A. Clesinger : Bronze pendants of Roman and Winner bull, end of XIXth c.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904, France) : "Triumphant Vercingetorix" Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina Early edition casting signed "A. BARTHOLDI" Note : Rare small-sca...

Sylvain Kinsburger (1855-1935, France): "Amour charmeur" Bronze sculpture with brown patina representing a young flute player carrying a quiver on his back, probably an allegory t...

Paire de grands chandeliers en bronze argentés - Estampillés "Anvers" - Fin Du XIXème" / Pair of tall candelabras made of silver plated bronze...

KLOSTER : Asian Elephant Patinated bronze sculpture showing a standing elephant Signed "KLOSTER" on the base Art Deco period, circa 1930 Probably Switzerland Dimensions: Height...

French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture – Roman Bull by Auguste Clésinger (1814–1883) Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne Foundry – Reduction by Achille Collas France, 1858 This exquisite 19th-...

This exceptional Clesinger Combat De Taureaux bronze bull statue captures the raw power, intensity, and dynamic energy of two bulls locked in dramatic combat...

Bronze Sculpture “Bovine Family” After Jules Moigniez, French Animalier Art An exquisite bronze sculpture titled “Bovine Family”, after the renowned Fren...

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...