Puerto Rican Bronze Medal 1973 Tito Lara
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Pre 1970 item# 838792
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This is a bronze medal that was mounted in a wood base-presented to Tito Lara, Puerto Rico's first TV singing idol-1932-1982--it is a grand prize in visual arts festival presented to him in 1973-from the Puerto Rican Department of Education-features quattro guitar, Taino Indian relics, masks and local native musical instruments-5 inch diameter-no condition problems--wood mount for medal devoured by Puerto Rican termites long ago-no condition problem with bronze medal- unique item in Puerto Rican culture.
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Pr English Bronze Plaques Stage Figures Sgnd
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Pre 1900 item# 763027
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Horace Morehen, (British, 19th Century)
A pair of bronze commemorative medallions mounted on oak plaques, each measuring approx. 7-1/2" in diameter and with the wood plaque 9-1/2" in diameter. One is a relief plaque of a portrait of Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) and the other is of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), each is marked with the name "Horace Morehen" at the lower right and one is dated 1883. Morehen was a popular designer and illustrator; his works can be found in everything from periodicals to dime novels. He also designed other things including a portrait of Queen Victoria for minting on coinage.
The image of Ellen Terry is cast after an illustration in "The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News" October 13, 1883, by Morehen. Sir Henry Irving took over the management of the Lyceum Theatre in August, 1878, and was identified with that theatre until 1902. The Lyceum company toured the English provinces every autumn presenting plays from the London season. In October, 1883, the company made the first of eight American tours.
Condition: Wear to the finish. The wood plaques have some age wear and a few chips.
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17thc Bronze Putti Sculpture
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Pre 1700 item# 590483
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Rare bronze sculpture-17thc or earlier-was buried for years and excavated-appears to be a putti and was part of larger piece-perhaps a family crest-Italian--surface is naturally oxidized when buried-some pitting--piece has been mounted on rod in black marble base-rod permits piece to spin around, so position can be changed-sculpture is 15 inches high without the base-add 3 inches for base--piece 12 inches wide--unusual -easily 300 years old
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Cuban Bronze Sculpture of Argentine Lady Sgnd Listed
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Pre 1950 item# 390186
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This is a monumential, larger than life, bronze bust of Argentine feminist, writer, woman of the world, Victoria Ocampo [1890-1979]--sculpture is by famous pre Castro Cuban Sculptor, Arnaldo Serru, born in 1912, listed, works in National Museum of Havana--made various heads of Marti,created the famous monument in front of the piers in Havana--EL MONUMENTO AL MARINO CUBANO-- this bronze weighs over 130 pounds-signed and dated 1958-- has foundry mark-Funducion Nunez Rodriguez with what is believed to be a Havana telephone number--Tel B 7780---26 inches high--13 inches deep and 19 inches-wide-condition excellent- cast with lost wax process-deep green patina--a master work--Ms Ocampo was first women elected to Argentine academy of letters-1976-honorary degree from Harvard in 1967-founded magazine SUR in 1931 that developed into the most important literary magazine in Latin America-she clashed with the Peronistas who marked her home with a cross,identifying her as a oligarchic dissident-was imprisoned in 1953-donated her home in Buenos Aires, Villa Ocampo to UNESCO as a cultural center in 1973--she came from a patrician family-she was characterized as "THE MOST ARGINTINE WOMAN by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges--a very interesting, high quality sculpture that certainly has a tale to tell
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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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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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Bronze Lady and Panther-Signed-1920s-Art Deco
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Pre 1920 item# 152968
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striking Art Deco bronze of a lady and a panther on the hunt-lost wax process-fine details-subject could represent Diana but Diana seldom carries a spear and usually does not hunt with a panther-could be Cybel who was raised by panthers when abandoned on a mountain side by a father who preferred a male child or it could simply be an Amazon on the hunt--signed on base by M.Oliverio-probably Portuguese or even Brazilean--style is pure Art Deco-no condition problems-16.75 inches high-7 inch by 3.75 inch base--ca 1920s-green/brown patina-loin cloth appears to be cast as feathers
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