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Sculpture/Statuary — Bonhams
Auction House:
| Bonhams | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Sculpture/Statuary
- Animals & Birds (25)
- Busts/Heads (18)
- Equestrian (4)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | An impressive and important Victorian silver equestrian group of an Indian spearing a buffalo, by Charles Frederick Hancocks, London 1872, the bronze base with facsimile signature 'R. Monti' and dated, 1872, depicting a Plains Indian wearing feathered… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): 'The Squall', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925, modelled as a young woman wearing a cloche hat, fur-trimmed coat and muff, leaning over as a gust of wind catches her, on an onyx base, signed D. H.… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): 'The little Sad one', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925, modelled as a young woman wearing a nightgown and pulling up the hem to wipe her eyes, on a sloping square yellow variegated black marble base… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): 'Fancy dress' a silvered and patinated bronze group of Pierrot and Columbine, circa 1925, modelled as a dancing couple, each balancing on one foot while looking into each other's eyes, on a stepped marble base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943), 'Torch Dancer', circa 1925, a cold-painted bronze and ivory figure modelled balancing on one leg, her back arched, holding up two torches, wearing only a pair of culottes, on a green onyx base, signed F. Preiss 38.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): 'Dancer of Olynthus', a cold painted gilt bronze and carved ivory figure of a dancer, circa 1925, modelled as a topless dancer wearing a filigree drape around her hips, standing on demi pointe with one leg extended… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943): 'Bather with parasol' a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925, modelled as a young lady in a bathing suit and laced slippers, holding a parasol to one side, on a circular onyx base, signed F. Preiss in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943): 'Judith' a patinated bronze and carved ivory figure of a warrior maiden, circa 1920, modelled wearing a draped and pleated gown and a filet in her corkscrew curls, holding a long sword by her side, on a waisted… | *** |  |
| *** | A marble torso in the manner of a Roman god or athlete, 18th century, depicting a male, the muscular figure originally standing with left arm lowered, the right raised and projecting forwards, with evidence of attachment strut to left leg, mounted on a… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943): 'Phryne', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925, modelled as a nude wearing a gown partly draped over her left side, raising her arms to reach behind her head, on a circular green marble base, signed F.… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, formed from classical female figures, one semi draped, supporting flaming censers on their heads from which issue three cornucopia candleholders cast with anthemions, acanthus and green man… | *** |  |
| *** | Armand Godard (French): 'Danceuse Au Cerceau', a silvered and cold painted bronze and carved ivory dancer, circa 1925, modelled as a dancer in a short draped costume, stepping high through a hoop, on a stepped rectangular black variegated marble base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943): 'Pomona', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925, the semi-nude maiden holding out a tazza with an arrangement of fruit, on a circular pink, grey and white marble base, signed F. Preiss in the bronze and… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (1888-1850), 'The Golfer', a cold painted bronze and ivory figure, circa 1928, cast as a woman in green-patinated golfing attire, posed post-swing with her arms raised clasping a club, on marble base with canted corners, signed to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A French 19th century carved and tinted ivory triptych, possible Dieppe, depicting the meeting of Louis XI with Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 1468, after the painting by Nicholas Peronne, 26 cm wide, 30 cm high. Provenance: private Collection Sydney… | *** |  |
| *** | After Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): 'Dancer with scarab halter', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, the figure standing on demi pointe, wearing a tight fitting headress, bandeau centered by a scarab and fringed skirt, on a tapering onyx… | *** |  |
| *** | Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950), a French Nouveau bronze and ivory figure, 'A Dancer', circa 1925 the female figure with ivory head, arms, stomach and feet, wearing tinted bangles and hair ribbon, turquoise and red tint bodice and flowing harem… | *** |  |
| *** | Auguste Cain (1822-1894), A bronze figure group of a lioness bringing game to her cubs signed A. Cain and foundry mark for Susse Freres, Edtn Paris 100 cm wide, 32 cm deep, 60 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of late 19th century bronze and ormolu ewers, in the Empire style, with foliate cast and cockerels head handles, the spouts with a green man mask, the bodies with a band of eagles and anthemions, the bases with a collar of overlapping leaves,… | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century Italian painted and gilt decorated blackamoor figure, standing on a rocky surface holding and four light foliate torchere, wearing a leaf skirt and matching Crown, 102 cm high. Provenance: private Collection of a lady and thence by direct… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (1888-1850), 'The Skater', a cold-painted bronze and ivory figure, circa 1925, modelled in motion with one leg outstretched and scarf blowing in the breez, on a speled onyx and slate plinth, signed 'D.H. Chiparus' on the onyx, 36.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A late 18th/, early 19th century carved marble torso of Aphrodite, the goddess depicted nude, originally standing with weight on right leg, mounted on a plinth, 29 wide, 79 cm high 59 cm high (the figure). Aphrodite is, the Greek goddess of love, beauty,… | *** |  |
| *** | Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943): 'Boy with apple' and 'Girl with casket', two carved ivory figures, circa 1925, each nude figure carrying an object, each on an octagonal green onyx base, boy signed F. Preiss in ivory. Height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Pharaoh's Gift' and 'The Queen's Offering' After Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) signed to base: 'Picault' bronze, accompanied by wooden pedestals heights: 73 cm, pedestal heights: 133 cm (2). Provenance: Acquired from Malmaison Antiques, New… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved marble 'Pre-Raphaelite' half bust, in medieval dress wearing a crown, on socle base, inscribed 'Th'os Thornycroft' 32 wide, 65 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A German silver gilt mounted carved ivory tankard 19th century, Nurnberg marks, the body carved in high relief with, the figure of Apollo, the hunter and dancing bacchantes, loop handle with caryatid holding a basket of fruit, above a silver gilt base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950): a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure of a child, circa 1925, the standing figure wearing a cloche hat and short coat, holding a satchel behind her, on a circular onyx base, signed Chiparus in the bronze, impressed… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of Louis XVI period ormolu, bronze and marble eight light candelabra, French, 18th century, formed from classically draped maidens with urns issuing 'S' scroll foliate decorated branches. Standing on circular rouge Royal marble plinths,… | *** |  |
| *** | After Bruno Zach (German, 1891-1935): 'The riding crop', a patinated bronze and carved ivory figure, later re-cast and carved, modelled bare-chested dressed in neglige, stockings and heels, her arms behind her back (lacking crop), on an oval onyx base,… | *** |  |
| *** | Andre Vincent Becquerel (1893-1981), Panthers, in bronze, mounted on a rectangular base, incised signature A. Bacquerel to base, 63 cm wide, 12 cm deep, 25 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Edward Bowring Stephens ARA (1815-1882), a 19th century carved white marble portrait bust, depicted in classical robes, on socle base, engraved 'E.B.Stephens Sc London 1844', 76 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze figure of Panden Lhamo, 24 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Workshop of Jean Antoine Belleteste, French (1718-1811), a set of four ivory allegorical figures depicting, the four Seasons, depicting spring with a bouquet of flowers, Summer with a sheaf of wheat, Autumn as Bacchus with grapes and Winter as an old man… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century carved Carrara marble figure of the Venus de Medici on a gilt titled marble column. Height 198 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | A Belle epoche gilt and silvered bronze alabaster vase, circa 1900 of baluster form mounted in gilded bronze with silvered accents with a peacock and peonies on a circular footed base, reminiscent of J. McNeil Whistler's, the peacock room, 58 cm high 35… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine 18th century carved ivory elephant/hunting horn, probably Portuguese, with a mouthpiece at the tip of the horn emerging from fanged jaws of a dog, carved throughout in low relief depicting a wild boar hunt in a wooded landscape, with a European… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of late 19th century Austrian cold painted spelter figures of south, American Indians, their costumes highlighted in silver, on circular wooden plinths, 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Louis Sosson (active 1905-1930), An Art Nouveau bronze and ivory figure of a dancer, circa 1920 with out-stretched ivory arms with gilt bangles, shoulderless dress with short flared skirt, raised on an onyx base, signed L Sosson 35 cm high. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A French 18th century terracotta bust of a lady, possibly the Duchesse du Maine, wearing foliage in her hair, on a stepped spreading base, unsigned. Height 64 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Paul-Francois Berthou (French 1870-1939), a parcel gilt and patinated bronze figure of a dancing woman, inscribed Pf. Berthou and impressed with the Louchet foundry mark, circa 1900, mounted on an oval marble base, 57.5 cm high, the figure 53.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A French 18th century patinated bronze figure of a seated cherub, raised on a circular green marble column and square plinth. Width 20 cm. Depth 20 cm. Height 36 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual French 18th century carved ivory ceremonial mace, in three sections, the top section in the form of a spear with fleur De lis tip a twisted tapering design decorated with lotus and acanthus leaves, the mid section carved in low relief with… | *** |  |
| *** | Ernest Henri Dubois (1863-1931 France), 'Le Pardon', a large bronze figural group depicting the return of the Prodigal Son, signed and titled top base 72 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Auguste Paris (French, 1850-1915): 'Chanson', a gilt bronze and carved ivory maiden, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled as a bare breasted country woman holding a piece of music and directing with her right hand, on a gilt bronze mounted green marble… | *** |  |
| *** | Bruno Zach (German, 1891-1935): 'Spanish shawl', a cold painted bronze figure of a dancer, circa 1925, the woman standing with her hands on her hips, wearing a long fringed shawl wrapped around one shoulder, on an oval onyx base, signed Zach and Argentor… | *** |  |
| *** | An Italian XXth century patinated bronze model of a walking horse, after the Antiqueraised on a stepped 'Portico' marble base. Width 67 cm x. Depth 23 cm x. Height 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After the antique: a bronze figure of Narcissus, modelled standing, gazing down at his own reflection, foundry stamp: Modello di (illeg) and Proprieta Artistica 181 66 cm wide, 62.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Nouveau bronze figure of a maiden, signed Mme Signoret Ledieu, depicting a maiden with her hand leaning on a rock beside a stream and dropping blossoms to the water spirit almost submerged in the waves, 80 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | After Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879): a bronze model of a whippet with a ball 'Levrette (Giselle) Jouant Avec Une Boule' signed in the bronze, on an oval base. Width 15 cm. Height 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aristide C.L. Rous, (French, 1868-1946): a gilt bronze figure of a girl in a hooded cape, the standing figure with ruffled hood framing her face, clutching the cloak about her, signed Rous in the bronze cloak, 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of French 17th century giltwood and polychrome decorated musicians, depicted holding mandolins. Height 39 cm. (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph D'Aste (Italian, active 1905-1935): a gilt bronze figural group of a mother and her children 'Fete Au village' the mother holding a book in her right hand flanked by children walking, carrying posies of flowers on naturalistic oval base signed,… | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual carved ivory whale 'The Arctic right' on turned wood base with inset title plaque. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Adriano Cecioni (Italian, 1838-1886): a bronze model of a child holding a rooster 'L'enfant Au Coq', a toy cannon at the child's feet, signed and raised on a circular base with titled and signed cartouche, 35.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century French carved ivory group of a cow and suckling calf, raised on a rectangular stepped base. Width 14 cm. Height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Italian group marble, early 20th century depicting a mother and child in embrace, engraved 'Di Messina' 74 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Joe Descomps (1869-1950), An ivory figure 'Regal', circa 1936 carved as a Middle Eastern princess standing proud with one hand on her hip wearing long beaded necklace across her chest and split pleated skirt, raised on a stepped onyx plinth carved… | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Deco bronze study of a couple in Embrace, by Ghanu Gantcheff (active 1920s) green patinated, the couple on integral rock form base, signed in the cast 67 cm wide, 21 cm deep, 43 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Belle Epoche figure of a hawk, circa 1910, in carved alabaster with inset glass eyes on a shaped base, together with a slender carved baluster alabaster pedestal, 34 cm high total. Height 146 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Belle Epoche bust Prima Amora, circa 1910, in carved alabaster dressed in provincial style in pale mauve and soft green on a waisted pedestal base, together with a carved alabaster slender baluster shaped pedestal, 49 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century white marble figure of Aphrodite, standing in a traditional pose, with her head to one side, with and apple in her left hand and with her right leg slightly bent at the knee, standing on a rectangular plinth base. Width 52 cm x. Depth 33 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An Austrian cold painted bronze figure of a pink parrot, circa 1900, signed Scrutzt 19 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco marble and alabaster figure of a girl with a goat, circa 1920, with a head scarf and gray veined dress with tambourine in one hand leading a goat, raised on a plinth base, signed to base Pugis 56 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | After Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879): a bronze group of two hunting dogs 'Chasse a La Perdix', raised on an oval base applied with leaves and bushes. Width 55 cm. Height 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Italian 17th century carved ivory goblet, decorated with relief carving depicting mythical half dolphins pulling Bacchus in a chariot with winged putto carrying wine and flowers, on a circular base with lobed decoration, 13 cm high 11 cm dia.… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 19th century French bronze urns after, the Sacred to Bacchus designs with a satyr holding a bold goat head mask, one above grapevine swag, the other fruiting vines, on circular bases, 43 cm high (Provenance: Cintra house Galleries, Queensland,… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century French bronze figure of a classical maiden, the green patinated figure in flowing robes admiring a butterfly on her finger, a harp and music score by her feet, on a circular socle base, 66 cm, 25.5' high. | *** |  |
| *** | A Vienna cold painted bronze 'Devil and Mistress' erotic group late 19th/early, 20th century with a naked female gilt bronze figure standing on the plinth of an elongated bust with a smiling devil's head, enclosing a cold painted penis, on a marble plinth… | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century French brass mounted ivory casket, of domed form, 15 cm by 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved ivory panel depicting Cardinal Ursini's plea of Henry V, French, 19th century, the panel after an illustration in Cassell's illustrated History of England volume 1, published 1857/8, showing, the King seated on his throne, supported by his army… | *** |  |
| *** | A French late 18th/early 19th century white marble bust of a young lady, wearing ribbon-tied drapery, on a waisted circular base, unsigned. Height 68 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | After the antique, a Continental patinated bronze 'Dancing Faun (Pan)', late 19th, early 20th century in typical pose after the original, circa 125 - 100 B.C., housed in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples 81 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Prosper Lecourtier (French 1851-1924), a bronze hunting scene, circa 1890, modelled with two English Pointers circling a tree stump with horn and sword, mounted on a circular plinth base, signed to base of bronze 'Lecourtier', with Paris foundry stamp and… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of Thor, French, 19th century, standing with an ax in his right hand with his chest exposed, brown patination, signed E.Diouot and stamped Etling, Paris, bronze, 82 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A French 19th century terracotta group, depicting a naked young lady seated on a seesaw with a faun, four cherubs by her side, on a naturalistic oval base. Width 57 cm. Depth 21 cm. Height 52 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | A French late 18th/ early 19th century patinated bronze group of fighting cherubs, after the model by Falconeton a square naturalistic cast base, light-brown patina with minor areas of rubbing. Width 23 cm x. Depth 16 cm x. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian black painted terracotta figure of Sir Henry Parkes, the Father of Australian Federation by Nelson Illingworth, circa 1899, the standing figure with arm held aloft, on a plinth with ribbon inscribed, the crimson thread of Kinship, incised… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century bronze model of an elephant in walking pose with ivory tusks, patinated finish in varying shades. Height 18 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A French/Flanders ivory spinning wheel, late 18th/early 19th century, on circular beaded base supporting fluted knopped columns holding the hand turned wheel and various bobbins (some parts absent), 32 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of late 19th century carved teak timber panels, from the studios of Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), Ahmedabad, India, 190, 246, 262, 250, 251.5, 170, 167.5, 105, 98, 97, 94.5, 64.5, 66.2 and 60 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Lockwood… | *** |  |
| *** | Ignatius Taschner (1871-1913), a German silvered bronze figure of a Girl with an apple and a parrot, circa 1900 the standing nude figure wearing a floral bonnet, raised on a plinth with chrysanthemum rosettes mounted on a square base, signed on plinth 43… | *** |  |
| *** | Peter Breuer (German 1856-1930), a bronze figure of a reclining figure 'Spring', seated upon a shawl and grass, a posy of flowers fallen from her left hand, signed Peter Breuer, light brown patination, with foundry inscription 'Akt: Gesellsch: Gladenback… | *** |  |
| *** | The Steeplechase, after a model by Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (Russian, 1848-1886), a bronze group depicting three horsemen leaping over a jump, signed on oval base, 45 cm wide, 28 cm deep, 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze sculpture of a bird on a marble plinth, with verdigris patina, incised '3131' to the throat 32 cm including plinth | *** |  |
| *** | A French 18th century patinated bronze figure of a running boy, on a naturalistic cast base, unsigned. Height 27.5 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Italian carved ivory panel of the bathof Venus, the goddess with maidens, putti and dolphins amongst waves, within a shell and thread border, the reverse with signature Antonio Leoni, in a fitted tooled leather case, 29 cm wide, 11 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two French 19th century carved ivory putti, one holding fish in both hands the other holding a dead bird with a bow and arrow, standing on scrolled bases and mounted on circular plinths, two of the four seasons, loses to one, 32.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century Italian alabaster and marble figural table lamp, signed U. Sliaccini, in the form of two young children sitting in a grotto with a faux water light beneath, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 54 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of parcel gilt composition plaster friezes after the antique, with groups of classically draped figures playing trumpets and zithers, gilt highlights, 94 cm wide, 106 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A French 19th century terracotta group after Clodion. Width 40.5 cm. Height 57 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | Michele Amodio (Italian, 19th century), a Neapolitan bronze figure of Narcissus, after the Pompeii original found in 1862, now in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, standing on a circular base with a leaf cast rim and foundry inscription 42.5… | *** |  |
| *** | Maurice Constant Favre (1875-1915), 'Chant De La Fileuse', a gilt bronze and ivory figure, circa 1910 of a young woman in medieval dress holding a spinning loom and sheet of music, raised on a circular base with applied title plaque inscribed M.C.Favre 26… | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, after the antique, 25 cm in diameter. Height 61 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | After Ferdinand Pautrot (French, 1832-1874): a bronze group of a partridge with chick, raised on a naturalist domed ground, signed F. Pautrot and Beaux arts mark to the oval base. Width 20 cm. Height 25.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of early 20th century Continental cold-painted and silvered bronze and carved ivory clog dancers, modelled as a country boy and a girl wearing clogs, with their hands in their pockets and raising their right legs, each on a rectangular marble base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century carved ivory figure of Winter, the allegorical figure naturalistically realized as a bearded man draped in a fur cloak standing against the wind beside a lit brazier, the whole on a quatrefoil base, 20.5 cm high | *** |  |