¤ A RARE DESIGN MOBILE 1970 / CALDER

Fine Art: Sculpture: Metal Pre 1980: item #293040
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A chromed metal mobile on stand, designed after a model by Alexander Calder. Marker's mark: FC 70 or FG ZO. Total height: 19 2/3' (50 cm). Original condition, see detailed photographs. Circa 1970.

French Bronze Lion on the March signed

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1920: item #289446

French signed Bronze Lion on the hunt by Jean-Bernard Deschamps-signed-listed and has sales records-sculptor was born in 1872-exhibited in Paris from 1903-date of death unknown-good size-21.5 inches long and 5 inches wide-no condition problems-lost wax casting and not restrike-powerful piece for a Leo the Lion or those who love them

Monumental French Empire Life Size Busts - A. Canova

Fine Art: Sculpture: Clay Pre 1837 VR: item #282483
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A Monumental pair of French Empire Terracotta sculpted life size busts and or Herms. French, circa: 1812. Attributed to Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian born, active in Paris and London. Measuring: Each : 22.5" high and weighing 150+ Pounds. Dated 1812.

Each bust hand sculpted in Terracotta is a solid bust and done in the form of a Herm. T... Click for details

American Stone-Carving of the 1960s

Fine Art: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1970: item #279818

WALTER SATKOVSKI. "Progeny." Carving in stone, 7" long, 4 3/4" high (maximum), 3 3/4" wide (maximum), in hard, finely-grained stone, the stone carved to a depth of approximately one-quarter inch to create the head, an eye drilled into the head, an incised curve sweeping back from the neck nearly to the end of the body and imparting essential form, the creature terminating at the rear in a carved, flat surface. Detached granite base, 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" x 2", the underside of which is inscribed, "'Pr... Click for details

California Terracotta Sculpture of the 1950s

Fine Art: Sculpture: Clay Pre 1960: item #278503

ROBERT THOMAS. "Seated Lady." Terracotta sculpture, 9 1/2" high, 4 1/4" wide (maximum), 3 3/4" deep (maximum), 4" diameter base (as an integral part of the statue), initialed ("R.T.") and dated ("59") on the circumference of the base, titled on the exhibition label on the underside. Fine condition. Provenance: Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, Thomas' long-time representative. Robert Thomas (1924-1987), professor of art at the University of California Santa Barbara. See "Robert Th... Click for details

California Sculpture

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1970: item #278500

ROBERT THOMAS. Bronze head, 2 1/2" (70mm.) high, 2" (50mm.) wide (maximum), 2 3/8" (60mm.) deep (maximum), an expressionist figure, the face anguished, the modeling to the rear of the head accomplished with parallel diagonal and horizontal grooves. Initialed "RT" at the base (below the left ear) and dated there ("62"). Attached (via a long metal rod secured with a nut) to the original 3"-high black-painted wood base. Fine condition. A unique cast, we assume, a further assumption being that the ... Click for details

American Sculpture of the 1950s

Fine Art: Sculpture: Iron Pre 1960: item #277820

FREDERIC M. MAYER. Iron sculpture, 31" high, 42" long, 9" deep, 6" x 8" x 1/4" iron base, the entire piece painted rust orange. Unsigned. Circa late 1950s. Fine condition. Provenance: estate of the artist. Frederic M. Mayer (ca. 1918-2001), born in Brooklyn, studied at the University of Hawaii. Self-taught, a member of the East Hampton art community in the 1950s, prior to establishing himself as a realtor in East Hampton. One of a small number of wirework iron sculptures by the artist.

American Sculpture of the 1930s

Fine Art: Sculpture: Clay Pre 1940: item #277651

CONSTANCE CLARK WILLIS. Terracotta sculpture, 17 3/4" high, 5" wide (maximum), 3" deep (maximum), unglazed, signed in black ink on the underside of the base (which is continuous with the sculpture). Aside from some slight chipping at the foot of the base, in fine condition. Provenance: estate of the artist.  The artist studied painting and sculpture in Rome in the early 1930s. She worked in sculpture for a brief period only, executing a small number of works. We date this statue of a woman to t... Click for details

Contemporary Greek Sculpture, War Theme

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1970: item #277244

ARISTOTLE. Metal alloy relief sculpture, 28 3/4" (length) x 15 3/4" (width) x 3" (depth, at its deepest point), the image in upper and lower halves that are separated by a narrow (1 1/2" wide) channel running the width of the work: in the upper half, within a 7" diameter roundel, several combatants (helmeted soldiers, in low to high relief) assume varying positions (prone while firing a rifle, kneeling, running); in the lower half, a pair of larger figures (in high relief, nearly in the round) a... Click for details

Monumental 17th Century Carved Marble Medici Vase

Fine Art: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1700: item #273943
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