseph d Aste

Located in Greven, DE

Beautiful inkwell by the artist and sculptor Joseph D´Aste. Nicely chiseled bronze work on a red

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Antique Bronze Inkwell By Joseph D´Aste (1881-1945), Young Boy and Goose

$2,076

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

By V. Szczeblewski

Located in Petaluma, CA

This famous statue always brings a smile, as a young boy with hands in pockets is whistling and is

Category

Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

$1,350 Sale Price

40% Off

Henri Fugere, Bronze Figure, Bebe Tapin Boy Playing His Drum

By Henri Fugère

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Henri Fugere, bronze figure, ' Bebe Tapin ' signed in the bronze. French Boy playing his drum

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Metal

Henri Fugere, Bronze Figure, Bebe Tapin Boy Playing His Drum

$999

Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Pair " Hoop Girl and Sonny Boy" by Ferdinand Preiss

By Ferdinand Preiss

Located in Sarasota, FL

" and "Sonny Boy". Each bronze is mounted of a 1" stone base and signed on the back of the bronze base.

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Pair " Hoop Girl and Sonny Boy" by Ferdinand Preiss

$6,800

19th Century Bronze Statue of Young Boy, Entitled Lesson in Song by E Carlier

By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century bronze statue of a young boy whistling with a bird perched on his hand

Category

19th Century French Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Statue of Young Boy, Entitled Lesson in Song by E Carlier

$5,743

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens

Located in London, GB

Unusual Antique English Regency bronze "genre" mantel clock genre clock . In the " Arcadian" genre

Category

1820s English Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Ormolu

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens

$4,444

19th Century Life-Size Bronze of a Drummer Boy by Léon Fagel and Amleto Cataldi

By Amleto Cataldi, Léon Fagel

Located in Long Island City, NY

A unique and impressive late 19th century life-size bronze of a drummer boy by Léon Fagel and

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Life-Size Bronze of a Drummer Boy by Léon Fagel and Amleto Cataldi

$35,000

Late 19th Century Russian Bronze Ormolu Sculpture of a Boy on a Marble Base

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions- H: 12 1/2in W: 12in D: 4in This late 19th Century Russian bronze ormolu sculpture of

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Late 19th Century Russian Louis XV Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Russian Bronze Ormolu Sculpture of a Boy on a Marble Base

$1,650

Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze of a Boy in a Kimono on a Naturalistic Base

Located in Dallas, TX

Beautiful large late 19th century Japanese bronze of a boy in a kimono and sandals. Carved

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze of a Boy in a Kimono on a Naturalistic Base

$8,500

Belle Époque French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with Overall and Hat by Louis Kley

By Louis Kley

Located in North Miami, FL

Belle Époque french bronze sculpture of a boy with overall and a hat by Louis Kley By: Louis Kley

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Copper

Belle Époque French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with Overall and Hat by Louis Kley

$1,700

Late 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with a Sword by Louis Kley

By Louis Kley

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 19th century french bronze sculpture of a boy with a sword by Louis Kley By: Louis Kley

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Alabaster, Stone, Bronze, Metal, Copper

Late 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with a Sword by Louis Kley

$1,200

French Louis XV Silver Plated Bronze Putto Mantel Clock M Franjus Raison Boyer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Louis XV Style Cast Bronze Ormolu Figural Cherub / Putto "Sciences & Celestial

Category

19th Century Louis XV Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Silver Plate

French Louis XV Silver Plated Bronze Putto Mantel Clock M Franjus Raison Boyer

$16,500

19th Century French Terracotta Statue of Boy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Finely-sculpted terracott figure of boy playing violin. Sit on a separate French dore bronze finely

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Terracotta Statue of Boy

$7,500

Antique European miniature Painting Portrait of a Boy

Located in Malmö, SE

Ca. early 19th century miniature tempera on panel hand - painting of a boy. Period gilt frame with

Category

1880s French Regency Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Antique European miniature Painting Portrait of a Boy

$850

Cold Painted Austrian Orientalist Seated Young Boy Cooking, Bergmann Foundry

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Petaluma, CA

This very finely detailed cold painted Vienna bronze is the work of the Bergmann Foundry. The

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Other Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Cold Painted Austrian Orientalist Seated Young Boy Cooking, Bergmann Foundry

$1,850

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Transition Tall Boy or Shelf

Located in Berlin, DE

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Transition Tall Boy or Shelf Rectangular slight bow front Tall

Category

1890s French Louis XV Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Transition Tall Boy or Shelf

$2,300

French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy

Located in London, GB

An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to

Category

1850s French Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

French Inkstand and Pen Holder with Dog in Kennel and Boy

$1,606

Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Sonny Boy" by Ferdinand Preiss

By Ferdinand Preiss

Located in London, GB

An excellent early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young boy in shorts

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Sonny Boy" by Ferdinand Preiss

$9,366

Large Marble Sculpture of a Fisherman boy by professor Lot Torelli

By Lot Torelli

Located in Tarzana, CA

A masterfully carved 19th century Italian Carrera Marble figure of a fisherman boy holding a bronze

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Marble Sculpture of a Fisherman boy by professor Lot Torelli

$100,400 Sale Price

64% Off

Late 19th Century Bronzen Sculpture Boy Playing with Whippet by Jules Moigniez

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique refined bronze sculpture of boy playing with a hoop and a stick go with a Whippet

Category

1870s French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronzen Sculpture Boy Playing with Whippet by Jules Moigniez

$593

Bronze Young Man Sculpture

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This striking bronze sculpture portrays a young boy in a moment of poised concentration, just

Category

1920s English Neoclassical Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Young Man Sculpture

$2,005

Antique Italian Bronze Fountain

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Antique Italian Bronze Fountain. Late 19th Century figure of a boy in a bronze Verdi Gris depicted

Category

Early 1900s Italian Classical Roman Antique Bronze Boy

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Bronze Fountain

$3,250

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Antique Bronze Boy For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bronze boy available at 1stDibs. An antique bronze boy — often made from metal, bronze and marble — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique bronze boy — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bronze boy made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique bronze boy over the years, but those crafted by Aristide de Ranieri, Edouard Drouot and Hermann Gladenbeck are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Bronze Boy?

Prices for an antique bronze boy start at $144 and top out at $28,051 with the average selling for $1,350.

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Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

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Questions About Antique Bronze Boy

How can I tell if my bronze is antique?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
One way to tell if your bronze is antique is to study its color. As it ages, bronze develops a natural patina, darkening in color. As a result, shiny, light-colored pieces are unlikely to be antiques. Another approach is to research the maker using trusted online resources to find out when they produced bronzes similar to yours. For assistance with the dating process, seek the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a selection of bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.
What is antique bronze finish?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
The metallic finish known as antique bronze boasts a profound, dark chocolate finish that nearly approaches black. The antique bronze color is primarily a color from the brown color family.