Ferdinand Parpan Figurative Sculptures

The elegant features of the young Antinous, a favorite of beloved Roman emperor Hadrian, are masterfully captured with exceptional richness in this plaster bust of the ancient Greek hero...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original fully signed and stamped circa 1950's Dior Advertising...

An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...

Nude. Original Plaster Sculpture. Large, powerful, languid brutalist figure. Circa 1980. Frank Van Der Loo (B.1956) Netherlands.

CLEARANCE SALE Vintage Murano Glass Fish by V Nason, Italy. Original label Very nice vintage condition with the original label. IMPORTANT I...

A striking example of hand-carved modernist sculpture, this nude female figure in the style of Ferdinand Parpan captures the elegance and abstraction of the 1930s–40s post-Art Deco e...

This plaster sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion. Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.

Interesting sculptural nose made of plaster. Cool tabletop object.  

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina shaded in green signed Pigalle on the base, representing a child surprised by a crayfish's pinching. Tears are running down the cheeks of the naked child, sitting on a large shell, as he has just been pinched by a crayfish. The sculpture rests on a green marble base. Jean-Baptiste Pigalle is a great French sculptor born in Paris in 1714. At a very young age, he studied sculpture and became aware that his art was the meaning of his life. He moved to Italy in 1734 to perfect his technique. Then, he joined the Beaux-Arts, thanks to his work "Mercury attaching his heel" (1740) which had an immediate success. Several artists have a copy, painters represent it on their canvases, and a biscuit reduction is made by the manufacture of Sevres in 1770. Very quickly the orders multiplied and Mme de Pompadour took him under her wing. Juggling between baroque and classical styles, he made portraits of Diderot and Voltaire and then realized the famous funeral monuments...

Patinated Bronze Sculpture "Le Torrent" by Jean-Baptiste Germain Patinated bronze sculpture titled "Le Torrent" by French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Germain (1841-1910). The piece depict...

Terracotta bust of L'Espiègle or La Rieuse aux pampres de vignes signed in point JBt CARPEAUX Carpeau property stamp, eagle stamp, numbered 1801. This model, representing Anna Foucart, the eldest daughter of Jean-Baptiste Foucart, a faithful friend of the artist, was created in 1865. Carpeaux himself distributed it in his studio on rue Boileau in Auteuil from 1868, and his heirs continued to publish it. Related bibliography: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux...

This large work of art molded during the early 1900's is signed by the artist. The winged bearded man is in good condition for its age, and on a solid wood structure. The sculpture...