Stock in the Sculpture Category
299/12: CHRISTOPHE FRATIN: a good French "animalier" bronze sculpture of a Greyhound, or perhaps an alert Lurcher, signed: "FRATIN" within the flat-sided base which is mounted on a marble plinth. Good patina and condition. 6.75ins wide overall. Note: Christophe FRATIN (1800-1864) is described as being known as a "...fascinating and highly competent sculptor of the animalier school. His understanding of the form and the structure of many of his animals gives them an eerie realism...." Excerpt from "Animals in Bronze" by Christopher Payne, page 404. c.1840
237/11: SANTRY: a large and elegant French Art Deco period Bronze Sculpture of a naked young girl dancing, her long hair tied in a bow as she dances holding an alabaster ball in her left hand. Signed in the 'manque' and raised on its original variegated marble base. 20.5ins (52cms) high overall. c.1910
210/11: ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875): a superb French Bronze Sculpture of a playful hound by this most famous sculptor and leading of the Animalier Movement. Almost certainly based on Barye's own pet "Tom", he sits on the seashore with his paw raised, playing with a crayfish at his feet. Keenly observed and beautifully modelled, this rarely seen bronze is illustrated in "Les Animaliers" on Page 29, by J. Horswell and may be cast by the famous goldsmith Leveque, as traces of silvering can be seen around the circular socle base, which contains the signature. Quite large: 24.5cms high, and a good mid-brown patina. c.1835
196/11: SCHMIDT-HOFER: a charming and beautifully modelled Gilded Bronze study of a naked young girl dancing, her arms outstretched and her hair tied with a wide ribbon. It is signed in the bronze base: Schmidt-Hofer; Germany, and is raised on its original marble base, also carved: "Germany". Almost certainly Art Nouveau period, and a charming figure. About 12ins high. c.1890