Bronzes & Sculptures

Sea lion Pin tray/Trinket tray, bronze circa 1900. Size: 9cm tall x 16cm.

Bronze plaque of a Scene from La Fontaine's fable XVI, Depicting a group of women and children at a spinning mill, with a wolf at the door, inscribed: "BIAUX CHIRES LEUPS, N'ECOUTEZ MIE / MERE TENCHENT CHEN FIEVX QUI CRIE" / LA FONTAINE / FABLE XVI; signed and dated 1873 by Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (1845 - 1916). Foundry mark for  F. Barbedienne, Fondeur, Paris. Size: 53cm high x 43.2cm.

Bronze Desk Inkwell and Pen Holder of a boy at collecting water in a rustic setting on a black stone base. 19th century. Size: 12.5cm tall x 17cm.

Pointer Dog Inkwell and Desk Tidy, Bronze, late 19th early 20th century. Size: 7cm tall x 19cm.

Bird Bronze, 20th century. Size: 13.2cm tall x 10.5cm

Ferdinand Pautrot (1832 - 1874) was born in Poitiers, France; little is known about this highly proficient and talented sculptor. Along with Mène and Moigniez, Pautrot was considered the be among France's finest sculptor’s of animal figures. He first successfully participated in the Paris Salon of 1861 (three entries) and continued to exhibit there until 1870. 19th century, bronze, signed and dated, Paris 1868. Size: 18.5cm tall x 14.5cm.

Art Deco Female Nude Bronze holding a glass ball, mounted on a marble base by Spiro Schwatenberg (Active, 1898-1922) signed to base, ‘S. Schwatenberg’ Size: 32cm tall.

Dachshunds, known as wiener dogs, badger dogs, or sausage dogs. Bronze pen tray inscribed and dated in German; ‘Fur Treue Mitarbeit in Schwerer zeit, Hanover 3.6.20, Hartog Oberlt u Komp. Fuhr M.G.K. I./19’. Size: 6.5cm x 26cm.

Japanese bronze of a man walking with a stick, character signed to base, Meiji period. Size: 29.5cm.

Art Deco Female Nude Bronze Holding Hoop, mounted on a marble base by Spiro Schwatenberg (Active, 1898-1922) signed to base, ‘S. Schwatenberg’ Size: 33.5cm tall.

Vincenzo Gemito (1852 - 1929) was an Italian sculptor and artist. Testa di Bimbo Che Ride / Head of a Laughing Child, Bust – Bronze, early 20th century. Signed, ‘Gemito’ with a Napoli foundry stamp. Size: 18cm tall.

William Shakespeare, 19th century, bronze bust. Size: 12.5cm tall.

Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and scientific expositions. Bronze bust, 19th century. Size: 15.5cm tall.

Napoleon standing with arms crossed, 19th Century, gilt bronze statue. 11 cm tall.

Lady and Dove kissing, 19th century bronze. Size: 21.5cm tall.

Charmeur de Lézards (The Lizard Charmer) by Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1852-1901), a 19th century, bronze study; the boy blowing a pipe in one hand and holding a stick in the other, with lizard on a post, to rear corner of the base, raised on a square plinth with attached plaque 'Charmeur par Lavergne'. Signed with foundry stamp. Size: 28.5cm tall.

Alexandre Auguste Caron (1857-1932) Born in Paris on April 16th 1857, he studied under Barrau, Roufosse and Scaillet. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1893 and won an honourable mention five years later. Bronze, circa 1920, desk seal / pipe tamper. Signed ‘Caron’. Size: 7.5cm tall.

Georges Van Der Straeten (1856 – 1928). Art Nouveau, gilt bronze bust, depicting a maiden with bonnet and floral bouquet on her dress with a sickle, resting on a square marble base, signed, with French foundry mark. Size: 21cm tall.

Alsatian by A. Plisnier, Bronze, circa 1930, signed ‘Plisnier’ Size: 13.5cm tall x 19.3cm.

Diana the Huntress, 19th Century bronze bust cast by F. Barbedienne, foundry mark on the back. In Roman religion, Diana was the goddess of wild animals and the hunt. After Jean Antoine Houdon (1741–1828). 13 cm tall.

Racehorse or thoroughbred, 19th century, bronze statue by Rudolf Winder (1842 - 1920), signed and marked (Patent M.B.) to the base. 15.5 cm tall.

Albert Werner-Schwarzburg (1857 – 1911) Taught (1857–1911) at the State Academy of Arts and Crafts in Wroclaw. This early 20th century Bronze, Signed ‘A. Werner’, of a young Tyrolean boy hunter with his faithful dog. Size: 16cm tall.

Bust of a Lady by Felix Maurice Charpentier (1858-1924), Bronze circa 1900, signed ‘Charpentier’. Size: 28.3cm tall.

Albert Schultz (1871 – 1953) A bronze statuette of a Young Woman with a goose stealing from her basket. Signed ‘Albert_Schultz’ Size: 30cm tall.

Japanese Meiji period bronze figure of Jurojin (one of the Seven Gods of Fortune), holding a scroll in his left hand and a staff in his right. The tip of the staff is missing. Size: 17.5cm.

Emile Louis Picault (1840 – 1915) Bronze. Picault studied under Royer and exhibited medallions and statuettes at the Paris Salon from 1863 to 1909. Hight: 64 cm tall.

Pocket Watch Stand ; Bronze young girl cuddling her teddy bear standing on a marble plinth with three hooks to suspend your pocket watch from. Size: 24cm tall.

Bronze sculpture group of a passionate young couple on a circular base marked with A. Collas Breuete foundry seal, circa 1870. Size: 40cm tall.

Kidda, salon des Beaux Arts. Statue of a lady, with a tambourine in one hand, holding a branch aloft in the other, standing in front of an urn. 19th century, double patination bronze statue by George Charles Coudray (1862 – 1932) Foundry mark for Societe des Bronze de Paris, signed and numbered. 74 cm tall.

19th century bronze of Napoleon standing on a bronze plinth. Size: 15cm tall.

Wild Boar late 19 early 20th century, bronze, Signed ‘H….( )…’ on a marble plinth. Size: 13cm tall.

Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 – 1907), He started exhibiting at the Paris salon in 1870 and won an honourable mention in 1897. His bronzes are in many collections including the Montreal and Toul museums. He is best known for his many lovely, small-scale cavaliers and conquistadors – often in conflict. Accurate costuming, minute detailing, expressive faces and top French foundry work typify his sculptures. Silver plated bronze of a cavalier drawing his sword, signed to the base, circa 1890. Size: 23cm tall.

Louis Francois Georges, Comte de Ferriers (1837-1907), Born in Paris, he exhibited widely at the Paris Salon from 1865-93, showing wax and plaster groups mainly of dogs but also horses and other animals. Bronze of two dogs playing on and around a horse, signed, with foundry stamp and numbered. Size: 17cm tall.

Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 – 1907), He started exhibiting at the Paris salon in 1870 and won an honourable mention in 1897. His bronzes are in many collections including the Montreal and Toul museums. He is best known for his many lovely, small-scale cavaliers and conquistadors – often in conflict. Accurate costuming, minute detailing, expressive faces and top French foundry work typify his sculptures. Silver plated bronze of a cavalier with a drawn sword, looking for battle, signed to the base, circa 1890. Size: 22.5cm tall.

Georges Charles Coudray (1862 – 1932) was a French sculptor and medallist. He regularly exhibited at the Salon of French artists from 1883 to 1890. Bronze of a young warrior with an axe, signed and dated 1911, mounted on a marble base. Size: 31cm tall.

Jean-Antoine Injalbert (1845–1933) was a much-decorated French sculptor, won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1874. At the Exposition Universelle of 1889 he won the Grand Prix, and in 1900 was a member of the jury. On the day of the inauguration of the Pont Mirabeau in Paris, Injalbert was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur. In 1905 he was made a member of the Institut de France, and in 1910 promoted to Commander of the Légion d'honneur. From about 1915 onwards he became influential as a teacher, at the Académie Colarossi and as chief instructor at the École des Beaux Arts. Bronze bust of a smiling young girl, signed, numbered with Soit Paris foundry mark, mounted on a wooden plinth. Size: 27.5 tall.

Louis XIV and Louis VIII of France. A pair of 19th century bronze busts raised on marble and bronze bases. Size: 29.5cm and 28cm tall.

Paul D’Aire (flourished. 1890 – 1910). Bronze of a woodcutter signed and numbered. Size: 40cm tall.

Early 20th century bronze of an Alpine Solider mounted on a marble plinth with a plaque inscribed with ‘Mit Fafen Schmuckt Sich Freue, Nicht Mit Worten’. Size: 36cm tall.  

Gabreilie Parente (Worked c. 1900 – 1915). This bronze study of a young woman crossing a stream is full of life. Signed, Circa 1910. Illustrated Berman no. 1213. Berman spelled the sculptors name incorrectly both on the page and in the index (Pirrente).  Size: 56cm tall.

A Bronze, signed, circa 1910, of a young woman carrying a picnic basket, wearing a bonnet, blouse and skirt, bare feet on rocks. By Edouard Drouot (1859 – 1945). He studied in Paris under Emile Thomas and Matherin Moreau and worked as a genre painter and sculptor. He won a third class medal at the Salon of 1892 and an honourable mention at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. Size: 47cm tall.

Japanese bronze meiji period elephant, signed under front leg standing on a wooden base. Size: 31.5cm tall.

Louis-Julien Franceschi, (1825 – 1893)  was a pupil of Francois Rude and exhibited at the Salon from 1849, winning medals in 1861 – 1869. He became Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1874. Bronze of the young Diana the Huntress Teasing a Fox by holding a bird out of reach, signed and dated: ‘Jules Franceschi 1857’. Size: 55cm tall.

Jean Garnier (French, 1853-1910) exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from 1883 to 1905, with works in different materials, particularly statuettes. He also produced vases, cups and bronze statues. Bronze of a Shrimp Fisherman, late 19th early 20th century, signed to base with Plaques on the base that read; ‘Pecheuse De Crevettes Par j. Garnier (Mentionne au Salon)’ and ‘Finnigans Paris’. Size: 40.5cm.

Alexander Zeitlin (Alias: Aleksandr Cejtlin) (Russian, 1872 - 1946) was born in Tiflis, Georgia, Russia on July 15th 1872. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After relocating to Paris, where he continued his education at the Academie des Beaux-Arts under the tutelage of Falguiere. He exhibited at the Paris Salons from 1901 to 1914. After the First World War Alexander Zeitlin moved to New York in 1915, where he successfully worked on numerous commissions. He exhibited in New York in 1923. In 1929 he received a medal from the American Federation of Labour for his outstanding work. A Bronze Figure of a  Lady With Opera Glasses wearing an evening dress, on a square integral base, signed 'A. Zeitlin 1906'. Size: 43cm tall.

Belgian Shepherd or Belgian Malinois, bronze by René Paul Marquet,(1875-1937) was born in Port Louis and studied painting and sculpture under Emmanuel Fontaine and Jean Falguiere. He exhibited figures at the Salon des Artistes Français and gained an honourable mention in 1909. The bronze is signed with a foundry mark for the Societe des Bronzes de Paris and numbered. Size: 39.5cm tall.

The message, a 19th century bronze statue signed Auguste Moreau, of a Cupid/Cherub holding a love letter with a dove on her arm. Marked M.A. inside the base. 53 cm tall. 

Giesser, (molder) foundry worker (see Berman 3248), Circa 1915 and Bridge worker (see Berman 3296), Circa 1910. By W. Schaffert (worked. 1895 – 1915), Paris foundry mark on both bronzes mounted on black marble plinths. Sizes: 42cm tall and 45cm tall.

Asklepois (Asclepius) was the god of healing and medicine Asclepius with his serpent-entwined staff (Rod of Asclepius). Bronze by Adolf Joseph Pohl (1872 – 1930) was an Austrian artist and academic sculptor. He studied under Carl von Zumbusch and worked as a decorative sculptor. He won an honourable mention at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. Signed on the plinth, circa 1900. Size: 53cm tall.

Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902) He was a pupil of François Jouffroy at the school of the Art schools of Paris in 1862, and debuted at the Paris Salon in 1864 winning a third class medal of that year and a first class medal in 1881. He went on to exhibit at the Salon on a regular basis. Bronze of a semi-clad figure of a blacksmith hammering at an anvil on naturalistic circular plinth base signed: A GAUDEZ, the moulded integral plinth inscribed FORGERON PAR a GAUDEZ HORS-CONCOURS. Size: 59.5cm high.