Sculptures
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Important Terracotta Bust of Madame du Barry
Important terracotta bust of Madame du Barry resting on a Rouge de Languedoc marble base, beautiful patination, inscribed on back: "Feceit 1777." Madame du Barry was Louis XV's mistress renowned for her extreme beauty. France: circa 1880
- width
- 18 in.
- height
- 30 in.
- depth
- 11 in.
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Carved Ebony Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
Sculpted carved ebony of an Africanist by Ferdinand Parpan. Signed: "F Parpan 49". He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a professional artist. Parpan planned to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, but due to World War I he worked for six years as an apprentice to an engraver. During this time he also learned to paint. In 1926 he opened his own studio, but it was years before he exhibited his works publicly. Beginning in 1936 Parpan exhibited solo shows in Paris and smaller French towns. Beginning in the 1950s he exhibited regularly at the Salon de l'Art Libre in Paris and the Salon des Indépendants. In 1994 his work was exhibited at the Marie du XVI arrondissement (the town hall) in Paris. He was awarded a silver medal from the Ville de Paris, a vermeil medal from Arts et Lettres, and Prix European de la Sculpture in Rouen in 1991. Parpan also exhibited outside of France. He won a first place prize in Monte Carlo. He exhibited as well in many galleries in England, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. France.
- width
- 8 in. (20.32 cm)
- height
- 15 in. (38.1 cm)
- depth
- 8 in. (20.32 cm)
- condition
- Very good original condition. Provenance: Private collection Paris France
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Bronze Patinated Abstract Sculpture by Bruno Roomeda
Cast bronze and patinated abstract Sculpture by Bruno Romeda. Romeda's works appear in numerous private , corporate and museum collections, including the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York Signed: "B. Romeda 1/8" Italy: circa 2000 Bruno Romeda was born in 1933 in Brescia, (Italy) and died in 2017. He lived in France, New York and Brescia. The work of Romeda has been exhibited in numerous cities; his first personal exhibition took place in Brussels in 1962, followed by solo shows in Paris, New York, Barcelona, San Francisco, Monte Carlo, Baltimore, berlin, Erbusco (Italy), Venice or Tokyo. A significant number of museums own pieces of the artist such as the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Kasama Nichido Museum of Art in Japan, the Contemporary Art Museum of Nice, or the Robert College of Istanbul. His pieces of art are also part of important and esteemed private collections around the world. provenance: Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
- width
- 9.5 in.
- height
- 80
- depth
- 9.5 in.
- condition
- Good overall general condition
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SC-04
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
- height
- 19.25 in.
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SC-05
Black Stone Carved Rhino Sculpture
Black stone carved rhino sculpture Shona Art from Zimbabwe.
- width
- 16 in.
- height
- 8 in.
- depth
- 7 in.
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SC-06
Bronze Pegu Statue
Cast bronze ornamental statue depicting a Grandmother a baby and a cat, on palm wood base. Signed "Mg Sanpe Pegu." These statues were widely collected by British administrators. .
- width
- 8 in. (20 cm)
- height
- 8 in. (20 cm)
- depth
- 4 in. (10 cm)
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SC-07
Brutalist Style Hammered Iron and Geode Standing Sculpture
Brutalist style hammered and patinated iron sculpture inset with an agate geode sculpture signed Y.S and dated 1974. A similar sculpture in design was presented at the Marc du Plantier exhibition at the Gallery Alonso Souza, Mexico in 1962 Belgium : circa 1974.
- width
- 27.75 in. (70 cm)
- height
- 65.5 in.
- depth
- 11.75
- condition
- Very good condition , the geode has the possibility of being lit from behind .
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Bronze Patinated Nude Woman "On the Wave" by Györgyi Lantos
Bronze Patinated Nude Woman "On the Wave" by Györgyi Lantos signed with seal: "Lantos" Member of the Association of Hungarian Visual Artists and Industrial Artists. Awards: 1985: Tornyai plaque, Dante Biennale, Ravenna (I) 1st prise; 1988: Dante Biennale, city of Rome gold medal; 2002: Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. He is an artist who mostly works on commission. A sculptor based on classical traditions. His sculptures are characterised by sensitive, delicate patterning. He likes to think about sacred and historical topics. Many of his portraits can be seen in public squares in Hungary. Hungary: circa 1980
- width
- 25 in (63.5 cm)
- height
- 61 in (154.94 cm)
- depth
- 17 in (43.18 cm)
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SC-09
on hold
Marble "Venus Victrix" After Antonio Canova by Carlo Fossi
Marble "Venus Victrix" after Antonio Canova by Carlo Fossi Marble figure; on a grey-painted and parcel-gilt pine base; signed 'C. Fossi. Roma' late 19th c. Very little is known about Carlo Fossi. The English inscription on this copy suggests that Fossi was affiliated with one of a number of Italian workshops making replicas of celebrated Roman sculptures for European and American markets at the turn of the 20th century. Signed works by Carlo Fossi include a full-size marble copy of the Rape of Proserpina after Bernini at the Museo Bellver, Seville, and a copy of Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix after Antonio Canova in the Villa Borghese (Christie's, The Collector: Silver, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, London, sale 14227, lot 590). Italy: circa 1890
- width
- 39
- height
- 23.5
- depth
- 14.75
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SC-10
Iron and Stainless Steel Abstract "Wings" Sculpture
Iron and Stainless Steal Abstract "Wings" Sculpture resting on a wooden base Former Yugoslavia circa 1970
- width
- 17.5 in.
- height
- 8.5 in.
- depth
- 2.5 in.
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SC-11
French Horn in Resin Sculpture by Arman
Fractured cast bronze French Horn, encased in resin, by Arman. Mounted on original polished bronze base. Signed "Arman." The dimensions are without the base.
- width
- 19.5 in. (50 cm)
- height
- 24.5 in. (62 cm)
- depth
- 2 in. (5 cm)
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SC-12
Thai Bronze Head of a Buddha
Thai bronze head of a Buddha standing on a teak base. Thailand circa 1970.
- width
- 6 in.
- height
- 22.5 in.
- depth
- 6 in.
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Wooden Carved Painted Sculpture of the Apostle St-John
Wooden Carved Painted Sculpture of the Apostle St-John. France 18th Century
- width
- 14 in.
- height
- 38.75 in.
- depth
- 11 in.
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newPatinated and Polished Bronze Rooster by Zigfrid Jursevskis
Patinated and polished bronze rooster by Zigfrid Jursevskis the underside with incised signature: "Zigfrid Jursevskis, 77" and numbered 2/15 Canada: 77
- width
- 11 in.
- height
- 18.5
- depth
- 6.5 in.
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Rare Polished Brass Sculpture by Robert J Mitchell
Elegant and stylish Modernist polished brass sculpture by Robert J. Mitchell (b.1930). Signed: R J Mitchell 1/10. United Kingdom.
- width
- 8 in.
- height
- 15.75 in.
- depth
- 5 in.
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Life-Size French Africanist Style Plaster Sculpture of a Mother and Child
French Africanist style plaster carved sculpture of a mother carrying water and feeding her child. France: 1930
- width
- 28
- height
- 49
- depth
- 14
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ABSTRACT POLISHED BRONZE SCULPTURE BY KIEFF
Abstract polished bronze sculpture by Antonio Grediaga Kieff resting a on a white marble base. etched 'Kieff 6/9' Canada: circa 1970
- width
- 7 in.
- height
- 18 in.
- depth
- 7 in.
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Polished Bronze Abstract Sculpture of Two Woman
Polished bronze abstract sculpture of two woman on a rectangular double marble base signed: L S 4. Canada.
- width
- 10.25 in.
- height
- 8 in.
- depth
- 6 in.
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SC-20
sold
Barbedienne Gilt Bronze of Diana the Huntress, after Houdon
Barbedienne Gilt Bronze of Diana the Huntress, after Houdon signed on the base 'Houdon' and 'F. Barbedienne, Fondeur, Paris' France: circa 1880
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- 12.75
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Important pair of Patinated Cast Bronze Sculptures of Bellona and Minerva
Important pair of patinated cast bronze busts representing goddesses Mars and Minerva. Beautifully cast in the Renaissance Beaux Arts style, featuring cherubs , sea horses and classical attribute, retaining a weathered verdigris patinas from being exposed outdoors . Both sculptures are unsigned and both bear a museum collection inventory number. France: circa 1880 Provenance: Former collection of the "Clerc De Saint -Viateur" or the Clerics of Saint Viator also known as the Viatorians a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (priest, brothers and lay associates) founded in Lyon, France, in 1831 by Father Louis Querbes. The congregation had a large collection including the pair of sculptures on loan to the Musée De Musée D'Art De Jolliette , Quebec ,Canada . The Museum recently deaccessioned the collection .
- width
- 21 in.
- height
- 33 in.
- depth
- 15 in.
- condition
- Good general condition, one of the sculptures missing feather decorations to the top of her helmet , the other possibly missing some decorative elements to each sides of the helmet .
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SC-23
Venetian Blackamoor
Beautiful Venetian carved gilt and polychrome wood Blackamoor. Italy.
- width
- 12
- height
- 36.5
- depth
- 12
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Gilt Bronze Sculpture "The Awakening" by Paul Philippe
Gilt and patinated bronze sculpture by Paul Philippe, "The Awakening". Resting on a beige onyx base. France: circa 1920 Paul Philippe (1870–1930) was a French sculptor who worked during the late 19th and early 20th century. His work primarily consisted of bronze sculptures done in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco genres. Paul Phillippe is best known for this circa 1925 sculpture called Awakening.
- height
- 12.5 in.
- diameter
- 4 in.
- condition
- Very good condition, original gilding with patina consistent with age
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SC-26
"Hommage a Rodin" by Robert Couturier (French 1905-2008)
Modernist patinated steel sculpture of a couple." Hommage a Rodin" by Robert Couturier. Signed "Couturier' & 2/3". France: circa 1960. Provenance: Dominion Gallery Montreal Robert Couturier worked in Paris creating innovating renditions of the human body, he was a friend and collaborator of Aristide Maillol and was close to Henri Matisse and Alfred A. Janniot.
- width
- 6
- height
- 16.25
- depth
- 6
- condition
- Very good original condition.
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SC-27
sold
Art Deco Plaster Relief by Claude Fraisse
Art Deco plaster relief of Eros by Claude Fraisse. Probably the artist's original from which a mould for bronze casting would be made. France: circa 1940
- width
- 23
- height
- 35.5
- condition
- Good original condition , some wear and chips to plaster , consistent with age
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