French Bronze Madonna & Child 19thc In Gilt Shrine

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1900: item #773602

Stunning French bronze madonna and child mounted in gilt bronze gothic revival shrine--figure is detailed, cire perdu casting-no condition problems--ca 1860--on dark green marble base-12 inches tall-6 inches wide-3 inches deep-very fine piece

CONSTRUCTIVIST BRONZE SCULPTURE

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1960: item #772260

ARTIST: Unknown; TITLE OF WORK: Bronze Slab Construction; AGE: 1950s; DIMENSIONS: 11 1/2"h x 15"w x 8 1/2"d (28.7 x 37.5 x 21.2 cm.); MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Bronze on slate base; MARKS: None; CONDITION: Pristine; COMMENTS: New York School, vintage 1950s. Exceptional quality; weighs 45 pounds!

JACQUES SCHNIER (American, 1898-1988) "Star of David"

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1990: item #772256

ARTIST: Jacques Schnier (American, 1898-1988); TITLE OF WORK: Cubist Star of David; AGE: 1985; DIMENSIONS: 8-1/4"h x 9"w; MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Bronze; MARKS: "JACQUES SCHNIER 1985 1/12" engraved on base, "J Schnier 85" painted on bottom; CONDITION: Excellent - no damage; beautiful patina; COMMENTS: Outstanding bronze sculpture by a signficant American Jewish artist.

Erte "Arctic Sea" Bronze #252 of 375

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1990: item #772203
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This stunning limited production "Arctic Sea" Erte Bronze is #252 of 375 total. Engraved "1988 Chalk & Vermillion and Sevenarts 252/375". Recreation of costume for Ziegfeld Follies.

Cornelis Joppensz. by Oswald Wenckebach 1895-1962

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1980: item #768849
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Like the boy with his finger in the dike, this orphan is another dutch legend. When the spanish army besieged Leiden city in 1574 they fled from the the protestants(geuzen) or the approaching water. Not sure if they were gone this young boy went into the spanish encampment and made the legendary discovery of the pot with stew inside. This became the first meal for the hungry citizens of Leiden and is still celebrated on the third of October each year. The cooking pot was in the Schaeck-family fo... Click for details

Peter Stuyvesant by Hans Bayens 1924-2003

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 2000: item #768840
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Small bronze limited edition sculpture of Peter Stuyvesant. Made for the Turmac tobacco companie's 60th anniversary by Hans Bayens. (1924-2003) The original large statue can be found in the courtyard of the Dutch West Indian co. 17th century headquarters in Amsterdam where he is standing on a fountain looking up with angre at the windows of the companies boardroom where the "heren 19" would held their meetings. Peter Stuyvesant was the Director-General of the New Netherlands in the 17th century... Click for details

Bronze gilded statue of goddess/dancer

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 2000: item #768832
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This almost 11" (28 cm.) with wooden base figurine has all the characteristics you want in a fine sculpture. It's detailed, has elegance and balance and it's almost erotic with her breasts showing underneath her right arm and instrument. Her right bended knee like a fallussymbol. A beautyfull serene expression on her face. Obviously made in the late 20th century it's a fine collectors' piece made of gilded bronze and a jewel to admire on everyone's desk or showcase.

PAIR OF BRONZE DANCERS SCULPTURES

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1980: item #765466
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This is a pair of bronze dancers. One is 10" tall and the other 9" tall. Not signed but one is numbered, what looks like 100/500? Please call or email with questions. Thank you

FINE ART DECO BRONZE NUDE/MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1940: item #763801
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This extremely well done Art Deco bronze figure was likely done anywhere between the 1910s and the 1920s. The nude appears to be a mythological figure who is so fluid and graceful looking that she should have graced the hood of an automobile. Dimensions are 10-5/8 inches tall overall including the 3-5/8 inch round base; the bronze itself is 9 inches in height. There are letters stamped on her arm, but they are not familiar. What an apportunity to acquire a period Art Deco bronze of uncommon beau... Click for details

ART NOUVEAU FRENCH BRONZE NUDE/JOE DESCOMPS

Fine Art: Sculpture: Bronze Pre 1910: item #763796
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JOE DESCOMPS(French, 1872-1948) was born in Clermont-Ferrand and studied under H. Hiolin. He exhibited often at The Salon of the Societe des Artistes Francais and was elected a member in 1893. He designed a huge range of sculptures in the Art Nouveau style (circa 1880 to 1910). Art Nouveau could be said to be the first 20th-century modern style because it was the first style to stop looking backwards in history for ideas, taking inspiration instead from what it saw around it, in particular the n... Click for details