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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 (254)
- Busts/Heads (57)
- Equestrian (13)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | An antique bronze figurine of 'Fortuna', late 19th century, after the original sculpture of 'Fortuna' standing upon a zephyr by Giambologna (1529-1608) and raised on a circular shaped plinth with a putti relief border. Height 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco panther on a marble base, circa 1920s-30s, a large figure standing upon a chiselled plinth and a long portoro marble plinth, height 41.5 cm, length 49 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figurine of a Tambourine dancer, circa 1930s, the figure of a nude woman poised on one foot and holding a pair of tambourines, in a patinated green bronze finish and supported on a black marble squared plinth. Height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter lady and Borzoi group, circa 1920s, an elegant seated woman in a gilt embellished black dress inclined and gesturing to a golden borzoi seated behind her, raised on a black marble and white onyx base faced with brown and… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau Bacchanalian bronze figure, circa 1900, unsigned but attributed to Eugene Piron, a male reveller with a grape vine girdle and a similar wreath to his head, dancing and clashing cymbals, unsigned and raised on a stepped octagonal green… | *** |  |
| *** | A copper clad bust of 'Clytie' and a marble pedestal, the large bust after the antique, in bronze coloured copper and weighted with a dark grey marble pedestal, latter as found, height 183 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cast bronze model of a greyhound, an elegant, dignified hound' in deep brown colours seated upon a shaped and faceted base with floral ornamentation, height 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter and marble model of two Alsatians by Louis Albert Carvin (1875-1951), a large animal group naturalistically modelled with a recumbent dog and an alert seated companion, upon a stepped two-tone ochre and portoro marble base; incised mark of L.… | *** |  |
| *** | A transitional style kingwood vitrine, circa 1900, with a flecked rouge marble top, a part glazed door with a book end veneer and strung shaped panel to the lower register, the concave sides conforming, with two glass shelves to the fabric lined interior… | *** |  |
| *** | Cartier, Thomas Francois (1879-1943), circa 1920, the fine naturalistic spelter figure of a snarling lioness upon a cast base; the signature T Cartier incised to base and with foundry mark. Height 41 cm. Width 50 cm. Depth 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | De Roncourt, Jean, circa 1930s, the spelter figure of a reclining semi-nude man holding a spear accompanied by his hound, upon a multi-coloured marble base and architectural plinth; inscribed J de Roncourt to base lower right. Height 45 cm. Width 60 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figure of a woman At a well, circa 1920s-30s, in a classical triangular pose, the gilded, silvered and cold painted figure of a woman in a tunic filling her amphora at a marble plinth well with water issuing from the mouth of a lion,… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a dancer, after Dimitri Chiparus, 20th century, the figure with a single raised arm feather adorned hair and long robe above a black marble base. Signed to foot. Height 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Molins-Balleste, Enrique (1893-1958), a young lady reclining with a book, a swan nearby, bronze-patinated cast metal, signed to the back of the rock, on a white and coloured marble base. Height 20 cm. Width 44 cm. (overall) | *** |  |
| *** | After Ferdinand Preiss. (1882 - 1943), mid 20th century, 'The Ballet Dancer'. Height 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Chiparus Demetre H., (1888-1950), 20th century, the bronze figure titled 'Ring Dancer' signed to the base and standing above a bronze base. Height 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French patinated bronze figure of a lyre harp player, late 19th century depicting a classically draped nymph playing the lyre harp, standing barefoot on a naturalistic circular base decorated with flower heads and foliage; unmarked, possibly after… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of six bronze figurines by Mimovich, Leopoldine Mimovich OAM (1920-2019), mid 20th century, the small individual girls and boys figurines cast in various poses, including girl with rabbit, boy doing handstand, boy with bird, sleeping child etc.,… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco spelter figure of a pheasant, circa 1930 the impressively plumed pheasant modelled walking proudly with its tail pointing up, in muted bronze and gold colours raised upon on a two toned, pink striated onyx and black marble rectangular… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figure of a woman with a dog, circa 1920s, the cold painted figure of a woman with ivorine face, attired in a fanciful, laced medieval dress and accompanied by a borzoi, upon an onyx and black, marble base, height 33 cm, width 38 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a classical woman, 19th century. the white marble bust of a classical allegorical woman her hair tied with ivy and clusters of fruit; unmarked. Height 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A giant brass horn ornament by Jonathon Adler, the contemporary ornament in solid polished brass, length 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter Panther sculpture by M. Leducq (1879-1955), circa 1920s-30s, the prowling panther in earthy olive tones supported on a black marble plinth with cream onyx veneer, with impressed mark of M Leducq to the back leg. Height 19 cm length 66… | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze and ivory figure of a girl with a large umbrella, after Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), circa 1930s, incised signature to umbrella, cast from a Chiparus model featuring a smiling girl slightly crouched against inclement weather beneath a large… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze Seagull by J.B. Leonard, circa 1930, with deep patination and smoothly cast as a seagull in full flight over a wave and mounted on a black marble ellipse shaped base, impressed mark of J.B, Leonard and also stamped Marcel Guillemard,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco patinated spelter figure, 'Danse Paienne' by Derenne, 1930s, Derenne was the pseudonym of Marcel Bouraine, the athletic figure of a nude female athlete poised on one foot and balancing discus in each hand, in mottled verdigris colours and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Domenech Et Pfeffer spelter group, 'Char De La Victoire, circa 1900, inscribed mark of Domenech et Pfeffer to marble base, the dynamic casting of a Roman charioteer and his two rearing horses, mounted, on a portoro marble base, bearing a 1934 plaque,… | *** |  |
| *** | A French spelter figure of a snarling lion by Cartier, Thomas-Francois Cartier, circa 1900, the large stalking and growling male lion in gold and chocolate brown tones, upon a naturalistic tiered rockwork base, with incised signature of T. Cartier to base… | *** |  |
| *** | A French spelter figure of a Miner by J. Rudens, circa 1920s, in a fine verdigris bronzed finish, the taut figure of a sharply angled kneeling man holding a long miner's pike, upon an elliptical black marble base, with incised mark of J. Rudens, height 33… | *** |  |
| *** | Michelotti, A. (working late 19th/early 20th century), 'Mignon Iii', a bust of a lady, alabaster, her scarf and dress with incised decorative details, on an integral socle, incised signature and title to the back. Height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Parmenter, Ramon (b. 1954), American school, 'A mother's song', bronze casting from an edition of 50, inscribed signature to base. Height 44 cm. Width 40 cm. Depth 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Deco bronze of a leaping stag, signed Erget, circa 1925 Modelled as a powerful leaping stag in full extension over branches in A green patina, finely cast with ten-point antlers, raised upon an oval black marble plinth base, signed 'Erget' to… | *** |  |
| *** | An Austrian cold-painted bronze figure of an Arab on a camel, circa 1910, the Franz Bergman figure set with a long white robed figure holding a rifle seated on a red saddle bag and camel. Height 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau bronze and ivory figure. Early 20th century, signed P. (Peter) Tereszczuk, the figure depicts Pierrot as a child in a sullen mood with ivory face. Incised signature to base. Height 13 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze after Rodin's 'Man with the broken Nose', after Auguste Rodin's original 1864 plaster model, in bronze with green patina, signed 'Rodin' to the neck, raised on a short pedestal and black marble base. Height 33 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cardona, Jose (1878-1923). A bronze figurine of a middle aged French gardener his foot upon a spade, a lost wax method casting with the inscribed signature, J. Cardona, to the base. Height 28.5 cm. Width 24 cm. Depth 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a Fisherwoman. From a 19th century model, the figure of woman walking with a large woven basket of fish upon her hip, with an indistinct inscribed signature; and mounted upon a faceted verde antico marble base. Height 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of antique Chalkware relief panels. Late 19th to early 20th century. The large plaques dramatically framed with palm trees and draped curtains depicting exotic Middle Eastern scenes: a figure of a woman upon a horse, and a man upon a camel holding… | *** |  |
| *** | A signed cold painted Art Deco spelter dancing figure, circa 1920s-30s, signed Le Verrier (Max), in verdigris colours, a nude female figure on one foot striking a balletic pose, incised signature to base and raised on a black marble stand, height 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Art Deco style spelter dancing figure, in verdigris green colours and depicting a nude dancing with a crescent shaped sweep of fabric, incised mark of Denis to base and raised on a stepped portoro marble base, height 29 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A solid bronze hippopotamus, a bellowing naturalistically modelled hippopotamus, in deep chocolate colours with some green patination; cross mark to foot, height 22.5 cm, width 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze birds of prey sculpture, circa 1930s, inscribed maker's mark of Badim to lower image, a pair of birds upon a rocky outcrop, their wings outstretched, supported on a black marble semi circular base, inscribed 'Bronze'. Height 46.5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter Panther, circa 1920s, the walking panther in a hammered bronze and silvered finish raised on a black marble base with a cream onyx top punctuated with two brown onyx stripes, height 24 cm, width 70 cm, depth 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter panther by Thomas Cartier (1879-1943), the prowling panther on a stepped rocky base in patinated olive bronze, colours, incised mark of Cartier to base, height 41 cm, length 52 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figural group by Menneville, circa 1925, a seated woman modishly attired in a cloche cap and a draping gold and black gown and cape accompanied by a recumbent gold borzoi, raised upon a figured brown and cream faced onyx… | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Art Deco spelter dancing figure, circa 1930, a nude dancing girl poised on one foot in a cold painted verdigris finish, holding an amber coloured glass ball and raised on a black marble base, mark, of Briano to base and marked Made in France,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter panther, circa 1920s-30s, the stylised walking panther in lustrous gold and brown colours raised on a portoro marble base, height 20 cm, length 54.5 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A complementary pair of Art Nouveau bronze figural lamps by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), circa 1900, with title plaques to bases; European electrical fittings, the pair of maidens, 'Fleur des Pres' and 'Fleur des Vallees' clad in draping gowns and… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze bird group by Deric, circa 1920s, a pair of seagulls in full flight skirting the tops of cresting waves, in deep patinated green bronze colours and raised upon a white veined black marble oval base; incised mark of Deric to base, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A marble figurine of a young boy fishing, 19th century. a curly haired young boy sitting on a stack of rocks above a naturalistic base and drawing a fishing net out of water. Height 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure, 'Bat Girl, By J. Salvado, Circa 1920s-30s, a Spelter Figure of a Music Hall Dancer in Her Role As 'Bat Girl' with striped bloomers, cap and winged shawl, in silver, gold and bronze colours upon a striped marble and onyx base, signed J… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved jasper figure of a leopard, 20th century, the carved and polished 'Leopard-spot' jasper of a snarling leopard on an angled base, unmarked. Height 14.5 cm, width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hermann Hohaus (Australia 1920-1990), standing nude gazing bronze incised 'H. Hohaus' and 1961 to base. Height 24.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed equestrian bronze 'After the Race' group on marble stand, Pierre-Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879) the lost wax method fine bronze casting of a jockey on horseback after the race, incised 'Pj Mene' to the integral textured base, with nice patination… | *** |  |
| *** | Fremiet, Emmanuel (1824-1910). 'St Michel', in spelter, a winged and triumphant St Michel in Roman attire with a vanquished bat winged devil and a serpent at his feet, set upon a rocky base and a plinth; with inscribed signature to base and a title plaque… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figurine, circa 1930s. a languid reclining female nude, her hands clasped around one knee, and with a sweeping cape billowing behind her, upon a green onyx base above a shallow black marble plinth with small decorative blocks. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | A modern carved marble sculpture, in the form of an over-sized pear with a bite out of one side resting on a cushion (the two parts associated). Height 63 cm (overall) | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze figure of 'The Juggler' after Colinet, Claire-Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1885-1972), circa 1930 the patinated bronze figure modelled as a naked woman teetering on one foot and balancing with small balls, atop a sphere and a circular… | *** |  |
| *** | A French carved marble and alabaster bust of a maiden French, early, 20th century, modelled in a soft cap and shawl, her head and neck in white marble, her shawl in veined pale green alabaster, on a separate grey marble plinth. Height 40 cm (including… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a dancer, after Dimitri Chiparus, 20th century, the figure titled 'Testris' standing with a raised leg in a long gown. Signed to base with a black marble base. Height 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze ivory and onyx figure, Georges Omerth, (1895-1925), circa 1910, the young clown with slouched hat standing on an onyx base, bronze with ivory face, signed and numbered 6717. Height 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A figurative bronze, the female figure depicts 'Roman Dancer' mounted upon a turned marble plinth, bearing signature to base C. L. J. R. Colinet. Height 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a dancer, after Demetre Chiparus, 20th century, the figure titled 'Dourga' standing with raised arms in a full length beaded leotard above a marble base. Signed to base. Height 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two carved wood fruiting vines, 20th century, the openwork carved and stained wood fruiting vines, one of a bitter melon (Momordica charantia), the other of pumpkin, with sinuous tendrils, flowers and foliage, each on a shaped integral base. Height 23.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Holzdchnitzerei timber and gilt painted Jester, 20th century, Oberammergau Germany, in local limewood or maple, a typically attired animated jester in blue, russet and mustard colours with gilt, carrying a mirror and upon a trompe l'oeil marble base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco terracotta figure by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1935), circa 1930s, a dramatically posed figure of a man working a tiller, inscribed signature P. Le Faguays verso, height 41 cm, width 67 cm, depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene contemplative study of a woman, her head wrapped in a turban scarf, and wearing a contrasting loose tunic dress in veined and mottled marble, height 34 cm, width 34 cm, depth 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze figure, Emile Bruchon, 19th century, the French bronze figure of a seated maiden, cast in a classical Belle Epoque style, with Bruchon signature inscribed to the side, depicts a maiden draped in a finely cast flowing toga to step down from… | *** |  |
| *** | A marble figure of a girl with a cat by E. Battiglia, 19th century, Florence, a charming study of a young girl in a ruffled dress with her contented pet, inscribed signature and city of origin verso, height 41.5 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter Bacchanalian pipe player by Carlier, circa 1920s, an animated cold painted figure in rich green tones, joyfully posed on one foot and playing a double pipe, raised on a two-toned figured red and black marble rectangular base with… | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Art Deco bronze dancing girl, the figure of a young girl holding out her ballet skirt, raised on a mottled, green marble plinth, with incised mark of F. Paris to base and foundry stamp, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cold painted spelter dancing figure, circa 1920s-30s, the silver painted figure of an acrobatic female dancer in a short tunic posed on one foot and spinning a large hoop, raised on a portoro marble plinth, marked made in France to hem, height 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique ormolu figure of a boy ice Skater, probably later 19th century. The gilded bronze figure of an 18th century attired boy in breeches, frock coat and a tricorn hat, one leg raised upon a tree trunk while tying on his ice skates, mounted on a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze Seagull, the textured and patinated image of a gull in flight over a cresting wave and supported upon a navette shaped black marble base; inscribed signature of Rochard to base. Height 40 cm. Width 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter group of a woman with a fawn by Menneville, circa 1930, a cold painted female figure languorously seated on a stone style bridge displaying her gold patterned black dress and tempting a golden fawn, raised on an interesting shaped… | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze figure of mercury, after Giambologna, 19th century, engraved mark of 'Jean de Bologne' to base, after the Renaissance original and depicting mercury posed with one foot upon a zephyr, raised on a cotton reel shaped red marble and bronze… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figure of a huntress, circa 1920s-1930s, depicting a silvered maiden in a black and gold decorated tunic, carrying a spear, kneeling and gesturing to a gazelle, upon a flecked marble base with onyx trims, height 32 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco bronze tiger, circa 1920s, with part signature, a tense snarling tiger in golden bronze colours and supported on a natural raw marble base, a partial signature engraved to the base, height 31 cm, width 44 cm, depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze figure of an exotic woman, circa 1920s-30s, the woman of elongated mannerist proportions daringly attired in a slipping diaphanous, gown and a jewelled cloche upon her 'Garcon' style hair, seated upon two, cushions decorated with… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco style cold painted bronze dancing figure, 20th century, signed J. Philipp to base, probably after the original, an exotically clad dancing girl in shorts, midriff top and a cloche to her hair elegantly balanced on one leg with arms… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze heron group by Irenee Rochard (1906-1994), circa 1930s, a study of three herons preening and drinking at a pond, in gold bronze, colours and raised on a two tone portoro marble and green onyx base shaped as a drinking pool, incised mark… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter animalier group of three Storks by Irenee Rochard, (1906-1984), three feeding storks, one with a small snake in its beak, and mounted on a two tone yellow ochre and portoro marble base, signed I. Rochard across one, corner, height 30… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted figural group by Limousin, circa 1920s, the seated figure of a woman in a draped black and gold decorated gown, gesturing towards a pair of sparring cockerels, incised mark of Limousin to the rear of the gown, raised on a long… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Swiss Black Forest carved walnut Cow group, later 19th century. in the manner of Johann Huggler, the naturalistic bull and cow upon a mounded floral and rocky base with a twig form outer trim, with pencil annotations underside, otherwise unmarked.… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter model of a water carrier maiden and a dog, circa 1920s, a semi reclining woman with ivorine hands and arms and dressed in medieval inspired attire, her flowing black gown and draped sleeves decorated in muted gold and silver colours,… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved wood brush pot, the slightly waisted cylindrical pot, continuously relief carved with scholarly, figures, deities and attendants engaged in narratives and pursuits in an auspicious landscape setting, with six character mark to body, height 15 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pigault, Emile Louis (1839-1915), after, 'Le Genie Humain', patinated spelter, modelled as a winged male nude with one arm upstretched and holding a sheet of paper inscribed 'AD ignotum', on an integral spreading square base with cast title and signature… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter retriever with gamebird, circa 1930s, finely cast, the realistic patinated retriever standing alert with a dead pheasant in its mouth and mounted on a black marble base framed in pale onyx; unmarked. Height 42 cm. Width 56 cm. Depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze cattle statue, Naturalistically cast cattle in a landscape setting, one recumbent, one standing, and upon a green marble plinth. Height 19.5 cm. Width 46 cm. Depth 16 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Uriano' (working 1920s/30s), a robed lady standing between two hounds, cold-painted spelter, the face and hands ivorine, on a black marble and coloured onyx base, signed to the black marble. Height 41 cm. Width 48 Depth 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Canova, Antonio (1757-1782), after, the bronze figural group, a casting after the original of 'The Three Graces', comprising the classical female figures, Euphrosyne, Talia and Algaea, representing festivity, rejoicing and splendour respectively, on a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold-painted bronze figure of a golden pheasant 1920s/30s, probably French, Naturalistically modelled walking with long tail out-stretched, brown patinated with gold-painted feather details throughout, on a black marble base, stamped 'Bronze'… | *** |  |
| *** | A Continental Art Nouveau bronze bust of a maiden modelled looking downwards to the right, her hair in a flowing scarf with coins sewn to it, on an integral socle cast with her (illegible) name, her flesh polished bronze, her hair and scarf and the socle… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco style bronze figure of a dancer, 20th century, the standing figure holding long drapes standing above a marble base. Signed Fayral to foot. Height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian marble statue of a classical maiden, 19th century, in cream and amber toned marble and depicting a partly disrobed classical maiden with coiffed and braided hair apparently drying herself after bathing; upon an integral circular base. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco animalier of antelopes, circa 1930, standing on a marble and onyx stepped wedge shaped base the pair of bronze antelope have one hoof raised and looking over their shoulders, signed Limousin to base. Height 27 cm. Length 47 cm | *** |  |