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Style: Romantic
19th Century Marble Statue of Seated Nude Collecting Water
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century marble statue of a young female nude, seated on a rock holding a jug collecting water.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Marble

Beautifully Hand Carved Midcentury Nesting Birds Alabaster Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Excellent condition sculptural alabaster table lamp from the 1950s. This highly decorative and practical size table lamp is the type of applied arts that really lifts your spirit. T...
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Mid-20th Century French Romantic Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

French Bronze Sculpture of "Tunisian Water Carrier" by Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MARCEL DEBUT French, 1865-1933 "Porteur d'eau arabe" (The Tunisian Water Carrier) Medium-brown and reddish patinated bronze, burnished bronze pots, cas...
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20th Century French Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Bjorn Wiinblad, 1959 Centaur and Dryad Candleholder Sculpture, Signed
Located in Frome, GB
This hand-built and exquisitely illustrated work is by celebrated Danish illustrator and glass, silver, textiles, ceramics designer Bjorn Wiinblad (b. 1918 - d. 2006). We know that t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Romantic Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Female Water Carrier, by Hans Schork
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A enchanting late 19th century patinated bronze statue of a pretty young maiden carrying a water jug and sack. Signed; Hans Schork, Austrian, 1849.
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Late 19th Century Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Bust of Rembrandt after a Model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Warsaw, PL
This finely detailed bust of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is after a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. For a long period, Albert Carrier-Belleuse carved beautiful busts of h...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Limoge Hand Painted Box enamel brass with Hunting Horse Scene
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Antique Limoge 19th Jewellery hand painted porcelain & brass box with hunting horse scene. aprox 1880 hand painted in yellow porcelaine Perfect gift for ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Brass

Metal sculpture "The Mirror" by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Located in Ixelles, BE
THE WORK: This metal sculpture, titled Miroir (Mirror), signed Auguste Moreau, depicts a young woman in a rustic dress, with her arms raised, arranging her hair. Her graceful postur...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Metal

"Marguerite", Young Lady Bronze Sculpture By Gregoire
Located in Bochum, NRW
Jean Louis GREGOIRE (1840-1890) "Marguerite", Young Lady Patinated bronze statue representing a young lady wearing a long dress, braided hair. Signed on the embankment. Jean Louis ...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Hand Wrought Iron Floral Wall Sconces
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of hand-wrought iron floral wall sconces. Magnificent sculptural pieces. Easy to hang and can easily be electrified if desired. Final sale Pr...
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Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Iron

Pair of Hand Wrought Iron Floral Wall Sconces
Pair of Hand Wrought Iron Floral Wall Sconces
$1,455 Sale Price / set
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Beautiful Bronze Sculpture "Inquietud" by Mexican Sculptor Victor Gutierrez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bronze may listed Mexican artist, Victor Gutierrez titled "Inquietud" and number 6 of an edition of 25. The piece is signed and dated 87. ...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French Bronze Sculpture “La Fil de la Vierge” by Pierre-Emile Hebert ca. 1880
By Georges Emile Henri Servant, Pierre Hérbert 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-EMILE HEBERT French, 1828-1893 "La Fil de la Vierge" Sand-cast and patinated bronze executed by the Georges Servant foundry ca. 1880 Nuanced medium brown patination with red...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Rare 26” Georges Gardet “Desert Drama” Antique French Bronze Sculpture
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGES GARDET French, 1863-1939 "Le Drame au Désert" Patinated bronze Signed in cast "Georges Gardet" cold-stamped 3105 conceived 1887, cast circa 1910 Item # 411RAL12A A ver...
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20th Century French Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

20th Century German Passau Porcelain Group with Playing Putti
Located in Milano, MI
A 20th century bright and polychrome Passau German Porcelain group with Cherubs, a very decorative antique German porcelain sculpture featuring ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Romantic Ornate Oval Silver Picture Frame, Angels with Floral Garlands
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous European antique silver picture frame with a pair of angels on each side holding the oval of the frame amidst floral scroll decor...
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19th Century European Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Silver

A Pair of Louis Philippe Era Animalier Chenets
Located in 263-0031, JP
These chunky chenets make no bones about their Romantic lineage and exhibit all of the passion you’d expect from artisans working in the period 1830 to 1848. Here, a nice yin-and-yan...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Circa 1880 French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Resting Bull” by Rosa Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROSA BONHEUR French, 1822-1899 "Boeuf Couché" (Resting Bull) Patinated bronze Signed "Rosa B" conceived 1846, a lifetime cast circa 1880 cold-stamped PEYROL to the reverse Item...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Juan Clara s Watching Something : Spanish Bronze Sculpture of Children on Bench
Located in North Miami, FL
'Watching Something': patinated bronze sculpture of three children laughing and sitting on a bench by spanish artist Juan Clara By: Juan Clara Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, patinated, carved, pressed, metalwork Dimensions: 5.5 in x 12 in x 8 in Date: late 19th century, early 20th century Style: Romanticism, Naturalism, Realism, Belle Époque Place of origin: Spain This late 19th century bronze sculpture depicts three laughing children seated...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Metal, Copper

French Haviland Limoges Petal Shaped Rose Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual shaped porcelain bowl from Haviland Limoges, France – circa 1900. Decorated by hand on both the front and back with running borders of Pink roses and green leaves. The s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair Of Murano Opalescent Glass Candlesticks, Italy, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Pair of Murano opalescent glass candlesticks in perfect condition from the first half of the 20th century, entirely handmade Height each 17 cm, base diameter 10.2 cm
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Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Glass

18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box Engraved Brass Snuff Box Brass with Figures
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Dutch brass tobacco box with hinged lid engraved with five circular medallions containing the busts of male noblemen figures with inscriptions and dates, the most recent...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Other, Brass

Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864), Taureau à la grenouille (A Bull With a Frog)
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Between 1839 and 1849 (?) Chef-modèle made out of patinated bronze, base in Rouge Griotte marble. Signed « Fratin », « Fonderie de L. Richard Eyck et Durand » engraved on the base. D...
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1840s French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

A. Van Kote, Seagull above Waves, Bronze Sculpture Late 19th Century Belgium
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and large gold patina bronze of a seagull flying above green patina bronze waves by the sculptor A. Van Kote, signed. Belgian school, late 19th century. Good condition with o...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Alabaster Arab Girl Holding a Water Jug
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century Italian carved Alabaster statue of a seated Arab girl holding a water jug.  
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

Prof. Giuseppe Bessi, Bust of Crowned Woman, Italy 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb patinated marble and alabaster bust of a veiled woman crowned with laurel by Professore Giuseppe Bessi, Italy 19th century. Signed "Prof. G. Bessi". Excellent condition. Dim...
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19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Marble

Carrara Marble Sculpture Representing a Romantic Young Girl with a Jug Signed
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Carrara Marble sculpture representing a romantic young girl with a jug leaning on a pilaster carved with the effigy of a Sphinx. Italian work signed Dante Zoi from Florence. 19th cen...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

19th Century French Papier Maché Snuff Box with Landscape and Figures Painting
Located in Milano, MI
French Painted Papier Maché Snuffbox 1800s. Snuff box of circular shape with fine painting on the lid depicting a mountain landscape with figures and herds crossing a river, a dove f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Other

Carrier-Belleuse Bronze Female Statue Holding a Harp, Harmone 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of a female figure holding a Harp, entitled 'Harmone' Signed; Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Albert-Ernest Car...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Varnish Carved Sycamore Wood Picture Frame, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Italian picture frame boasts a gorgeous, romantic beveled shape with varnished sycamore wood and darker wood inlaid. The back has a wood easel. This frame accommodates ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Wood, Sycamore

19th C French Antique Signed Taupe Terracotta Sculpture of Woman And Sparrows
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1870s, terracotta earthenware with lovely original patina, Work of Art by French sculptor Auguste Joseph Peiffer (1832-1886), signed. Peiffer was specialized in presenting myth...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Stoneware, Terracotta

P K Silesia Porcelain Handled Rose Decorative Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain pierced handle Rose server, showing the Tent-Crown mark used by Porzellanfabrik Silesia Konigszelt, Germany – circa 1914-1922 The mark “Königszelt” translates to the Kin...
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Early 20th Century German Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949)
Located in New York, NY
Figural Grouping of Playful Cupids by Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949) carved white Composition Signed R.Ch.Peyre Height 22 in. (56 cm) NMA Inv 3969
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Composition

William H Turner bronze ."Outfoxed ".signed
By William Turner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
William H Turner bronze "Outfoxed ".2001, 78/200. whimsical and fun, this bronze of two geese nipping at the fox and covering his body with their wing...
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Early 2000s American Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Brown Color Double side France 1980 Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Brown Color Double side France 1980 Signed
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1980s French Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Decorative Porcelain Sculputure with Children Motifs, Germany, 20Th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptural ensemble made of enamelled porcelain with fine gold details. Spain, 20th century, around 1920.
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20th Century Spanish Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique English Bisque Sculpture Signed J. Durham 1814-1877.
By Joseph Durham
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique English Bisque Sculpture Signed J. Durham 1814-1877. Copland bisque sculpture titled, “Go to Sleep“ was made for the Art Union of London. It depicts a charming scene of a yo...
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19th Century English Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

German Ladies First Bronze Sculpture of Cats and Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A group of small wiener bronze style figurines in metal and plaster illustrating pets eating. The German text of "Die Damen Zuerst" means "Ladies First".
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Early 20th Century Austrian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Metal

Attilio Fagioli, Young Emperor Bust Sculpture, Italy Early 20th Century
By Attilio Fagioli
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb marble and gilt bronze bust representing a young emperor with his robe and laurel wreath. Italy early 20th century, of the Romantic style. Signed A. Fagioli. Dimensions in ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Royal Austria Porcelain Hand Painted Thistle Wall Plate, signed
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hand-painted floral wall plate by O& EG, Royal Austria Porcelain, showing the green laurel leaf mark used circa 1898-1918. O&EG stands for Oscar and Edgar Gutherz of Bohemia (now ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century Halfdan Hertzberg Bronze Statue "Le Siffleur", 1889
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful 19th century bronze statue signed on the base Halfdan Hertzberg (1857-1890) called the "Le siffeur", the "whistler". This bronze represent a young men hands in his pockets ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Signed Eutrope Bouret Bronze Sculpture of a Young Man Carrying a Harp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and detailed bronze sculpture was done by the French artist Eutrope Bouret in approximately 1880 in the period Romantic style. The sculpture depicts a young male carrying a harp...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Lion Assis No. 2”, Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Initially modeled by Barye in 1846 as a commission by Louis-Phillipe for the Tuilleries Gardens at a cost of 10,000 francs, the life-size sculpture sat near to Barye's Lion au Serpent until it was later moved in 1867 to the grand entrance to Pavilion de Flore and a pair was crafted for it using a mechanical technique. This incensed Barye, as he insisted a mate must be sculpted to oppose Lion Assis...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1900 Romantic Antique Scandinavian Art Flower Girl Bronze Sculpture Ruth Milles
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th-century bronze sculpture by Ruth Milles (1873–1941) beautifully captures the delicate, introspective expression of a young girl seated with a gathered bouquet of flowers. ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Girl and Boy
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This large patinated bronze statue of a girl kissing a boy in the manner of Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) dates from the late nineteenth century. Apparently unsigned and mounted on roun...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine and Rare “Valet de Limier” Antique Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Jules Mene
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE JULES MENE French, 1810-1879 "Valet de Limier" (1879) Sand-cast bronze with medium-brown patination with underlying copperish hues Cast signa...
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20th Century French Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Very Fine Russian Antique Bronze “Resting Bear” after Nikolai Lieberich
By Nikolai Ivanovich Lieberich
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NIKOLAI LIEBERICH [after] Russian, 1828-1883 A Resting Bear Sand-cast patinated bronze with concrete core signed in Cyrillic to the underside (editeur Gr...
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19th Century European Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

TL Lehmann Bavarian Porcelain Iridescent Handled Rose Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Large iridescent porcelain rose bowl with pierced handles showing the Green Lion mark of T L Lehmann, Bavaria, circa 1898-1904. A complex mold with overpainting in silver, and a l...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture BrownColor Woman Head France 1980 Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture BrownColor Woman Head France 1980 Signed
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1980s French Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Rare 19 Century Bronze Statue Titled "Mutualite" by Maurice Constant Favre
By Maurice Constant Favre
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very rare and beautifully cast late 19th century bronze by Maurice Constant Favre (1875-1915), titled " Mutualite" depicting two bare chested muscular blacksmiths, an older stockie...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Marble and Bronze Bust of Omphale
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This late 19th Century bust was executed by French painter and sculptor Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse (1848–1913), son and pupil of renowned sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Bronze Sculpture Of Faust And Marguerite, By Guillaume Denièr
Located in Norwood, NJ
A finely cast 19th-century French bronze sculpture signed Denière, depicting the romantic figures of Faust and Marguerite. Rich in emotional expression and detail, the pair is shown ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French 19th Century Carved Hardwood Horse, Likely Papier-Mâché Mold Form
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CARVED WOOD HORSE FORM, POSSIBLY USED AS A MOLD MASTER FOR PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PRODUCTION Probably French, mid-to-late 19th century 22 3/4" H x 6 7/8" D x 20 7/8" W A carved hardwood mode...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Gesso, Hardwood

Silver Plate Duck Table Statue Sculpture for Side Dishes Antique European
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning addition to any room or table. Exquisite form and finely detailed feathers etched with precision into silver-covered metal. Combine whimsical romanticism with streamlined ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Romantic Decorative Objects

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Metal, Silver Plate

Pair of Important Porcelain Vases with Female Heads by Augustus Rex for Meissen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of important and very beautiful vases is made of ceramic with 2 female faces and beautiful and fine decors. These vases were made by Meissen manufacture after the model by ...
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1850s German Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture, White Color, Man Head, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an Art Deco Period, Sculpture in stone, representing an Man Head. In a white color. It has been made in France circa 1940. It is very heavy Terracotta.
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1940s French Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Flowerpot cachepot jardiniere Romance worldexhibition? Romeo Juliet 1900 Germany
Located in Wien, AT
This flower pot was made by the German porcelain manufacturer Fischer und Mieg, Pirkenhammer, around 1900 – 1910. The charming object is a two piece flower pot, consisting of a squ...
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Early 1900s Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Unusual Cast Bronze Dish or Wall Plaque of Little Girl in Dress, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Detailed wall plaque or ashtray in shape of a dressed up little girl. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1920s. Stamped - Bronce to the backside.
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1920s Danish Vintage Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Rare Emmanuel Fremiet “Husky Dog” Bronze Sculpture, Charles More cast no. 38
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL FREMIET French, 1824-1910 Chien loulou couché Nuanced medium-brown patina on sand-cast bronze Signed in base "E. FREMIET" a Charles More cast numbered 38 Item # 311GTS04P ...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French Majolica Pair of Vases with Painted Flowers Pointu, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pair of vases with painted flowers signed Pointu, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Standing Greyhound” by Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL FREMIET French, 1824-1910 "Chien Levrier" Patinated bronze signed E. Fremiet in naturalistic base cold-stamped 85, a Charles More cast Item # 411PRB18X An exquisite mo...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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