Beautiful Set of Two Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Porte Plume" Statues

A fine antique French porcelain centerpiece. In the style of Jacob Petit and possibly by Hannong. In the form of cultivated spring with...

Set of two Porcelain sculptures.

Set of (9) Pressed Italian Botanicals Beautifully Mounted in an Old Antique Window Frame with great old black paint. We were fortunate to be able to purchase a pair of these old win...

This charming pair of French terracotta statues depicts a male and female musician and was made during the latter half of the 1800s. Both statues have been stamped “GOSSIN PARIS” on the back sides. The Gossin factory in Paris was led by two brothers, Etienne (died in 1900) and Louis (1846-1928). The brothers regularly showed their wares at the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the Salon de Paris, where they would often bring home medals for outstanding quality works. They were very well known for their ornamental terra cotta fabrications which were exhibited all-over the country, where they also took home various medals. Both of these statues represent musicians siting upon rocky bases decorated with flowers, and our male musician has been depicted holding a “musette de cour”, which is a relative of the bagpipe. The female musician can be seen with a “vielle à roue” in her lap. A vielle à roue is a string instrument that produces sound when a crank is turned. The crank rotates a wheel that rubs against the strings. The sound can be compared to that of a violin. Place this elegant pair of 19th century terracotta musician statues...

Set of two glove molds. Porcelain pieces with left and right hands and metal support.

A large-scale white bisque porcelain putto or cherub statue standing on an ornate bombe plinth by 19th century French ceramicist Gille Jeune. Dating from the 1860s, this statue is over 150 years old. It depicts an infant – known as a cherub or putto – wearing a head band with a swathe of fabric draped over his arm and thigh. He sits upon a tree stump or rock with his arms raised and castanets in his hands. Thanks to its scale and provenance, it is a breath-taking statue for an interior or gallery, both the putto and the plinth inscribed with the maker’s mark ‘Gille Jne, Fabt. Paris’. Gille Jeune, Paris Parisian ceramist Jean-Baptiste Gille (1798-1868) was one of the leading manufacturers of French bisque porcelain - also known as biscuit porcelain - of the 19th century. In 1836, he established his own porcelain factory in Paris under the name ‘Gille Jeune’. His work was displayed in many prestigious exhibitions including London’s 1851 Great Exhibition where he was awarded a prize medal, the 1862 exhibition in London and the Paris exhibition in 1867. Four of his cherub works in the same style and scale reside at Hughenden House in Buckinghamshire as part of the National Trust’s collection. These include two of Gille’s depictions of the four seasons and a putto playing a flute as well as a putto with castanets like this one dating from 1855-1864. For this reason, we can say with some certainty that this antique cherub statue...

A gorgeous character ceramic figural catchall statue - knight of the 30 years war. This character statue has been made in Germany, circa 1890s by unkno...

Pair of French church sculptures made of solid oak. These two antique figures are from a church in a private village in Luceram, in the south of France.

A set of two decorative sculpture statue miniatures. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, i believe one made of bronze the other made of brass. Found at ...

A very rare tall antique 19th century Old Paris figurine Vieux Paris Depicting a couple with sheeps and a goat Very detailed with applied roses o...