The base with cast signature 'Ponsin Andaraky' h : 62 cm

The base with cast signature 'Ponsin Andaraky' h : 62 cm   « Less

UNSIGNED BRONZE OF A GENTLEMAN ON A HORSE: Affixed to a polished marble plinth, 16" h., 19" w.

UNSIGNED BRONZE OF A GENTLEMAN ON A HORSE: Affixed to a polished marble plinth, 16" h., 19" w.   « Less

English School, late 19th century: A Bronze Figure of a Huntsman, on horseback, 31cm high, upon an associated mahogany rectangular plinth, 36cm high overall

English School, late 19th century: A Bronze Figure of a Huntsman, on horseback, 31cm high, upon an associated mahogany rectangular plinth, 36cm high overall   « Less

Heinrich Baucke (German 1875-1915) preferring the Neo-baroque style. The figure shown stretching a leather belt, inscribed to base 'H.Baucke fec.' and further 'DUSSELDF.  More »

Heinrich Baucke (German 1875-1915) preferring the Neo-baroque style. The figure shown stretching a leather belt, inscribed to base 'H.Baucke fec.' and further 'DUSSELDF. BRONCEBILDGIESSEREI G.M.B.H. h.36cm.   « Less

Schmidt-Kestner is a descendant of Charlotte Buff in the fourth generation. Charlotte Buff got a monument trough Goethe in "The sorrows of young Werther"! Kestner was born in  More »

Schmidt-Kestner is a descendant of Charlotte Buff in the fourth generation. Charlotte Buff got a monument trough Goethe in "The sorrows of young Werther"! Kestner was born in 1877 and died in 1941. In 1901 he received for his work the silver medallion of the art, in 1904 even the golden medallion. During the First World War he was a soldier in France, Russia and in the Alpine corps. Still today his former studio in the Offenbacher street in Berlin - Friedenau is an artist's studio. The bronze has a length of approx. 41 cm, a height of approx. 39.5 cm and a width of approx. 22 cm. The weight amounts to 11.5 kg! With the figure it concerns the representation of a big horse. An athletic naked man sits on the horse. On the right of it a naked woman, the left arm lassiv laid on the horse backs, stands. The man bends down and embraces the woman, while he gives her one kiss, the parting kiss. It is an absolutely impressive very expressive work of the artist! Most details are worked out perfectly!   « Less

A cast bronze with brown patina rendition of the masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The bronze measures approx.  More »

A cast bronze with brown patina rendition of the masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The bronze measures approx. 23"H x 21"W 12"D; no founder's or maker's marks found. Possibly one of the most iconic religious images since the original was created in 1499, it has been copied in a multitude mediums and sizes for its inspirational beauty. The naturalistic depiction of Christ and the emotion of Mary are skillfuly rendered in this large statuette.   « Less

"Souviens-Toi!" Cast bronze with brown patina, signed H. Allouard on the base, approx. 29-3/4"H, with the base approx. 12" in diameter. The figure group is of a man and a boy  More »

"Souviens-Toi!" Cast bronze with brown patina, signed H. Allouard on the base, approx. 29-3/4"H, with the base approx. 12" in diameter. The figure group is of a man and a boy standing on naturalistic ground, with what appears to be a helmet partially covered under the man's foot. "Societe des Bronzes de Paris" is inscribed in the side of the base and there is an applied metal nameplate at the front of the base that reads "Souviens-toi!.....Salon des Beaux Arts".   « Less

Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback,wearing a long overcoat and his famous hat, retreating after his Russian defeat. A most detailed and well conceived cast. Very decorative. A  More »

Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback,wearing a long overcoat and his famous hat, retreating after his Russian defeat. A most detailed and well conceived cast. Very decorative. A Majestic, very strong pose, the horse superbly executed. Placed on a white marble nature plinth to immitate the icy Russian soil, with the date "1813". 19th Century. Mounted on a white marble plinth inscribed '1813' and 'Conille' 33,5 Height x 31 cm. Width. A fine, even , greenish brown patina   « Less

Peasant by Jules Dalou (1838-1902), one of the most important representatives of nineteenth-century naturalistic sculpture. 43cm tall. A student of Carpeaux and Duret, Dalou  More »

Peasant by Jules Dalou (1838-1902), one of the most important representatives of nineteenth-century naturalistic sculpture. 43cm tall. A student of Carpeaux and Duret, Dalou debuted at the Salon of 1867, but within a few years became active in the leftist politics of the French Commune, which greatly influenced his career and subject matter. He joined the Federation of Artists, directed by Gustave Courbet, and was named a curator at the Louvre in the new administration. With the fall of the Commune, he was forced to flee to England, where he became a professor at the Royal College of Art in London, but under the amnesty of 1879, he was allowed to return to France. He then won important commissions for Triumph of the Republic for the city of Paris and Monument to Victor Hugo in the Pantheon. this bronze is a reduction of a figure that Dalou had originally planned for his great Monument to Labor, begun in 1889 and still unfinished at his death in 1902. He made a number of clay sketches of industrial and agricultural workers, based on first-hand studies of laborers at sites such as Grenouvilliers, outside Paris, in 1894. The sympathetic and heroic portrayal of a peasant rolling up his sleeves recalls the work of other nineteenth-century French painters such as Courbet, Millet, and Pissarro. Dalou's original 1897 terracotta sketch for Large Peasant is today at the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris, as is a plaster model made in 1898-99. In 1899, he signed a contract with the Susse Foundry in Paris, granting exclusive rights to cast bronzes after his work. A full-size bronze of Large Peasant, approximately 78 inches tall, was exhibited at the Salon of 1902, the year of Dalou's death. (It was acquired by the Louvre in 1905 and is now at the Musée d'Orsay.) Dalou considered the subject his own memorial. This bronze is a lost-wax cast reduction of the full-scale work, produced by Susse in the early decades of the twentieth century, as authorized by a 1903 contract with Dalou's heirs. It is an excellent example of the high quality of French bronze-casting technique with its refined chasing of surface details and warm tones of the patina.   « Less

A French Bronze Figure, Charles-Octave Levy, 19th century, depicting a farmer standing on a naturalistic base,foundry stamp, signed Ch Levy. 31 1/2 inches.

A French Bronze Figure, Charles-Octave Levy, 19th century, depicting a farmer standing on a naturalistic base,foundry stamp, signed Ch Levy. 31 1/2 inches.   « Less