Italian Gilt Bust of Napoleon
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Pre 1950 item# 361166
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Very nice Italian gold leaf bust of Napoleon-made of cast wood-by important Italian house, Borghese-probably Florence in the 20th century--gilding is gold leaf-pedestal is hand painted, marblized-9.75 inches high-5 inches wide-base has 3.25 diameter-nice cabinet or desk piece
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Cast Iron Bas Relief General George Washington 19thc
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Pre 1900 item# 359781
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Very rare and striking bas relief cast iron sculpture of General George Washington in uniform-23 inch diameter-3 inches thick to include bas relief projection-foundry mark WR- minor paint loss - no repairs or condition problems-has element to hang piece--probably a centennial piece-ca 1876--could be earlier--depicts Washington in uniform without wig--piece most likely American but depiction with that flowing hair has almost a French young Napoleon aspect--last cast iron plaque GW with wig I sold ended up on outdoors on a historic brick building in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia--handsome sculpture indoor or outdoor-- for an American patriot-viva la revolucion-dramatic
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French Gilt Bronze Bas Relief Of Saint Sgnd Fdr
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Pre 1920 item# 297015
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This is beautifully lost wax cast gilt bronze bas relief of French female saint on one side and burning French Gothic church on the other side-commemorates an event September 1914--probably the burning of the cathederal at Rhiems burned by the Germans in WWI-signed listed artist P. Charbonneaux-has foundry mark A. Lapointe Paris--believe piece was given to major donors for reconstruction of the church-fascinating piece that needs more research-mounted on solid marble stepped base-10.5 inches high-7.25 inches wide by 3 inches deep--some wear to gilt on saint side-otherwise no condition problems--best quality
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Spanish Bronze Jose Ortega Y Gasset signed
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Pre 1950 item# 191750
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Bronze life-sized bust of famous Spanish author and philosopher Jose Ortega Y Gasset-1888-1955-set on polished granite base 18 inches by 18 inches and that is two inches thick-bust is 17.75 inches by 14 inches wide and 7 inches deep--is signed JEAN and has Spanish text OJO which means LOOK--Gasset wrote REVOLT OF THE MASSES and is widely quoted--he enjoyed almost cult like following-believed intellectuals should be political leaders-no condition problem -bust was sculptured toward the end of his life-lost wax process
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18thc Stucco Bas Relief Putti-Italian
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Pre 1800 item# 190760
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Hand-made Italian stucco bas relief panel of a putti-finely crafted-most likely part of an architectural element-fascia-piece weighs close to 100 pounds-23 inches at widest point-irregular size-33.5 inches high and 1.75 inches thick-minor chips and surface hairlines that do not affect stability of piece-great piece to mount inside or outside if you like that old Spanish or Italian mood---
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Bronze Lady and Panther-Signed-1920s-Art Deco
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Pre 1920 item# 152968
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striking Art Deco bronze of a lady and a panther on the hunt-lost wax process-fine details-subject could represent Diana but Diana seldom carries a spear and usually does not hunt with a panther-could be Cybel who was raised by panthers when abandoned on a mountain side by a father who preferred a male child or it could simply be an Amazon on the hunt--signed on base by M.Oliverio-probably Portuguese or even Brazilean--style is pure Art Deco-no condition problems-16.75 inches high-7 inch by 3.75 inch base--ca 1920s-green/brown patina-loin cloth appears to be cast as feathers
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Carved Stone Bald Eagle-Various Stones
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Pre 1930 item# 136123
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this is a very impressive carved stone American Bald eagle-made from several different colored stones-marble and alabaster-good size 21.5 inches high-12 inches wide-8 inches deep-has glass inset eyes-appears to be a very small plug in top--uncertain as to origin-most likely Italian-no condition problem-about 70 years old-weighs over 50 pounds
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American Bronze Elephant-Abstract-sngd-
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Pre 1970 item# 87445
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This is a beautiful cast bronze sculpture of an elephant by American sculptor W.Hicksons-it is signed with artists monogram WH-also the foundry-the famous Roman Bronze Works Inc-this number 4 of an edition of 12-this is also indicated on the bronze--casting and modeling are superb-surface is textured to indicate the rough elephants hide-only one ear and three legs-this minimalist art at its best--solid casting-no condition problems-9.5 inches high--heavy with nice patina
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Swiss/German Bronze-Danse Macabre
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Pre 1920 item# 78344
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Striking Bronze Swiss/German sculpture by Hans and Helene Zimmermann-Gassmann--Danse Macabre subject-called Totentanz in German-11.5 inches high and 4.5 inches wide and 4 inches deep--signed H.O.H. with both artists name--there is a foundry mark on the rear base of the statue in the form of a rombic mark--the artists appear to be relatively famous in Swiss intellectual circles--they seem to have an almost cult-like following--the statue is one figure of 22 different poises of the same subject--Bronze work and patinization is first rate--a folio with photos of all 22 statues accompanies the bronze--this subject is called the mischief maker--no condition problems-20th century sculpture
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