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An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a row boat ashore, It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bendin...

Art Deco sculpture of a girl playing with a cat by Uriano. Metal with multi color patina on a marble & onyx base. France ca. 1930.

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Particular and elegant statue in spelter with marble base; the sculpture represents a young woman in a beautiful plastic and slender pose that holds in the left hand a laurel wreath and in the right hand a sheet of paper with an inscription, probably of scientific formula, in fact, the statue is the interpretation of "Science". The crown "triumphalis", precisely called "laurel crown", in Greek mythology symbolized wisdom and glory, it was the highest honor for a poet who had just graduated. Laurel was considered a sacred plant also by ancient Romans: it was venerated in particular by Apollo, god of the sun, music, poetry, sculpture, and painting. Precisely because of his countless knowledge, in fact, Apollo represented wisdom and intelligence. On the pedestal has been applied a scroll with the name of the sculpture itself and that of its author: Jean Charles Ruchot. It was made in spelter, with the technique of "lost wax", by the artist himself in his workshop in Romainville, a French commune located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, between 1900 and 1905. Jean Charles Ruchot, the refined and prolific artist, was active from 1890 until 1925, he produced classical works inspired by antiquity, then he was influenced by Art Nouveau, then by Art Deco, styles in which he expressed his greatest talent; he created many statues both in bronze and in spelter, he is also the author of many objects of decorative arts: lamps, sculptural groups for clocks and advertising objects. Spelter is a zinc-lead alloy that is aged to resemble bronze, but it is softer and can be easily melted and worked unlike bronze, composed of copper and tin, which melts between 850° and 1020°. Spelter has been used since 1860 to make objects that could compete with bronze, because of its great convenience and ease of use, this material had very strong dissemination and use when many sculptors and bronze Art Nouveau and Art Deco used...

Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base. Signed C. Charles and Stamped F...

A vintage tall abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base by American artist Bob Bennett. Signed, dated (1985), and numbered (36/100) at the back base. Bennett sculpture is created by world-renowned sculptors Bob and Tom Bennett, identical twins who share a singular artistic vision. Their work is unmistakable: brilliant forms designed in light, sculpted by hand, and cast in bronze. Bob and Tom’s remarkable style sleek, fluid, high polished bronze was developed over the last 40 years and has come to captivate collectors from around the world. Bennett sculpture has developed a broad international following, and is collected by a wide range of notable figures, including famous actors, musicians, athletes, Presidents and Popes. Their subject matter is diverse spanning abstract designs, impressionistic forms, and streamlined human figures. While each individual sculpture is breathtakingly unique, collectively they are unmistakably Bennett sculpture. Growing up in Roseville, California, the Bennett brothers began their art career in 1969. They started in an inauspicious fashion, welding wire sculptures...

Antique French spelter statue of Maiden by Rullony was created during the early years of the Art Deco Period, with the beautiful subject in a cl...

19th century French Spelter statue depicts a grape harvester in a classical pose. The revival of the style that originated in ancient Greece and Rome wa...

A very nice decorative painted bronze sculpture of a young girl by Auguste Moreau. The piece has nice detail and is signed; it sits on a 4.5" diameter black marble base.

An antique figural child cast bronze sculpture depicts portrait of young girl Antique in hat, seated on marble base, circa 1910. Measures: 6" H x 2.75" W x 2.13" D. Catalogue Note:...

1900s Figurate Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Louis Auguste Moreau (c. 1903). Commissioned for the Concours Régional d’Auch—and awarded to Julien Truau—the statue was valued at 500 ...

This a metal sculpture of a young man hunter with his dog. He is dressed with an open green coat, long pants, pair of boots, a hat and a bullet belt around...

Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937) bronze Bronze Figure of a Mother Dog with Two Puppies, Maternite, the recumbent dog with two hungry pups, dark brown...