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Sculpture/Statuary — Shapiro Auctioneers
Auction House:
| Shapiro Auctioneers | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Sculpture/Statuary
- Animals & Birds (43)
- Busts/Heads (31)
- Equestrian (9)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| *** | Rix Wright (Australian, b. 1930-2009), the Shearer, C. 1980, bronze, height 105 cm, labels: Please note Rix Wright was the Son of the artist Hilda Rix Nicholas | *** |  |
| *** | Mathieu Nab (Dutch, b. 1965), Cercle, 2012, for Christian Liaigre, Paris, azobe, base signed 'Nab', height 180 cm width 137 cm depth 40 cm. Provenance: Christian Liaigre, Paris, France. Private collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Bruno Zach, the umbrella girl bronze on oval black marble base, signed to base, impressed foundry mark. Height 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Frederic, Lord Leighton 1830-1896 patinated bronze figure 'The Sluggard', founder J. W. Singer & Sons, Frome Somerset, modelled as a young man, naked, stretching as he has awoken, with a canted square base | *** |  |
| *** | Antonio Frilli (Italian, 1860 - 1902), marble sculpture of the Three Graces, c. 1890, after the model by Antonio Canova, modelled as three nude women standing in an intimate embrace, signed 'A. Frilli' and inscribed 'Firenze', on verdigris marble pedestal… | *** |  |
| *** | Italian marble sculpture of two children on a swing, early 20th century, the swing hanging from a tree branch, signed 'E. Cadorin', height 103 cm. Provenance: The collection of Hermitage, Vaucluse, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Prussian stoneware statue of Demeter, late 19th century, the goddess of the harvest depicted with a cornucopia in one hand and a sickle in the other hand, standing on square plinth, manufacturer stamp 'E. March Sohne Charlottenburg Berlin', height 210 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, Two Zingaras, 'Danseuses Napolitaines aux Cymbales et Tambourin', c. 1860, white marble, signed 'J. Clesinger', the figure playing cymbals with restored hands and foot, on variegated marble pedestals (4), height 90 cm and 91 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Frederic Focht, (French, 1879- ), Man in Flight, c1930, bronze figure group, two male nudes flying over the earth, stepped black slate marble base, height 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906-1986), female and male busts, c. 1935, produced by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, chromed plated metal, each head in profile and applied with angular features and tubular locks of hair, retains factory stamp and 'Made in… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943), gilt patinated bronze and ivory figure of a Grecian with Torch, c. 1925, modelled as a classical maiden in a long dress, with arm outstretched holding a flaming torch, signed in cast 'F PreiB', on a marble base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906-1986), female and male busts, c.1935, manufactured by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, chromed plated metal, each head in profile and applied with angular features and tubular locks of hair, retains factory stamp and 'Made in… | *** |  |
| *** | Cyprien Godebski (1835-1909), 'La Force Etouffant Le Genie', bronze figure group | *** |  |
| *** | Demeter Chiparus, Phoenician dancer, patinated bronze, stepped marble base. Height 30 cm. Literature: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, England, 1978 | *** |  |
| *** | Paul Philippe (French, 1870-1930), Russian dancer, c. 1925 gilt and enamel bronze modelled in a dancing position standing on one foot with the other raised, her arms outstretched, raised on marble plinth base, signed 'P. R. Phillipe'. Height 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Picasso, female figure, glass, faded inscriptions to base 'E. Costantini Pablo Picasso Fucina degli angeli Venezia' | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943) ivory figure of a nude, c. 1925, on a green onyx plinth, signed 'F. Preiss', height 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A French patinated bronze figure of Prometheus, after model by Jean Jules Cambos (1828-1917), c. 1890, signed to the rockwork base 'Cambos', on a rouge griotte marble circular base, raised on an oak pedestal carved to the body with floral swags and leaves… | *** |  |
| *** | Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet, French, cold painted bronze figure 'Mexican Dancer' her wide brimmed hat in one hand, her long hair encased within a scarf, wearing a singlet top and peasant skirt, one leg raised mid step, resting on a triangular metal… | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Louis Garbe R. A. (Bristish, 1876-1957), patinated bronze figure, 'Adolescence', c. 1912, depicting a female nude half-kneeling on a rocky platform, signed in cast 'Richard Garbe 1912', height 97 cm. Provenance: Choisir gallery, January 2007 | *** |  |
| *** | Loma Kyle Lautour (Australian, 1902-1964), bust of pan, 1936, earthenware sculpture depicting pan on pedestal, forest green glaze, incised to front 'Pan', signed to the side 'Loma Lautour 1936', height 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre le Faguays (French, 1892-1935), dancer with a Thyrsus gilt, cold painted and patinated bronze figure, marble plinth incised 'Etling.Paris', incised to underside of base 'Made in France'. Height 57 cm, width 49 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Magnificent French ormolu silvered and gilt Chariot 'Le Triomphe de Flore' marked 'Le Triomphe de Flore', height 58 cm, length 67 cm. Provenance: Orlando Brown Collection, Mosman | *** |  |
| *** | Juan Manuel Castrillon Bravo (Spanish, b. 1929), Bronze Equestrian Sculpture, 1967, signed 'Castrillon 67', on white marble base, height 59 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss, Aphrodite, Art Deco gilt bronze and ivory figure modelled semi-draped and holding a mirror on onyx base, signed F. Preiss. Height 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss, vanity, Art Deco gilt bronze and ivory figure modelled semi-draped and holding a mirror on onyx base, signed F.Preiss. Height 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Raoul Verlet (French, 1857-1923) patinated bronze figure, 'La Douleur d'Orphee' (the Pain of Orpheus) reduction cast by F. Barbedienne, rich dark brown patina, signed in cast 'Raoul Verlet' and inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur' to base, height 86… | *** |  |
| *** | Antonin Mercier (French, 1845-1916) bronze, 'David, Vainqueur de Goliath', late 19th century cast by Barbedienne foundry, the base inscribed 'A. Mercie', with foundry mark 'Barbedienne Fondeur Paris' and the Collas reduction stamp and numbered, height 74… | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze lion sculpture, 19th century. Height 29 cm, width 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Marguerite Mahood, the Barrister incised to base M Mahood F1323. Height 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sylvester Mubayi (Zimbabwean, b.1942) mother and child Shona hardstone, signed to side 'S. Mubayi' | *** |  |
| *** | Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet French bronze figure 'Oriental Dancer' c1930 her long hair winding down her back, bare breasted with a selection of necklaces and harem pants, one leg raised mid step, resting on a raised circular metal socle, with inset… | *** |  |
| *** | Bruno Zach French bronze figure ‘The cigarette girl' modelled as the woman her head slightly tilted and turned, her hair tied in an exaggerated bow, leading the smoking jacket and trousers with high heels, resting on a short rectangular bronze socle 35 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Peter D. Cole (b. 1947) landscape Cycle - water, 1994 bronze, brass and aluminium, painted and patinated, 99 x 84 x 33 cm. Provenance: Australian Galleries | *** |  |
| *** | Plaster model, French 19th century in the form of Hermes, height 150 cm. Provenance: Orlando Brown Collection, Mosman | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Bruno Zach (Austrian, 1891-1945), cold painted bronze figural group, of a seated camel rider and companion, the camel draped with carpets, the rider leaning down from his mount to bargain with the standing figure, on an integral rectangular… | *** |  |
| *** | After Antonio Canova, Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, marble sculpture depicting Cupid kissing Psyche, on a green granite pedestal, height 65 cm width 70 cm (sculpture), height 107 cm (pedestal). Provenance: Thence by descent Grace Family, Villa Igiea,… | *** |  |
| *** | Vested Dancer c.1925, patinated and cold-painted bronze and ivory, on onyx base, bearing incised signature of D.H. Chiparus. Height 34 cm. Width 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian polychrome decorated blackamoor, 19th century the kneeling figure with an eagle mounted on his arm, raised on hexagonal base, overall. Height 146 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre-Luc Feitu (1868-1936), the Thinking woman, c. 1926, patinated bronze sculpture, signed and dated to base, height 93 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | After Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894), racehorse, 19th century, bronze study of a racehorse, signed 'J. Moigniez' and foundry mark of 'Syndicat des fabricants de bronzes Unis Paris, 1818', on marble base, height 37 cm width 35 cm depth 13.5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Plaster model, French 19th century in the form of Dionysus, height 150 cm. Provenance: Orlando Brown Collection, Mosman | *** |  |
| *** | Brian Engris (b.1943), satyr, bronze cast figure, from the 'Dancing Gods' series, height 85 cm, width 26.5 cm, depth 26.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After John Willis good (English, 1845 - 1879), silver plated bronze sculpture, 'The fresh hunter, the standing horse on an oval naturalistic base, signed 'Willis good, height 39 cm length 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Angelo Bertozzi (Italian), marble sculpture of a young Noble, c. 1880, Carrara marble, the base inscribed 'A. Bertozzi Carrara', on marble plinth (2), height 84 cm, 90 cm (pedestal) | *** |  |
| *** | Neo-classical style statue of a young woman 20th century carrying a pitcher in one hand and bowl in other, base inscribed 'Ce', height 78 cm. Provenance: The collection of Hermitage, Vaucluse, NSW. | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943), gilt bronze and ivory figure of a girl, 'The First Jewellery', c. 1930, cast and carved as a girl wearing a heart-shaped locket, on rouge marble base, signed 'F. Preiss', height 14 cm. Provenance: Private Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | Marguerite Mahood figure of a woman incised Marguerite Mahood D885 (1934), cobalt blue glaze. Height 22.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Curtis Jere (American), wall sculpture, 'Raindrops', c. 1970, circular brass discs mounted on brass frame, height 90 cm, width 73 cm, depth 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Franz Bergmann cold painted bronze figure of a dancing lady on a carpet base, the underside with a 'B' within an urn and numbered. Height 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Armand Godard (French) Art Deco bubble dance, c. 1925 the gilded bronze and carved ivory female dancer with her arms outstretched and supporting an opalescent glass ball, on onyx plinth, signed 'Godard, Etling Paris', height 39 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Kidera Yuko (Japanese, b. 1970) Singer Chanson II, 2007 copper | *** |  |
| *** | F. Mazura, kangaroo, c. 1920, bronze, signed on base 'F. Mazura', raised on a variegated marble base, height 26 cm width 21.5 cm. Provenance: Ernest Elphinstone Antiques, Woollahra, the collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | After Jules Edmond Masson (French, 1871-1932) gilded and patinated bronze sculpture of 'Cerf et Biche' (a stag and doe), 20th century depicting a pair of deer grazing, signed 'J.E. Masson', with foundry stamp of 'La Societe des Bronzes de Paris', height… | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze sculpture of a female nude early 20th century. Height 61.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Oak tree relief bronze plaque, one of the fifteen original plaques that adorned the Anthony Horden Building, George Street. Horden emblem was an oak tree encircled by the words 'While I live I Will Grow'. Height 74 cm. Length 150 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian School (20th Century), Yacht, bronze, on sandstone base, edition: 3/4 stamped to side with artist's mark, height 190 cm, length 91 cm, depth 20 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of bronze Empire candlesticks, French c.1805, darkly patinated and gilt bronze garniture in the 'Retour D'Egypte' manner, the figures in the form of kneeling Egyptian women (after the model by French sculptor Louis Simon Boizot 1743-1809) before a… | *** |  |
| *** | After Adolfo Cipriani (Italian, 1857-1941), marble sculpture of an Oriental dancer, early 20th century, the standing maiden, holding an ostrich feather fan in one hand, with gilt highlights, artist's signature to base, height 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Peter Travis, stoneware sculpture | *** |  |
| *** | French patinated bronze, late 19th/Early 20th century, Borghese gladiator, modelled in typical pose with shield and sword, the figure raised on rectangular bronze base, height 50 cm. Provenance: Howell and Howell Antiques, Woollahra. Collection of Mr Gary… | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian giltwood and polychrome painted blackamoor, early 19th century, wearing a headdress with a bow and short tunic with gilt ruff, holding a tray, standing on a rectangular stool covered with elaborate drapery, height 172 cm. Provenance: The… | *** |  |
| *** | Italian polychrome marble bust of Joan of arc, early 20th century, unsigned, height 57 cm, width 48 cm, depth 23 cm. Provenance: The collection of Hermitage, Vaucluse, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | After Guillaume I Coustou (French, 1677-1746), pair of cast bronze sculptures. The horses of Marly, each depicting a rearing horse with horse tamer by its side, on oval bases (2), height 56 cm, width 52 cm. Provenance: The collection of Hermitage,… | *** |  |
| *** | After Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912), patinated bronze sculpture, 'La Pensee', early 20th century, cast by 'Societe des bronzes de Paris', depicting a winged classical muse, above a seated contemplative semi-clad poet, on naturalistic base, signed… | *** |  |
| *** | After Antonio Frilli (Italian, 1860-1902), marble bust of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, the head turned slightly to his left, on a circular base, height 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Erwin Klein for Vacheron Constantin agate and gold bird sculpture two realistically carved birds with gold framed ruby set eyes, perched on gold branch mounted on oval gold framed base, embedded gold plaque to base 'Vacheron Constantine, E Klein' (A/F),… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Affortunato Gory (Italian-French, 1895-1925), Femme a la robe', white marble and bronze figure, c. 1920', the standing figure with her left hand in front of her mouth, her face downturned, wearing a parcel gilt bronze robe, signed 'A. Gory',… | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Woolmer (English), low relief portrait medallion of William Wentworth, c. 1870, plaster, in original circular cedar frame, diameter 28 cm. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, Tasmania. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Clement Meadmore, door handle, Australian; wrought iron | *** |  |
| *** | After Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879), bronze figure of the Arab Falconer on horseback, early 20th century, modelled as man on horseback holding an eagle, the horse standing on an oval naturalistic base, signed 'P J Mene', wings (A/F), height 77 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | Marble sculpture of an angel, early 20th century, depicted kneeling and holding flowers, on a red marble base, height 81 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Judith Hoyle, Newcastle | *** |  |
| *** | After Canova, classical carved marble sculpture, 19th century, depicting Diana in a kneeling position, loss to fingers and base, height 86 cm diameter 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Marble sculpture of two Nymphs, c. 1900, white marble, the two nude figures standing on a rectangular base, base chipped, height 99 cm, width 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century marble bust of a girl, wearing a bonnet, her shoulders clad in a classical tunic, together with a marble pedestal with circular top (A/F) (2). Height 34 cm. (bust) 105.5 cm. (pedestal). Provenance: The Collection of Peggy Moore, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco marble and onyx sculpture of woman, c. 1930, the nude woman sitting upon a fountain decorated with two bacchante heads, restored foot, height 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909), Broncho Buster, patinated bronze, signed Frederic Remington, on green marble base, height 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of French giltwood and polychrome decorated angels, early 18th century, each wearing drapery and seating on a cloud (2), approx. Height 56 cm. Provenance: Bonhams, the Andre & Cecile Fink Sale, 31 October 2010, lot 182, Sydney. Private Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (Belgian, 1880-1950). Hindu dancer, c. 1930. Gilded bronze sculpture of a dancer wearing a bustier and a skirt, one leg raised mid step, resting on bronze and rouge marble plinth base, signed 'Cl.J.R, colinet' and numbered 'D… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Antonio Frilli (Italian, 1860-1902), Italian marble sculpture of Salome, c. 1890, Carrara marble, the base inscribed 'A. Frilli', base (A/F), height 40 cm width 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Helmut Lueckenhausen, mahogany box, suede lined. Height 44 cm x 40 cmm wide x. Depth 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two German silver and ivory figures of Medieval Knights, Hanau, dated 1920 and 1926, each realistically modelled in armour with swords and shield, both with ivory faces, on openwork bases, with English import marks (2), height 24 cm, 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Josef Lorenzl (Austrian, 1892-1950), Dancer, c. 1930, cold painted bronze figure with carved head and hands, on green onyx plinth, signed 'Lorenzl, height 24.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Imans, French wax Mannequin, c. 1920's, female bust set on a pink marble base, signature to mannequin 'P Imans, Paris' (A/F). Height 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | John Baird (1834-1894), kerosene Shale relief portrait of a gentleman, late quarter 19th century, circular plaque, facing front with one hand in waistcoat, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Italian bronze figure of Mars, early 17th century, on an integrally cast circular plinth and a later square Siena and black marble pedestal, chocolate brown patina, height 22 cm (overall). Provenance: Christies, London, the Barratt collection, from Crowe… | *** |  |
| *** | After Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), Russian dancer, parcel-gilt bronze, on black marble plinth, signed to base 'D. H. Chiaprus', height 66 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Art Nouveau cast iron plaques, La Peinture' and 'La Sculpture', c. 1930, after Alphonse Mucha, each with foundry marks to reverse (2), height 54 cm, width 44 cm. Provenance: The collection of Hermitage, Vaucluse, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Le Faguays, (French, 1892-1962), bronze figure group, a nude woman with a gazelle on a black slate marble base, signed 'Fayral' (Le Faguays pseudonym). Length 65 cm. Depth 14 cm. Height 23 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Rix Wright (Australian, b. 1930-2009), Ariel, composition sculpture of a young maiden kneeling, height 95 cm, labels: Please note Rix Wright was the Son of the artist Hilda Rix Nicholas | *** |  |
| *** | Erich Schmidt Kestner (German, 1877-1941) 'Pferd und Madchen' (horse and girl), c. 1920 patinated bronze, on a marble base, foundry mark 'Akt. -Ges. Gladenbeck Berlin' | *** |  |
| *** | After Wilhelm Wandschneider (German, 1866-1942), Achilles, bronze with golden patina, helmet and shield with silvered finish, signed 'W. Wandschneider', together with after Rudolf Kaesbach (German, 1873-1955) Archer, bronze with golden patina, signed 'R.… | *** |  |
| *** | D.monteith, Palehead Rosella incised signature Dorothea to base cf. Illustrated in Australian pottery of the 19th & early 20th century by Marjorie Graham, plate 33. Height 18.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Enzo Plazzotta (Italian, 1921-1981), bronze ballerina, edition 6/9, stamped 'Plazzotta 6/9' and foundry stamp to base, on black marble base, height 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of French Empire style rouge marble urns, gilded metal mounts. Height 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carved marble figural group, depicting two young maidens wearing bathing suits. Height 89 cm. | *** |  |