Italian Gilt Bust of Napoleon
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Pre 1950 item# 361166
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Very nice Italian gold leaf bust of Napoleon-made of cast wood-by important Italian house, Borghese-probably Florence in the 20th century--gilding is gold leaf-pedestal is hand painted, marblized-9.75 inches high-5 inches wide-base has 3.25 diameter-nice cabinet or desk piece
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Cast Iron Bas Relief General George Washington 19thc
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Pre 1900 item# 359781
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Very rare and striking bas relief cast iron sculpture of General George Washington in uniform-23 inch diameter-3 inches thick to include bas relief projection-foundry mark WR- minor paint loss - no repairs or condition problems-has element to hang piece--probably a centennial piece-ca 1876--could be earlier--depicts Washington in uniform without wig--piece most likely American but depiction with that flowing hair has almost a French young Napoleon aspect--last cast iron plaque GW with wig I sold ended up on outdoors on a historic brick building in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia--handsome sculpture indoor or outdoor-- for an American patriot-viva la revolucion-dramatic
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Bronze German Goddess Signed Listed Dated 19thc
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Pre 1900 item# 314772
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Finest cast bronze 19th century figure of a goddess-possibly Diana but the owl and crescent together unusual for Diana--beautiful light brown patina-signed Aiehele and dated 90--German -possibly Austo- Hungarian--piece found in Brno, Czech Republic-no condition problems-no repairs-14 inches high-of which 3 inches is a round stepped black marble original base--has very fine detail--crescent may symbolize the moon that never changes or could represent female goddess or holy grail--the owl- knowledge or science or Greece---Mr Aiehele is not around to ask--piece is 114 years old
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Pair Russian Demon Bronze Figures ca 1900
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Pre 1900 item# 307392
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pair of striking bronze figures of demons-each is different-same size-Russian- Belle Epoch-ca 1900-from estate famous Chicago collector Stanley Levine-13.5 inches high-3.75 inches wide and 3.5 inches deep-no condition problems-patina is brown and slightly worn where figures have been handled--pair are rare-lot of bronze cupids out there but few demons abound in bronze in Western culture--they have horns so they meet the highest standards of perversity and evil-unmarked--possibly made in Hell
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French Gilt Bronze Bas Relief Of Saint Sgnd Fdr
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Pre 1920 item# 297015
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This is beautifully lost wax cast gilt bronze bas relief of French female saint on one side and burning French Gothic church on the other side-commemorates an event September 1914--probably the burning of the cathederal at Rhiems burned by the Germans in WWI-signed listed artist P. Charbonneaux-has foundry mark A. Lapointe Paris--believe piece was given to major donors for reconstruction of the church-fascinating piece that needs more research-mounted on solid marble stepped base-10.5 inches high-7.25 inches wide by 3 inches deep--some wear to gilt on saint side-otherwise no condition problems--best quality
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French Bronze Lion on the March signed
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Pre 1920 item# 289446
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French signed Bronze Lion on the hunt by Jean-Bernard Deschamps-signed-listed and has sales records-sculptor was born in 1872-exhibited in Paris from 1903-date of death unknown-good size-21.5 inches long and 5 inches wide-no condition problems-lost wax casting and not restrike-powerful piece for a Leo the Lion or those who love them
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Spanish Bronze Jose Ortega Y Gasset signed
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Pre 1950 item# 191750
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Bronze life-sized bust of famous Spanish author and philosopher Jose Ortega Y Gasset-1888-1955-set on polished granite base 18 inches by 18 inches and that is two inches thick-bust is 17.75 inches by 14 inches wide and 7 inches deep--is signed JEAN and has Spanish text OJO which means LOOK--Gasset wrote REVOLT OF THE MASSES and is widely quoted--he enjoyed almost cult like following-believed intellectuals should be political leaders-no condition problem -bust was sculptured toward the end of his life-lost wax process
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18thc Stucco Bas Relief Putti-Italian
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Pre 1800 item# 190760
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Hand-made Italian stucco bas relief panel of a putti-finely crafted-most likely part of an architectural element-fascia-piece weighs close to 100 pounds-23 inches at widest point-irregular size-33.5 inches high and 1.75 inches thick-minor chips and surface hairlines that do not affect stability of piece-great piece to mount inside or outside if you like that old Spanish or Italian mood---
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