Roi de Sicile Animal Sculptures

Superb patinated bronze sculptural composition by A. Plisnier of two Fennec foxes huddling together manufactured and smelted by the Gorini Frères Foundry...

Superb glass paste sculpture "Taurus Constellation" designed by Richard Texier for the Daum manufacture. Poetic representation of a bull that takes its cues from a mix of astrology a...

Beautiful "Caduceus" sculpture by Christian Poincignon for the Daum Manufacture. Limited edition piece, this one numbered 682 / 2000 and signed by the manufacture. Decorations of a ...

Superb and large Lalique circus bear sculpture in molded crystal, France 2000s. In as new condition in its original box. Box may have very minimal traces of wear. Dimensions in cm...

Superb wolf sculpture in bronze and marble flooring simulating snow by the artist Charles Valton. The wolf dutifully follows an adventurer whose ste...

Absolutely exquisite bronze sculpture by Louis-Albert Carvin edited by the R. Patrouilleau foundry in 1920s France. Vivid representation of an eagle launching from a mountain. The sc...

Superb patinated earthenware sculpture representing two elephants fighting, France 1800s, Romantic period. Beautiful details enhancing the vivacity of the...

Superb Vienna bronze representing a cat and doubling as a quill wipe with boar hair on its back, Austria 1900s. Signed Geschütz. In very good condition. Slight polychrome use. Dime...

Beautiful representation of a polychromed hare Vienna bronze, Austria 1900s. The back is encrusted with boar hair and was used to clean writing quills. In excellent condition. Sligh...

Beautiful romantic Art Deco spelter sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin (1875-1951) of two lovebirds standing atop some grapes and a quiver filled wit...

Superb and large gold patina bronze of a seagull flying above green patina bronze waves by the sculptor A. Van Kote, signed. Belgian school, late 19th century. Good condition with o...

Superb red robin Vienna bronze with beautiful polychrome colours, Austria 19th century. Stamped Geschützt. In good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 7 x 11 x 4...

Superb and large 19th century Vienna bronze of a lizard by the Geschütz manufacture. Not signed. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x L ) : 4 x 28 x 9. Secure shipping.

Superb 19th century Vienna bronze sculptures of a stag, the doe is a late 20th century/early 21st production of Vienna bronzes. The deer sculpture is attributed to the Geschütz manuf...

Superb and large sculpture of two alert greyhounds in beautiful Art Deco period green patina. Attributed to Louis Albert Carvin. Set on an elegant brown and white veined marble base....

Beautiful roaring lion in gold patinated bronze by the artist and sculptor Louis Vidal (1831-1892) of the Romantic period, France 19th century. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 17 x 36 x 9 Secure shipping. Louis Vidal, Vidal the blind or Vidal-Navatel is a French sculptor born on December 6, 1831 in Nîmes and who passed on May 9th, 1892 in the 12th district of Paris. Born to an unknown father and Sophie Vidal-Navatel, he grew up in a family of artists, having for stepfather the painter Alexandre Colin who married his mother in second marriage and for half-brother Paul-Alfred Colin. He studied anatomy but became blind around 1853, which prevented him from pursuing this path. He studied with the animal sculptors Antoine-Louis Barye and Pierre Louis Rouillard and became an animal sculptor himself by replacing sight with touch. This faculty enabled him to create portraits, he perceived the shape of faces by touching them and sculpted them in clay, and remains known as the author of a sculpture representing a roaring lion, as well as that of a bull in bronze, donated by the State to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes in 1867. Louis Vidal worked in particular with Alfred Barye, son of his master Antoine-Louis Barye. He became a professor of modeling in 1888 at the École Braille in Paris. A portrait of the artist taken by the photographer Étienne Carjat...