44 records
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A Pair Of Decorative French 19th Century Terra Cottas
Item No. PAR
A sensational pair of decorative French 19th century terra cottas of a young boy and girl. The boy and girl both in classical dress are sitting on playful goats. Each terra cotta is raised by a carved base; one is original and the other from a later date.
Length: 37"
Depth: 20"
Height: 67"
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French Neo- Classical St. 19th Century Ormolu Bust Of Alexander The Great
Item No. 510
A very handsome French neo- classical st. 19th century ormolu bust of Alexander The Great as a young soldier. Exquisitely chased throughout, Alexander wearing a classical dress and elaborate head gear. The bust is raised on a square green marble base. Exceptional gilding.
Length: 6.5"
Depth: 6"
Height: 17"
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19th Century French Ormolu Statue Signed E. Hebert
Item No. 4770
A very attractive mid 19th century French ormolu statue signed E. Hebert of two elegant maidens dressed in classical attire next to a winged cherub carrying his quiver with arrows. The richly chased statue with all original gilt has a sensational quality of burnished and satin finish. All figures display a wonderful expression.
Length: 9.5"
Depth: 9"
Height: 18"
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Mid 19th Century French Louis XVI St. Ormolu Group Of Putti
Item No. 4688
A high quality and charming mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. ormolu group of putti. The very decorative group is raised on a white Carrara marble mottled base decorated by an ormolu beaded band. above is the richly chased group of four putti and a goat playing. One putti is holding a jar while the other has fallen dropping his jar next to a basket. The other putti with tambourines is in front with the goat jumping on his back. All original gilt
Length: 9"
Depth: 6.5"
Height: 8.5"
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Decorative 19th Century French Terra Cotta Wash Basin
Item No. 4642
A charming and extremely decorative mid 19th century French terra cotta wash basin. The basin is mounted on an oak backplate with a mottled border. The basin is designed with a cherub holding and pouring water out of a jar above a large shell shaped basin. The cherub stands proudly on a pedestal above large scrolled acanthus leaves. All original hardware and patina throughout.
Length: 27"
Depth: 10"
Height: 40"
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18th Century Terra Cotta Statue / Planter
Item No. 4529
A charming 18th century terra cotta statue of a young boy on a square base. The boy in classic attire is holding up a woven basket with braided round handles, and was originally used as a planter. All original patina.
Length: 16"
Depth: 12.5"
Height: 38"
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Early 19th Century Terra Cotta Statue
Item No. 4493
A splendid early 19th century terra cotta statue of a draped figure. This sensationally executed sculpture has a man sitting, holding a lever with one hand and pouring a bucket with the other. The man has a long beard and wears a wreath crown. All original patina.
Length: 21"
Depth: 14"
Height: 24"
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19th Century White Carrara Italian Statue Of Venus
Item No. 4489
A stunning and most elegant mid. 19th century white Carrara Italian statue of a kneeling Venus. the statue carved
out of one solid piece of stone has Venus sitting on an urn while having her arms crossed. All original patina and exceptionally executed throughout.
Length: 20.5"
Depth: 16.5"
Height: 34.5"
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A 19th Century Bronze Statue Signed E. Aizelin
Item No. 4451
A remarkable French late 19th century large scale bronze statue signed E. Aizelin. A young shepherd sitting on a tree stump with his dog alongside, as he carves the image of his dog's head onto a staff. All original patina throughout.
Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (1821 – 1902 )
Born in Paris a French sculptor and a pupil of Etienne Jules Ramey and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont at the ‘Ecole des Beaux-Arts’, Paris, produced sculpture markedly classical in style he received numerous commissions from the state and from the city of Paris for the decoration of public buildings, working on the three great Parisian building projects of the second empire (1851–70), the new Louvre, the Opéra and the Hôtel de Ville, as well as on theatres, churches and other institutions. Apart from decorative sculpture, his output consists of classicizing statues on mythological, biblical and allegorical subjects, which were exhibited at the Salon and were sometimes reproduced in bronze editions. Among these works are Psyche (marble, 1863), Judith (bronze, 1890 ) and Hagar and Ishmael (marble, 1889). Also exhibited genre sculpture, in bronze editions including: Marguerite in church , Mignon and the youth of Raphael . a collection of his works was given to the musée Départemental de l’Oise, Beauvais, in 1975.
Length: 13"
Depth: 14"
Height: 27.5"
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Italian 18th Century White Carrara Marble Bust Of Apollo
Item No. 4448
A sensational and large scale Italian 18th century white Carrara marble bust of the Greek god Apollo, one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities, in Greek and roman mythology. Exceptional execution with natural wear and patina consistent with age.
Length: 19"
Depth: 13.5"
Height: 23.5"
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