Delft Animal Sculptures

A lovely pair of Mid-Century Dutch Delft faience candlesticks. Maker's mark on reverse. These fine candlesticks are hand painted with a floral design in the traditional Delft colors ...

Nice Delft blue pottery vase, handprinted by Gewina Delft.

Antique 19th Century Bronze Lion Sculpture, European Animalier Naturalist Style Decorative Bronze Figure for Luxury Home Interior Décor This exceptional 19th-century antique br...

This antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoserie plate is a captivating piece of ceramic art that reflects the outstanding craftsmanship and cultural exchange of its time. Originatin...

Potiche vase in. hand-painted Delft pottery, made in the early part of the 20th century Ø cm 21 h cm 52 Delft pottery, also known as "Delftware" or "Delft Blue," is a type of Dutch...

Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the 20th century. They represent the Tao gods Lu Xing and Fu Xin...

Set of 3 embossed brass camels with great patina. These circa 1960's engraved brass camels are wonderful accents for your office, mantel or entryway console tables. Solid brass figures.

A lovely large antique Dutch Delft faience trumpet vase made by well known maker Boch Frères Keramis in La Louvière, Belgium, circa 1890. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorgeous vase ...

This hand-painted Dutch Delft vase, made circa 1770, is a beautiful example of 18th-century tin-glazed earthenware in blue and white. Rising to more than eighteen inches, the vase ha...

A pair of large and finely patinated bronze models of a standing bull and a running cow after models by Isidor-Jules Bonheur, Cast on a Naturalistic Base. French, circa 1890. Signed 'I BONHEUR' and stamped 'PEYROL EDITEUR'. Bonheur was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon and his naturalistic depiction of farm animals, including cattle, was one of his most popular subjects. The bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol, who ran one of the most successful art foundries in Paris at this time. Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was the son of the painter Raymond Bonheur and younger brother of Rosa Bonheur, the famous sculptor. He was born in Bordeaux and studied painting, at first with his father and then with the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, moving on to sculpture in 1848. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 with a painting and plaster study of the same subject ‘African horseman attacked by a lioness’. From then onwards, Bonheur exhibited regularly at the Salon as well as other exhibitions, winning medals in 1865 and 1869 together with the prized Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1895. Most of Bonheur’s casts were by his uncle by marriage, Hippolyte Peyrol, whose tiny foundry mark is often very difficult to find. Bonheur’s studies range from farm animals, bears and tigers in a very naturalistic vein to equestrian groups. Although noted primarily for his small groups he did complete two large scale commissions, one to his sister Rosa, at Fontainbleau and the other, two stone lions at the steps of the Royal...

Plaster Lion Relief Plaque. Fierce expression, flowing mane and intricately cast, evoking ancient architectural ornamentaion. Exceptional historical aged and patinated surface captur...

A Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Marble Group of the Virgin and Child Attributed to Giovanni Di Balduccio (1317 - 1349) Marble Italy Circa 1330 - 1340 SIZE: 65cm high, 28cm wide - 25½ ins high, 11 ins wide PROVENANCE: Possibly Trivolzio Collection, Milan With Piero Tozzi Inc., New York Acquired by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for The Los Angeles County Museum (A.5832.47-42), 1947 An auction of property de-accessioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to benefit new acquisitions...