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Sculpture/Statuary — Philips Auctions Australia
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Sculpture/Statuary
- Animals & Birds (253)
- Busts/Heads (57)
- Equestrian (12)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A cold painted figural group of two girls and a bird by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), in a rubbed silvered and brass finish, depicting two small girls tentatively observing a stork, raised on a mottled caramel and cream onyx base, bearing inscribed… | *** |  |
| *** | A French ormolu erotic lady. Late 19th century, the dancing figure standing on a Persian rug exotically dressed twirls her skirt which is hinged to allow it to be flipped up to reveal the naked body mounted all on a circular marble plinth | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figural group, Jean Francis, theodore Gechter, 1796-1844, early 19th century, the gilded figural bronze titled 'The Stag Hunt' set with a maiden on a horse above a stag being attacked by hounds, signed to base. Height 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco Diana figure, circa 1930's, the figure depicts Diana as the huntress with patterned dress and holding an ivory bow mounted upon a tri coloured marble base. Height 58 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Two vintage wrought iron sheep and lamb garden sculptures, late 20th century, the life-sized ewe and lamb steel and iron garden sculptures, each standing and smiling, heavy, with rust patina, unmarked, height 88 cm, length 130 cm, width 45 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze of a panther, circa1920, the snarling beast stalks across its naturalistic rocky granite plinth. Height 22 cm. Length 34 cm. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figural group, circa 1930s. The dynamically posed figure of a woman in flowing black and gold attire walking her two golden greyhounds and supported upon a long black marble base, accompanied by two marble mounted side… | *** |  |
| *** | A French gilt bronze and ivory figure signed a. Ouvet, circa 1900, modelled as a maiden standing in period costume reading a letter, with carved ivory head and hands, signed 'A. Ouvet' to the rear hem of her flowing dress and raised on a square stepped… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze model of Medici Riccardi horse's head, 20th century after the antique original at Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence, with nice patination. Height 44 cm, length 47 cm, width 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze bird figure by Irinee Rochard (1906-1984), depicting a silvered crane in full flight flying across vegetation, in textured well patinated colours and raised on a two tone portoro and cream, marble base, etched mark of Rochard to base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze figure, Moreau, 19th century, the French bronze figure of Hero, cast in the classical style, with Moreau signature inscribed to side, patina on bronze consistent with age, height 41.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Regency Grand Tour bronze and marble busts, early 19th century, busts of Roman emperors Tiberio and Domiziano with inscribed names, waisted integral socles and raised on rosso antico marble bases. Height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figural group by G. Gori, circa 1925, depicting a modish semi- reclining woman in a gold and black draping dress, and ivorine features, accompanied by a recumbent deer, raised on a black marble plinth faced with cream onyx… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze animal group by Alex Alphonse Arson (1822-1880), the naturalistic model of a group of four dogs avidly following a scent, signed Arson to base, height 21 cm, length 29 cm, width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figure of an archer by Salvatore Melani (1902-1934), circa 1925, a dramatically posed male figure in a loin cloth with arm outstretched and bow raised, in cold painted verdigris colours upon a shaped marble base with onyx trims,… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a stag by M. Favre, circa 1900, a naturalistically modelled figure of an alert ten-point stag standing upon rocky ground and raised on a rectangular green flecked black marble base; incised signature to base, height 63 cm, width 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Austrian bronze figure by Franz Pelecshka, early 20th century, the Art Nouveau figure of a serene semi-clad female figure in draping robes in a serpentine pose, one arm elegantly raised, in near black bronze and supported on a flecked red marble base;… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure, 'Vae Victis' by Henri Desire Gauquie (1858-1927), circa 1900, 'Woe to the Conquered Ones' depicting a victorious warrior holding his sword aloft, an eagle at his feet; title incised to base and mark of Beaux arts, sculptor's name H.… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figure, by Jean De Roncourt Circa 1930, the powerful study of a huntsman in a striking triangular pose, crouched down and holding on to a rocky outcrop, alert and ready for action with a spear in his right hand, raised on… | *** |  |
| *** | A marble figure of Zeus and maiden, 19th century, sculpted in a classical tradition as Zeus in rapture of a beautiful maiden who attempts to cover her nakedness with a lions pelt | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure of a man by Bouche, a cold painted spelter figure of a loin cloth draped gladiator holding a long rod trying to move a large deposit of granite mounted on a rectangular black marble plinth, inscribed to marble 'Bouche' | *** |  |
| *** | An early French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) circa 1850, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base. Height 55 cm, width… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze and carved alabaster figure of a dancer, Henry Schumacher (Austria) foundry mark, early 20th century the nude figure of a woman standing in the neoclassical taste with bronze mount modelled as loose draping to her legs, her right leg… | *** |  |
| *** | Vozzo, Vince (B. 1954), female nude, cast golden bronze, incised signature Vozzo inside base, and editioned 3/6, exhibited in 'Mind & body Dualism', Eastgate gallery October/November, 1998, as catalogue entry 2 illustrated to inside cover of exhibition,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figurine of Diana the huntress, circa 1920s, the cold painted silvered figure dressed in a flowing black tunic with gold patterns holding an ivory bow and tempting her accompanying hound with a dead game bird, raised upon an hexagonal… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze dancing figure by Limousin, circa 1920s-30s, a nude female figure with 'Garcon' hairstyle posed on one leg and holding a sweep of draped fabric, incised signature to base, raised on a black marble plinth with a band of striking green… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau bronze figure, 'Flutiste, circa 1900, signed E. Piron, (Eugene), a dancing pan type figure clad in a fur loin cloth and playing a double flute, incised signature to base and Unis-France stamp, raised on a stepped octagonal green marble base… | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze classical figure by Paul Duboy (1830-1887), an informally posed Greco-Roman female figure with braided hair and softly draping attire, leaning against a plinth and reading a book, raised on a shaped and stepped base; incised signature of… | *** |  |
| *** | A large bronze figure and dog group on a marble stand, in the Art Deco style of G. Gori, a woman in a cloche cap and a medieval inspired draping gown with her two imposing great danes, each separately positioned upon a bespoke marble and wrought iron… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figure of a maiden with a dog, circa 1920s, an exotic semi-reclining maiden in draping Eastern inspired attire with deep sleeves, jewelled coin style girdle, pendants and headwear, her left hand upon an urn and accompanied… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure, 'Devoir Civique' by Eugene Marioton (1854-1925), circa 1904, the majestic figure of a gesturing swordsmith standing by an anvil, the tools of his trade by his feet, title incised to the square base, incised signature, Eug. Marioton to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco spelter figural group, circa 1930, featuring an elegant woman attired in cold painted medieval attire with two gold lustre coloured greyhounds, raised on a bold black marble and celadon onyx tile base, height 53 cm, length 82 cm, width 20… | *** |  |
| *** | Virtues Civicae Ense Et Labore', by Emile-Louis Picault (1833-1915), in bronze and depicting a heroic male worker figure holding a sword, a branch, and carrying a shield, with a wheat sheaf and a hammer at his feet, impressed, signature of artist beside… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique bronze model of a stag, circa 1900, the naturalistic model of a twelve point stag posed upon a verdigris rocky, base, apparently unmarked, height 60 cm, width 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster figural bust, late 19th to early 20th century, with mark of Dante Zoi, Firenze. Depicting a young woman with her hair coiled around her ears and wearing a headscarf, her gathered and draped dress in deeper veined alabaster and the whole… | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Deco cold-painted spelter figure of a huntress, 1920s/30s, modelled in light flowing drapery, kneeling and drawing her ivory bow to shoot at two antelope, her skin green, her drapery black, silver, and gilt, the antelope black with ivory… | *** |  |
| *** | Georges Omerth, (1895-1925), a fine burnished gilt bronze and ivory figurine of a woman in medieval attire carrying a dove in her right hand, upon a red and cream shaped base; inscribed signature to lower section of dress. Height 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Canova, Antonio (1757-1822), after, 'Eros and Psyche', late 19th century, white marble, on a modern loose wooden base (the wings removable). Height 53 cm. Width 64 cm. Depth 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze, Continental school, probably French (late 19th century) 'Aphrodite Bathing', after the ancient Hellenistic original, bronze, an antique cast, finely cast and chased and with good brown patination, unsigned. Height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dumont, Augustin-Alexandre (1801-1884), after, a dancing female nude, bronze, apparently an antique cast, finely cast and chased and with good brown patination, the artist's name cast to the reverse of the bronze base, mounted on a stepped variegated… | *** |  |
| *** | A white marble bust of Venus, early 20th century, the downward facing figure draped in robes above a square soccle base. Height 46 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Clifford Frank last (British, Australian 1918-1991), Entwined figures maquette. Painted metal and wood, unsigned. Gifted by the artist to the vendor in 1958. Height 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco figure, modelled as a huntress wearing a tunic of a deco style, her quiver and slender arrow to one side, with two small deer and all supported on a rectangular marble base | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco sculpture of birds on a twig, circa 1930. The gilded branch gently curves with six plump spelter sparrows perched along its length whilst another sparrow sits below, mounted on a rectangular marble plinth of two colours. Height 33 cm. Width 68… | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco figure of a dancing female figure, in cold painted spelter mounted on a marble plinth, signed 'H. Fugere' and stamped to the back of the foot | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure of a girl with Scottie dog, circa 1930, the kneeling cold painted spelter girl playing a pan pipe while her stylised Scottie dog watches attentively, mounted on an elaborate raised stage of three coloured marbles of geometric… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a boy playing dice by Henry Paul Hudelet (1849-1878), a kneeling boy upon an integral circular base, inscribed signature of Hudelet, height 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A handsome Anglo-Indian rosewood floor elephant, circa 1920, in beautifully figured wood and decorated with a carved chain over the body, ivory tusks and nails, height 45 cm, length 62 cm, width 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French gilded lioness sculpture, circa 1930s, with signature of T Cartier for Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943). Realistically cast as a snarling and prowling lioness upon a craggy base, with inscribed signature. Height 32 cm. Width 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Petroni (working early 20th century), a figure group, bronze, modelled as a group of intertwined figures arranged around a central feature, on an integral spreading square base with incised signature 'J. (Or F.?) Petroni'. Height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After V. Szczeblewski, Le Siffleur (The Whistler), bronze signed to stand and dated 1889. Height 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of bronze Grecian Olympiad figures, circa 1910, the neoclassical figures of discus throwers standing on a square black marble plinth base. Height 25 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figure of a woman, circa 1930s, apparently signed Baleste, an athletic young woman draped only in a cloth to the hips, striking a pose, on one leg and holding a ball aloft, in gold colours with a silver and green, cloth,… | *** |  |
| *** | Gantcheff, Ghanu (active 1920s). The dramtically posed Art Deco figure of a seagull in full flight with one wing touching the waves, in rich gold amber tones upon a black rectangular base; etched signature of Gantcheff to the body. Height 49.5 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze sculpture of a horse and Foal by Pierre-Jules Mene (1810-1879), a finely cast naturalistic sculpture of an elegant thoroughbred with an animated foal standing upon rough ground and supported on a shaped black marble base, incised signature P… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco cold painted spelter figural group, Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947) circa 1930, the fine figural group of a reclining young woman in a flowing green dress and a modish cloche, accompanied by two goats nibbling at grapes, raised on a long… | *** |  |
| *** | Rancoulet, Ernest (1870-1915). 'Reine Des Ondes', in spelter and depicting a semi clad fairy riding a cresting wave, with shells at her feet, supported on a round base with fish motifs; with title plaque to base and inscribed signature to reverse of wave.… | *** |  |
| *** | A sculptural bronze 'Nude boy and girl on Vase' by Boffil, Antoine Bofill (1875-1921), circa 1901 the parcel gilt Art Nouveau bronze vase depicting a nude boy and girl in high relief over a naturalistic patinated floriform vase, with incised signature… | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory egg shaped triptych, late 18th early 19th century, set in the form of an egg with faux crocodile skin exterior, the interior carved with panelled scenes of a religious procession through a village. Height 2 cm. Width 10.5 cm. Depth 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure, after Pierre Le Faguyes 1892-1935, 20th century, wheel man. Terracotta. Height 50 cm. Length 62 cm. Depth 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746), circa 1900, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base, with cast 'Coustou'… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze tiger in the style of Cartier, circa 1930s the unsigned Thomas Francois Cartier bronze of a tense snarling tiger in patinated golden bronze colours, climbed on top of a naturalistic rocky base. Height 23 cm, length 44 cm, width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large French bronze group of two Alsatians after Louis Riche, circa 1930s cast by Jollet (Paris) from a model by Louis Riche (1877-1949), the two alert dogs on a naturalistic terrain base in brown patinated bronze, incised signature 'L. Riche' to the… | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco figure fashioned as an elegantly attired woman striding purposefully with her two hounds, on an oval shaped marble plinth of two layers, signed 'C. Caly' | *** |  |
| *** | A silvered bronze maiden figure by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), depicting a reclining maiden partially clad in enveloping drapery and holding a conch shell to her ear, raised on a long black marble base, signed D.H. Chiparus, height: 32 cm, length 75 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A French cold painted bronze figure of a lady Fencer, circa 1920s, the lady fencer wearing bloomers standing and posed 'En garde' in bronze, silver, gold and maroon colours, raised upon a stepped onyx base, unmarked, height 25 cm, width 28 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a man by Alfred-Jean Halou (1875-1939), a finely cast and detailed figure of a dashing peasant wearing a cape and carrying a sheaf of wheat, emblematic of summer, incised mark of A. Halou to base and raised on a stepped circular marble… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter water carrier figure, circa 1920s, the deep green patinated kneeling female figure in a diaphanous gown and modish bobbed hair holding an onyx urn, raised on a cream onyx base faced, with portoro marble, height 37.5 cm, width 28 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter girl and dog group, circa 1930, an animated group featuring a running girl in a short tunic with two spirited borzoi hounds on leashes, in bronze colours and raised on a grey and white flecked marble base, height 43 cm, length 77 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | Milo, after, 20th century, depicting the nude figure of a young woman seated upon a rock and cradling her head in her arms, drapery about her legs, upon a black marble rectangular base; with Paris foundry disc and inscribed signature to base of bronze.… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter lion figure by Masson, Clovis Edmond Masson (French, 1838-1913), circa 1900 the large stalking male lion climbing at the top of a mountain, in bronze and chocolate tones, upon a naturalistic rockwork base with incised signature of 'C Masson',… | *** |  |
| *** | A figurative bronze, circa 1940, the naked female figure 'The Juggler' teeters on one foot whilst juggling small gilt balls and mounted upon turned marble plinth. Signed to base C. L. J. R. Colinet, A7253 and with Paris foundry mark. Height 46 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze figure 'La Jeunesse Effeuillant Des Roses' after Millet, Aime Millet (1819-1891) depicting a classical young maiden in long flowing robes with one arm extended over her head, pensively dispersing rose petals, in rich brown patina, raised… | *** |  |
| *** | A large French Art Deco bronze golden pheasant signed R. Pollin, circa 1920s, the French patinated bronze figure of a golden pheasant walking on rocks with long tail out-stretched, on a naturalistic base with vegetation, raised on a green veined black… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronzed terracotta panther group after Ouline, Alexandre Ouline (France/Belgium, active 1918-1940), the leaping panther modelled naturalistically catching its prey springing out of green grasses, in verdigris bronzed finish, raised upon a… | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster figure of a child with a ball, the animated figure of a young child in a flowing dress and a pair of socks, a small ball at her feet, raised on a waisted base, height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figurine of 'Salome', circa 1930s. The golden bronzed patinated figure of the semi-clad exotic dancer with the inscribed signature of Leibert to the lower section and raised on a white and black oval shaped base. Height 44.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter figure by Jean de Roncourt, circa 1925, the tense athletic figure of a man draped in a girdle, resting on one knee and poised to throw a spear, etched mark of J. De Roncourt to the black marble plinth base, height 57.5 cm, width 105 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A gilded spelter figure, 'Musique' by L & F Moreau, later 19th century, with later gilding, maker's cartouche to base, the allegorical female figure in flowing attire holding a lyre in her right hand, posed upon a naturalistic rocky base, incised maker's… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze model 'The girl with the Lamb' by Charles Raphael Peyre (1872-1949), a girl on her haunches affectionately cradling the face of a recumbent lamb, signed in bronze Ch Raphael Peyre, with inscribed abbreviated foundry mark for Susses Freres edition… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figure, 'Atalante', the Archer, circa 1930, signed Demarc (Max Le Verrier), modelled as an animated semi-clad young woman poised on one foot, arms raised, and holding a bow, in a green patinated finish and raised on a shaped ebonised,… | *** |  |
| *** | Boyd, Guy, girl brushing her hair, cast bronze model, incised marks of Guy Boyd to thigh, raised on a stone, plinth, provenance estate of Peter Davis, Leonard Joel 14/4/88, lot 1545, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze model, 'Pecheur', by Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915), circa 1880, the large cast striding figure of a young fisherman carrying the tools of his trade over his shoulder and raised upon a circular base, with inscribed signature, E. Picault, to base… | *** |  |
| *** | Guerbe, Raymonde (1894-1995), 'Automne', a rare Art Deco terracotta figure of a bacchanalian nude on a plinth; incised signature of R. Guerbe to base, height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter Panther figure by Guy Debe, circa 1920s-30s, the prowling panther on a wedge shaped portoro marble base with a stepped and circular tan onyx backplate, white onyx and portoro marble architectural ornament to the side; incised Guy Debe to… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau gilt bronze leaf plaque by Delperier, 1900, the large fluted leaf with a central figure of a reclining semi nude woman with flowing hair and drapery, signed lower left 'Delperier' and also inscribed 'Salon 1900', length 50.5 cm. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carvin, Louis Albert (1875-1951), circa 1925, a spelter deer group, naturalistically modelled and posed with a majestic twelve point stag and a doe, the stag with its front legs raised on marble blocks and the whole upon a black marble rectangular plinth;… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco alabaster figure of a female dancer, 1920s/'30s, modelled lightly-draped in a provocative pose, on a moulded rectangular variegated pink marble plinth, unsigned. Height 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Houdon, Jean-Antoine (1741-1828), after 'Diana', late 19th century, bronze, impressed 'Houdon' to the base, on a circular variegated red marble plinth. Height 37 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A French figurative spelter. Late 19th century, signed Aug (August) Moreau, the figure depicts cupid with quiver on his back set upon a turned marble base with plaque to base 'Amour En voyage', signed to base. Height 47 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A figurative bronze, the female figure depicts 'The Magic Rings' mounted upon a turned marble plinth, bearing signature to base C. L. J. R. Colinet. Height 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A labradorite carving of a duck, 20th century, the realistically carved seated mallard from a single piece of labradorite, with glass eyes, carved tiger's eye beak and palmate foot, the sheen of the duck's feathers suggested by the iridescent properties… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze limited edition model of 'The flying horse of Kansu', Barry Learoyd (cast), circa 1973. Also known as 'The galloping horse Treading on a flying Swallow', after the original discovered in 1969 in the Han tomb of general Zhang of Zhangye, in bronze… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble and alabaster carved bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene study of a young woman in a head scarf and laced dress gazing into, the distance, finely carved in white marble, her dress in flecked alabaster, height 37 cm, width 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a girl in Medieval dress, circa 1900. the white marble bust of a reflective young woman, with shawl covered hair and a medieval inspired braided dress in contrasting pale grey veined marble. Height 36.5 cm. Width 36 cm. Depth 19… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze semi-nude dancer, 'Salome', by Georges Morin (1874-1950), 1920-30, the figure with her arms elegantly raised, wearing a long head scarf and a patinated sarong style skirt bound by a girdle with two mask embellishments, upon a triangular bronze… | *** |  |