Art Nouveau Bronze Tray with Mermaid

French Art Nouveau gilt bronze of a mermaid holding a shell. Possibly used as a card tr fonay. Fine detail and casting. Stamped for Louchet, Phearis foundry on the back of the base.

Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard. Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...

With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge. Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...

An Art Nouveau bronze letter opener with beautiful carvings.

A great looking pair of Gargoyles cast in Bronze and with a greenish patina made from the Antique . The gargoyle's have a bearded man's face and wit...

This early 1900s Swedish bronze sculpture depicts a woman in a flowing dress standing on a cliff. The piece is unmarked with an unknown design...

Maurice Bouval bronze with gilded patina signed M.Bouval and stamp of founder on a marble base portor. Length: base 11 cm Depth: 9,6 cm Height: 30,...

Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...

Art Nouveau "The Bather" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure on a rectangular plinth, indistinctly signed. 19.5" H x 8.5" W x 5" D.

Signed under the left shoulder: ”CerNelille”.