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Period: Mid-19th Century
19th Century Bronze pair of candlesticks with bears of Christophe Fratin
Located in Paris, FR
Here is a stunning pair of finely chiseled, bronze candlesticks from the mid-19th century. These bronze candelabras, with a body resembling a tree trunk adorned with oak leaves and a...
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Large Pig In Ceramic, Normandy, France, Circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
A rare glazed terracotta pig from a butcher’s shop, France, circa 1930. Most probably made by Filmont pottery or Bavent pottery
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Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 19th Century Italian Terracotta Cockerels
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A lively pair of 19th Century Sculpted terracotta Cockerels, finely executed in action poses. Circa 1850. Finished in a smooth polished surface, in good condition with no breaks or l...
Category
Italian Country Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fine European Carved and Painted Dog Lying on a Pillow
Located in Essex, MA
A well carved protective dog snarling on a gilded pillow with tassels.
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Large French Grand Tour Period Bronze Sculpture Recumbent Lion
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour period bronze sculpture of lion resting on a rosso levanto marble base. France: circa 1850.
Category
French Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Patinated Iron Sculpture of a Bull
Located in London, GB
A fine patinated iron model sculpture of a bull. From the collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021)
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Original Fratin Bronze Pair of Satyrs Candelholder 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of bronze candlesticks with their original dark brown patina by Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), an antique cast signed "fratin" in cursive, dating from around 1850. These candles...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Christophe FRATIN Bronze Bear Cup bronze caster Daubrée 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Fratin bear cup is signed Daubrée editor, 19th century, silver plate bronze.
The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant heads and...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Lion And Crocodile On Wooden Base
Located in Southall, GB
A delightful Meiji Period Japanese bronze lion and crocodile on a root wood base. A skilfully hand crafted piece that encapsulates the splendour of each animal from the lush lions mane and muscular body to the scales and ridges of the toughened skin of the crocodile. The expressions of both the lion and the crocodile are clear and crisp, caught in the midst of a battle for life and death. The lions eyes...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Patinated Copper Rooster Weather Vane with Cardinal Points
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique weather vane was created in Normandy, France, circa 1860. The traditional copper sculpture features a classic swivel French c...
Category
French Country Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Patinated Bronze Sculpture
The Monkey Rider
by Paul Gayrard, 1846
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘The Monkey Rider’ – Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 - 1855).
Signed to the base ‘Paul Gayrard’ and dated 1846.
A rare patinated bronze group of a monkey in the guise of a Jockey riding a racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet.
French, Dated 1846.
The mid-nineteenth century saw a surge of interest in animalier bronzes with whimsical and anthropomorphic subjects becoming particularly fashionable. In a similar vain to Christophe Fratin’s humanised depiction's of Bears posed as lamp lighters, dentists and reading books, Gayrard created his famous Monkey bronzes. He was awarded a First Class Medal at the 1846 Salon for his humorous group ‘The Monkey Steeplechase’, which can be related to subject of the present sculpture, ‘Monkey Rider’.
With the publication of Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species in 1859’ the popularity of anthropomorphically conceived subjects began to decline. As such these sculptures were only created during a very brief window of time and are consequently very rare.
PAul Joseph Ryamond Gayrard
Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 – 1855) born in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
He studied at an early age under his father the sculptor and engraver Raymond Gayrard, before becoming a student of François Rude and later David d'Angers.
He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to submit works throughout his lifetime winning a Second Class Medal in 1834 and a First Class Medal in 1846 and 1848. His last recorded exhibit was in 1855.
He executed many busts of notables of the day which proved popular with the haute bourgeois, but it was his talent for animalier that confirmed his reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. His known bronze animal models date from the years 1846 until 1848 with his powerful plaster of a 'Harness Horse...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mêne, Pierre-Jules (1810-1879): Struggle
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879): STRUGGLE
Technique: bronze, granite base
Dimensions: 15 x 22 x 11 cm
Signed: Pierre-Jules Mene
Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) was a prominent French s...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
$2,179 Sale Price
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French Bronze Pheasant Preying on a Lizard, Alphonse-Alexandre Arson (1822-1880)
Located in New York, NY
Titled Perdrix au lézard. Inscribed Arson.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare and Massive Japanese wood sculpture of playful lions, signed, Japan, 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Rare wood Okimono of Shishi Lions, Japan , 19th c
This exceptional 19th-century Japanese wooden sculpture, crafted from an unique piece of hinok...
Category
Japanese Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cedar
A Pair Of Mid-19th Century Chatsworth Lions
Located in London, GB
Originally carved in marble for Chatsworth house by Canova Both lions in repose, cast in iron with a patinated finish.
Category
British Other Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$21,851 / set
Christophe FRATIN Bronze Bear Cup Signed Daubrée 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
This Fratin bear cup is signed Daubrée editor, 19th century, silver plate bronze.
the cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant head...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine and Small Antique Bronze of a Packhorse by T. Gechner
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-19th century brown patinated cast bronze animalier figure of a work horse in harness. Very fine detail and a beautiful quality bronze. Signed in the bronze T. Gechter for ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Fratin Bronze Pair of Candelabras
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze pair of candelabras 19th century, Fratin
Christophe Fratin (1801-1864) is a famous French animal sculptor who exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as wel...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$17,527 / set
Doorstop, 19th Century, English Victorian, Cast Iron, Bell, Rope Twist
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The rope twist handle above an acanthus leaf stem terminating in the form of a bell.
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Antique Carved Wooden Bull Sculptures Europe Circa 1850-60
Located in London, GB
Impressive pair of carved antique wooden bull sculptures, European, circa 1850
A unusual subject not only well carved body but also this extends ...
Category
Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Poplar
19th Century Fratin Bronze Bear Cup Fratin Signature is Engraved
Located in Paris, FR
This Fratin bear cup has engraved signature, 19th century, silver plate bronze.
The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of elephant heads ...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Fratin Bronze Bear Cup Not Signed
Located in Paris, FR
This Fratin bear cup is 19th century, not signed but similar to others, silver plate bronze.
The cup is mounted on foot and is composed at the base of el...
Category
French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Statuette of a greyhound in plaster by Pierre-Jules Mêne, France circa 1850
Located in Paris, FR
Small statuette representing a greyhound, Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879), France, around 1850.
Workshop plaster.
Biography
Pierre-Jules Mêne, France (1810 – 1879)
French sculptor.
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Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Grazing goat", studio plaster, by Pierre-Jules Mêne, Paris, France, circa 1844
Located in Paris, FR
Grazing goat, par Jules-Pierre Mêne, circa 1844.
Workshop plaster.
Biography
Pierre-Jules Mêne, France (1810 – 1879)
French sculptor.
Son of a copper turner, Pierre-Jules Mêne w...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique 19th Century Georgian Painted Bronze Dog Walking Stick Stand c.1830
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Georgian bronze, walking stick stand featuring a graceful greyhound seated atop an ornate pedestal, flanked by two scallop shells adorned in their original black...
Category
British Other Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An English Composition Standing Dog Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage English composition standing dog sculpture from the 20th century, with glass eyes and red collar. Crafted in England during the midcentury period, this dog sculpture features a pug standing...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
19th Century Chinese Gilt-Bronze Pig
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese gilt bronze sculpture of a pig.
Category
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Charles X Palais Royal Ormolu and Mother of Pearl Equestrian Statue
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare Charles X period Palais Royal ormolu and engraved mother of pearl Statuette Sculpture of a horse. With an engine-milled ormolu mounted mother-of-pearl base
Prove...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century, French, Gilt Bronze Monkey Chef
Located in London, GB
A fantastically modelled gilt bronze monkey chef, he stands proudly on a black polished stone base.
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Solid Silver Spade Holder Depicting a Sheffield Porcupine
Located in Marseille, FR
Porcupine spade holder in solid silver (the base on the other hand is in silver metal and posterior to the subject) hallmark "R" in a square with a dot: English hallmark of Sheffield...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
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