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Figures/Groups — Sculpture/Statuary - Shapiro Auctioneers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Figures/Groups
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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,… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | Marguerite Mahood, the Barrister incised to base M Mahood F1323. Height 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze sculpture of a female nude early 20th century. Height 61.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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',… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Carved marble figural group, depicting two young maidens wearing bathing suits. Height 89 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | After Demetre Chiparus, Les girls, cold-painted bronze and ivory figural group set on a marble base, signed to base 'D. H. Chiparus, height 49 cm, width 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Clelia Bertetti (1904-1995), La Morte di Diana, 1935, manufactured by Le Bertetti ceramic studio, Italy, figural glazed porcelain, signed 'Le Bertetti, Torino, made in Italy, La Morte Di Diana, 4', height 25 cm, width 39 cm. Provenance: Designage,… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 17th century polychrome figure of St Dominic, German modelled as the saint the good book open his crosier to the other hand and his faithful dog at his side. Height 96 cm. Provenance: Purchased Privately in Belgium 1999 John D Dunn Antiques,… | *** |  |
| *** | A. Calendi, female nude standing on a lion skin, nickel plated bronze, signed on side of base 'Calendi', restored arm, minor surface wear (A/F), height 68.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Bertel Thorvaldsen, 'The Wrestlers', marble figure group, modelled as Greco-Roman wrestlers locked in combat on a marble base, inscribed 'Presented H P Moore 1930' | *** |  |
| *** | Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917), two young maidens, c. 1900, patinated and cold painted bronze, signed 'Aug Moreau', on circular marble base, height 80 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | After Jean Pierre Cortot (French, 1787-1843), bronze figure of Pheidippides of Marathon, early 20th century, cast by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry, the figure modelled in the manner of the Capitoline Dying Gaul, his cloak, shield and sword beneath him… | *** |  |
| *** | After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (French, 1714-1785), alabaster sculpture of two putti fighting over a heart, the two allegorical figures on an oval naturalistic base, one finger (A/F), height 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Giambologna (Italian, born c. 1529-1608), two bronze figures of Mercury and Fortuna, 19th century, each figure raised on a rouge marble base embellished with a continuous bronze frieze (2), approx. Height 57 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aurore Onu (Romanian/French), bronze figure of the hoop dancer, c. 1920, cast by Les Neveux de J.Lehmann, depicting a female nude dancing with hoop, on Belgian gold marble plinth, plinth engraved Aurore Onu, underside of plinth inset with bronze foundry… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Art Deco marble sculpture of a dancer, the semi-nude lady standing on one foot upon a rouge marble rectangular base, signed 'Prof. G. Bessi', restored foot, height 73 cm width 47 cm depth 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre le Faguays (French, 1892-1935), Art Deco bronze sculpture, 'Seduction', signed in cast 'Fayral', on marble base, height 23 cm width 66 cm depth 14 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Marius Jean Antonin Mercie (French, 1845-1916), bronze figure of David with the head of Goliath, c. 1890, David modelled with a sword in his hands and the head of Goliath at his feet, signed 'A Mercie' and stamped 'A. Collas Brevete Reduction Mecanique'… | *** |  |
| *** | Impressive Venetian blackamoor figure, late 19th century/early 20th century, polychrome and gilt decoration, the kneeling figure with an eagle mounted on his arm, raised on hexagonal base, height 116 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909) bronze sculpture of the Indian dancer, 20th century depicting a native American doing the 'Eagle Dance', on a square green marble base, signed 'Frederic Remington' edition 60/395, height 53 cm. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | Marble sculpture of a child, early 20th century, the standing figure depicted crying and holding a flower wreath in one hand, height 72 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Judith Hoyle, Newcastle | *** |  |
| *** | Cambodian carved stone female torso, 20th century, mounted on wooden stand, height 139 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Four marble and alabaster busts of young women 20th century including Primavera, girl with a veil signed 'R. Goloni', woman with hat signed 'Pioff Vicari', and girl with bow in hair (4), height 45 cm; 43 cm; 25 cm; 23 cm. Provenance: The collection of… | *** |  |
| *** | Romain de Tirtoff 'Erte' 1892-1990 'Peace' cast brass and bronze figure, 1984: edition 500 modelled as an exotic woman, having a tea pot headdress, leading to her hands one with a staff the other with scales, scantily clad, seated upon a stack of books,… | *** |  |
| *** | Romain de Tirtoff 'Erte' 1892-1990 'Justice' cast brass and bronze figure, 1985: edition of 500 modelled as an exotic woman, having a stylised headdress, leading to her hands one with a sword the other with scales, scantily clad in a Romanesque style… | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian polychrome and parcel-gilt blackamoor, 19th century, modelled as a gondolier holding a remo in his left hand and standing on a section of a gondola, raised on simulated porphyry pedestal carved with a drapery, restored, height 190 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Demetre Chiparus Art Deco bronzed and gilt metal figural group depicting a woman feeding a goat, signed D. H. Chiparus on marble base. Height 49 cm. Width 60 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Professor B.Seginetto Italian marble figure of a Flapper, modelled with the young woman, her head to one side, wearing a jewelled headdress, and a strapless dress, resting on a rectangular socle base. Height 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Continental ivory figure of Saint John the Baptist 18th century carved in flowing robes, holding a shield depicting the lamb of God, standing on a circular wooden base | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian polychrome painted blackamoor torchere, c1920, modelled in the form of a page boy in exotic eastern dress, on a octagonal base resting on a facetted walnut pedestal, height 127 cm, overall height 178 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dieppe carved ivory triptych figure of Elizabeth I, 19th century, the standing figure holding a sceptre and orb, her skirt hinged to reveal a historical scene, on an ebony plinth, height 24 cm (including. Base). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | After Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917) bronze sculpture of a young maiden, c. 1900 seated on wooden stump, on circular marble base, signed | *** |  |
| *** | Composite statue of a Riace warrior, after the antique, the nude standing figure with a long beard and a helmet, height 142 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco spelter figure, Diana the huntress, c. 1920, onyx and marble base, synthetic ivory face and bow. Height 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Neoclassical style marble sculpture of Venus, the standing figure depicted half-nude with her robe tied around her hips, height 106 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879), bronze hunting scene, modeled with a hunter walking with a dog, bronze on veined marble base, inscribed P.J. Mene, (A/F). Height 48 cm. Length 47 cm. Width 22.5 cm | *** |  |