Jean-Baptiste Germain (French 1841-1910)

Primavera

Bronze, signed.

Height: 33”

Known as a sculptor of classical and allegorical figures, Germain was a student of Dumont and Gumery. He worked with his brother Gustave in producing classical and historical statues and groups. Germain exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1866 to 1879 and later at the Salon des Artistes Français where he became an Associate in 1889...

From our African Collection: A Zande figure, circa 1960. From Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16" h. Zande, also called Azande, also spelled Asande, a people of Central Africa who speak a language of the Adamawa-Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Extending across the Nile-Congo drainage divide, they live partly in South Sudan, partly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and partly in the Central African Republic...

An interesting and inventive sculpture of a performing elephant balancing upon a ball whilst supporting an acrobat with his trunk. The sculpture is solid bronze and cast in the lost wax technique, cire perdue. This method is able to faithfully reproduce all of the quirky textures that the artist has chosen. The sculpture is mounted on a white marble base and is, as far as I can see, unsigned.

Approximately 33cm high. Fine original condition. The weight is 3478 gm...

A very rare Han Dynasty Chinese Terra Cotta Guanyin sculpture measuring 16” in height. The sculpture with traces of polychrome. Dressed in fine clothes, it was made as an object of worship and most likely had a bouquet in her left hand, as a symbol of marriage. An incredible rare piece for the advanced collector.

A wonderful porcelain maquette for a painting signed Steinmetz, a German Expressionist painter. Measuring 5.5” height by 5” width

Bronze sculpture of George Washington as General By Noel Jules Girard, 1816-1886, measuring 24” tall by 11” wide. French artist Noel Jules Girard was a Painter, but mainly known for his beautiful sculptures.. He studied at the French National School of Fine Arts under David d'Angers Louis Petitot in the 1840s. and won the prestigious Rome Prize. He was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studio of David d'Angers in 1837....

From our Fine Arts and Americana Collection, a ONE-OF-A-KIND MASTERPIECE crystal sculpture by Varga. People generally familiar with Varga crystal know it as a high-end manufacturer of crystal stemware: Wine glasses, goblets, champagne glasses and the like, handcrafted in Budapest Hungary by four generations of specialist engravers practicing the copper and diamond wheel technique...

The body is composed of two phoenixes, the heads of the birds naturally forming the handles. The stone is very hard, green speckled with translucent white. The cover is also formed of 2 birds, it is not pierced so it is possible that it is not a censer, although it can be used without a cover. It is placed on a finely carved hardwood base. There are some numbers stamped inside, probably so as not to mix up the bases. China 20th century around the 70s. Good condition...

Continental School (19th century), Baby with a Box, bronze sculpture, unsigned, overall (with marble base): 7"h x 5.5"w x 5.5"d, no condition issues noted.

A pair of finely cast Asian bronze walking elephant animal statues.

Age: Contemporary
Size: Height 30.5 - 32 C.M. / Width 12.5 - 15 C.M. / Length 29.5 - 33.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

From our African Collection: Salampasu Ceremonial Mask with Rafia straw, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Circa 1950. '“The 60,000 Salampasu people live on the frontier between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and Angola. They maintain strong commercial and cultural relations with their southern neighbours, the Tschokwe (Chokwe) and the Lunda, to whom they pay tribute...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA STANDING ANCESTRAL WOOD SCULPTURE 19” Possibly from the East Sepik people. The figure painted with its original features and patina

Finely crafted bronze sculpture, boy smocking a cigarette, 19th century period, bearing artist's signature. Condition Report; Good condition, cigarette in boy's mouth is missing.

(Consignment) For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie...

Frédéric Focht (1879-1937) French Sculptor Import “Lovers” Bronze The artist known for his intimate work. This piece details two lovers embraced. Signed and dated. Measuring 23”wide, 22” tall, 7”deep. Mounted on a marble base The Paris born sculptor was know. For his remarkable talent was recognized early in his career, exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français and winning the coveted Medal of Honour in 1900 at the tender age of 21...

A beautiful Chinese Tang Dynasty style porcelain sculpture 10” Berlin Estate

Richard Hoptner modernist abstract sculpture in wood

15 1/2" tall

Base - 8" x 5 1/2"

Signed and dated 1965

Excellent condition

Hoptner - 1921 - 2002, Philadelphia, PA

Education - University of Pennsylvania, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan

Exhibitions - Philadelphia Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Woodmere Art Gallery, Sui Generis Gallery, NYC, St. Joseph's University, Phila.

(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie. His sculptures can be found in some 30 private collections in Italy, France, the UK, and the US...

A beautiful French bronze sculpture of two putti playing circa 1900 measuring 9 inches in height 5 inch wide (Quillen)

Unusual painted plaster sculpture titled on reverse label "Domestic Scene #1/Khajuraho, India", 16" by 9" as framed, circa 1960, signed in ink on the reverse and bearing nearby a rubber stamp of the artist's name. The artist, Jack A. Shelden, is not technically listed but I was able to find another, similar work by the artist on the net, that one of Sri Lanka (the old Ceylon, near India); that example was accompanied by a label for an exhibition, with the artist's Denver address and post-zip co...

From our African Collection: This "Ikenga" Southeast Nigerian Shrine Figure is from the Early to mid 20th century. A characteristic of all Ikenga Shrine Figures are their exaggerated bull horns. The basic form of an ikenga is a human figure with horns symbolizing power, sometimes reduced to only a head with horns on a base.

This sculpture was carved in 2003 by renowned sculptor Tim Lewis. Tim is an American Stone Carver whose work is represented in the permanent collection of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia, the High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the Smithsonian American Museum in Washington, D.C. His work is also included in George H. Meyer's "American Canes: Personal Sculpture." Considered a self-taught master, his meticulous work is highly desirable by priva...

TIGER

Wood. Late 20th century, Korea. approx. H 14 x 39 x 8 cm (5.51 x 15.35 x 3.14in).


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Beautiful squash bowl, thinly potted of black clay and with mud glaze volcanic glaze, Signed Lovera; James Lovera (American, b. 1920) modernist potter. Age: c. 1985. James Lovera exhibited at the Crocker Museum in Sacramento in 2006: "Craters of Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera". Size: 10.75" length x 9.5" width x 4.25" Height

From our African Collection: A Luba (Lubua) figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 7 x 27"h. "The Lulua tribes people, also known as Bena Lulua, migrated from western Africa during the 18th century and settled in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). They number 300,000 and live in small regional chiefdoms and in times of crisis elect a single common leader. The role of the village chief is to ensure juridical, political and social cohesion. In c...

Antique late 19th century beautifully executed with fine detail bronze sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte, in a standing pose with crossed arms, wearing his uniform of Colonel of Chasseurs Cheval de la Garde Imperial, with the Legion of Honour Order. Mounted on its original square marble pedestal.
MEASUREMENTS: 25.5 cm (10 in). Tall inclusive.
CONDITION: Nice dark brown patina, and good signs of age and usage.
Due to the fact that the market is flooded by reproductions of Napoleon...

Burmese soapstone seated Buddha and Disciples.

Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement: Height 25.5 C.M. / Width 22.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Katherine King, WI,Paris and NY. Kitchen Disaster: The Eggs Wait is a mixed media piece from her series of Illuminated Constructions and is in the book Contemporary America Women Sculptors. She has been in many exhibitions in the US, Japan and France and represented by galleries in Chicago and Milwaukee. She has completed many large scale commissioned pieces including a mixed media illuminated doorway surround at Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee. She is also in many exhibition catalogues a...

Metal sculpture by Swedish artist Puck Stocklassa (1922-2014)) of two figures on a horse, figures with matte black surface on rectangular wood stand with artist information on bottom. Measures 9" wide, 9 5/8" high, and 3" deep, these measurements include the stand. The figure alone is roughly 8 3/4" wide, 7 1/2" high and 2 1/8" deep. The metal appears to be copper, as it shows through in some small areas where the black surface is worn. The copper may be only a layer over some other substanc...

Two antique French statues: first one depicting a violinist, signed "A. Moreau"; 9 3/4 inches in height, second one, three putti, signed "Peylo", 5 1/2 inches high, both from late 19th century period and each mounted on marble base, conditions consistent with age. Provenance: NH Estate.

(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie. His sculptures can be found in some 30 private collections in Italy, France, the UK, and the US. Pronoun: He Full Bio: ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT The curriculum of the “Liceo Classico” in Italy included heavy doses of philosophy, mythology and history of art, and Righini’s family had a long tradition of involvement...

An early twentieth century bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln, in a modernist or brutalist style. This piece was most likely a unique cast and is mounted on its’ original wood pedestal. The bust measuring h;19”,w; 11”,d; 14”. With the pedestal, the sculpture measures approximately 69”. Magnificent patina and a spectacular piece that was showcased in an exhibit that traveled the many sojourns of the late president….

Eye-catching patinated bronze swan statue on a black marble base.. This curvilinear design is reminiscent of the Art Deco period. The edges of the marble base are beveled and the corners are rounded; it all feels very smooth. Unsigned, there was green felt on the bottom that was removed, but enough remains that it will protect a wood surface from scratching. In excellent condition, it measures 16.12ʺ long × 4.12ʺ deep × 11.75ʺ high.

(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie. His sculptures can be found in some 30 private collections in Italy, France, the UK, and the US. Pronoun: He Full Bio: ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT The curriculum of the “Liceo Classico” in Italy included heavy doses of philosophy, mythology and history of art, and Righini’s family had a long tradition of involvement...

(Consignment). An important and rare portrait in terracotta of an attractive Etruscan woman from the 5th century BC Rome, Italy. She is wearing a crown polos which is covered by a veil that drapes along the sides and behind her head. She also wears a necklace of many Amphora-shaped pendants, and her hair is dressed into curls and ringlets. Life-size portrait from a votive figure from Ancient Rome, when the Greeks ruled the world, and the early Romans adopted Greek art and culture. Etruscan T...

(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie. His sculptures can be found in some 30 private collections in Italy, France, the UK, and the US. Pronoun: He Full Bio: ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT The curriculum of the “Liceo Classico” in Italy included heavy doses of philosophy, mythology and history of art, and Righini’s family had a long tradition of involvement...