Decorative Glass Case from the 1930s with a Pair of Taxidermy Pheasants.

We present you this set of two figurines – a musician and a dancer – in folk costumes. Both piece of art, together with the base, are made of bronzed Zamak. Presented items are i...

A magnificent 1930s taxidermy specimen of a Common buzzard with outstretched wings in a large ebonized museum cabinet. This bird has been cleve...

Italian Bust of a Woman, 20th Century, 1930s Italian sculpture from the first half of the 20th century, dating to around the 1930s. This marble work features a bust of a young woman,...

We present you this bronzed Zamak figurine depicting a boy carrying a basket of grapes on his back. The pedestal is made of wood. Furthermore, there is an unidentified signature of...

Pair of ceramic bookends from 1930s, produced in Czechoslovakia. Bases are glazed in light green and yellow, the seals in brown and off white.

Pair standing.

De Martino is a classical artist, known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular (“scugnizzi”, fishermen, commoners) with realistic features. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples under the guidance of Stanislao Nome, Gioacchino Toma, and Achille D ’Orsi, from whom he learned the ability to portray the most realistic details using them on very young subjects. Very young he moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups, exhibiting frequently at the "Paris Salon" where he won the prize of the Louvre Museum for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Fisher of locusts, Naples, private collection). Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and produced sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, especially urchins, “street urchins”, little boys and young fishermen. From 1916-1931 he was master of the sculptor Angelo Frattini. Later the dominant theme of his production was childhood, in particular thoughtful, sad, gaunt children were represented in his works, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerged. De Martino became known with the nickname of “The sculptor of children”.

Embrace timeless elegance with this stunning pair of angel heads, originating from a majestic Liberty villa of the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous detail and employing a captivating b...

A magnificent sculpture from the 1930s, in the style of Brancusi's work. This remarkable piece consists of a half-cylinder in polished bronze, backed by a piece of carved and faceted...

Claire Weiss Goldscheider Porcelain from the 1930s Beautiful Spanish Flamenco Dancer made of porcelain, wearing a typical white dress with coloured polka dots, with a veil with a des...