ART NOUVEAU / ART DECO SCULPTURE  
 



Toma Rosandic (front) (Serbo-Croatian, 1879-1959) "Devica" signed bronze
Dimensions: 66in high
Toma Rosandic (back)
Jaroslav Horejc (Czech 1886-1983) "Allegory of Night," Superb and rare, circa 1918 cast of a bare breasted woman in tight full length robes shielding a small oil lamp in her hands, standing on an irregular bronze base that depicts strange creatures of the night. Signed in the bronze.
Dimensions: Total height 21&1/2 inches. Height of  marble base alone 2 inches 
   
   
 
     


 
John W. Elischer (Austrian, died 1935) signed, dated 1921, bronze
Dimensions:12&1/2in high
   
     
 
 
Alexandre Kelety (Hungarian 1918-1940) "Tango Dancers". Rare bronze lamp of a couple dancing on an illuminated bronze lamp. The bronze dancers with a copper patina and gold dinanderie designed motifs. The bronze lamp totally covered with a black-green patina and dinanderie gold circular motifs enclosing four art glass panels circa 1920 set on a Belgian black marble base.
A similar sculpture was by sold Sotheby's London, 27 th February 1981. Lot 460
Dimensions: Total height 19&1/2 inches, by 16 inches in width, by 4 inches in depth
 
     
     
       
     
John. W. Elischer (Austrian 18 ?-1935) A circa 1930 gold polychromed bronze sculpture of an iron worker signed and with the B.Buchwald foundry inscription.
Dimensions: Dimensions: Height 15 &1/4 inches by 12 inches in length
   
     
     
Adolfo Wildt, (Italian 1868- 1931) (attributed) "La Maschera della Medusa", Monumental twice life size  bronze mask with 7 intertwined serpents, apparently unsigned and with partially obliterated foundry marks from Vienna Circa 1910
Dimensions: length 16 inches, width 10&1/2 inches, depth 10 inches
   
   
     
Demetre H. Chiparus (Romanian 1888-1947) "Beach Dancer".Very large bronze sculpture circa 1930, gilded and polychromed , signed and with Etling foundry inscription
Dimensions:Total height 21 inches by 26&1/2 inches in length.Height of Figure alone 18 &1/2 inches by 27 inches in length.
(Approximate height of figure if standing would be 36 inches)

 
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
Demetre H.Chiparus (Romanian 1888 -1947) "Dancer of Palmyra" The largest of the 3 sizes. Bronze sculpture with gold and silver polychrome, heightened with touches of turquoise enamel, the marble base in striated shades of brown. Signed and numbered 25. Illustrated Bryan Catley,"Art Deco and Other Figures" page 86
Dimensions: Total height 26&1/4 inches, height of figure alone 19&1/2 inches
   
         
Demetre H.Chiparus (Romanian 1888 -1947) "Egyptian Dancer" The largest of the 3 sizes. Bronze sculpture with acid patina heightened with touches of red gold polychrome, the marble base in striated shades of salmon on black. Signed and inscribed Etling Foundry Paris. Bronze plaque also signed. Illustrated in Bryan Catley, "Art Deco and Other Figures" page 84
Dimensions: Total height 28& 3/4 inches, height of figure alone 22&1/2 inches
   
     
     
Demetre H.Chiparus (Romanian 1888 -1947) "Syrian Dancer" A very rare
  and fine multi enameled sculpture. .Silvered bronze body with a gold
polychrome dress, decorated with various colors of enamel, the marble
base inset with a signed bronze plaque. Illustrated in Bryan Catley, "Art Deco and Other Figures" page 80
Dimensions: Total height 13& 1/2 inches, height of figure alone 8&1/2 inches
     
     
Georg Lober, (American 1892-1961)"Paul Schoellkopf, Jr."Bronze plaque signed by Georg Lober and dated 1925 for American Art Foundry New York. (Paul Schoellkopf was 8 years old.)( Exhibited California Palace of the Legion of Honor Lincoln Park San Francisco April 27th , 1929 exhibit # 886in Gallery 16.) On the reverse of the plaque is written in old red paint "Geo Lober 6 East 15 St. N.Y.City"
Dimensions: 26 inches high by 16 inches wide
R.Grossauer (Austrian 1920's)" Discus launcher" Bronze sculpture signed and dated 1923
Dimensions: Total height 18&1/2 inches, height of marble base alone 4 inches
 
Vienna bronze circa 1910 "Persephone", polychrome and gilt on marble base, indicipherable foundry mark
Dimensions: Total height 22 inches, height of figure alone18 inches, width 8&1/2 inches
 
 
 
 
   
Hugo Robus (American,1885-1964)"Maternity", unique carved pentelic marble 1936, illustrated page 185 of "Hugo Robus" by Roberta K.Tarbell
Dimensions: 14&1/2 inches long by 14 inches high by 10 inches wide
   
     
Otto Gutfreund (Czech 1889-1927) "Hlava Zeny", Female Head 2nd
Version, conceived in plaster circa 1919 and later cast in bronze (this cast dates from 1970's) unsigned
Dimensions: 14&1/2 inches high by 10&1/2 inches
 
     
     
 
Otto Gutfreund (Czech 1889-1927)"Lovers", signed, bronze (cast 1925-1927)
Dimensions: 11& 3/4 inches long by 7& 1/4 inches wide by 5& 1/2 inches high
 
     
     
William Wauer (German 1866-1962) "Figure in Motion" circa 1928, signed silvered bronze
Dimensions: 9&1/2 inches high by 11 inches long by 7 inches wide
   
   
     
Charlotte Monginot (French 1872-?) "Water Nymph" Art Nouveau signed bronze with parcel-gilt and mid- brown patination, foundry inscription for Louchet Paris. Circa 1900.
Dimensions: Height 14 &3/4 inches by 27 &1/2 inches in length

 
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Zoltan Kiss (Hungarian 1895-1981) "The 4 Musicians" Signed Kiss and numbered 5, bronze 
Dimensions: 8 inches high by 5 inches long
 
German circa 1930 "Hercules" unsigned, gilded bronze on anvil shaped marble base
Dimensions: 24 7 1/2 inches high total, marble base alone 6 inches high
Laszlo Schmidmann (Hungarian 1888- 1964) Marble study of female nude signed and dated 1922
Dimensions: Total height 23 inches
 
   
     

 
Alfredo Biagini (Italian, 1886-1952) "Monkey",circa 1920, signed, bronze
Dimensions;22&1/2ins high by 35&1/2in long
Giacomo (Jacques) Merculiano , (Italian,1859-1935) "English Setter on point"
Lost wax bronze cast signed and with LE BLANC BARBEDIENNE et Fils Foundry Seal Paris.

Dimensions: 19inches in length by 10&1/4 inches in height by 5 inches in depth
 
Giacomo (Jacques) Merculiano (Italian, 1859-1935) "Bengal Tiger Licking his Paw", Monumental lost wax bronze cast, signed J.Merculiano and with LE BLANC BARBEDIENNE et Fils, Foundry Seal, Paris
Dimensions: 22 inches high by 17& 1/2 inches wide by 14 &1/2 inches in depth
   
     
     
       

 
 
 
 

H.Porlach? Circa 1918 "Christ and the Cross"signed, bronze plaque
Dimensions: 26"long x18"high
Francisque (French, circa 1930s) "Faun & Cherub"
Dimensions:10&1/4in high by 11&1/2long
Gustinus Ambrosi (Austrian 1883-1975) "Ecstasy" Highly important first cast signed and dated 1919 by this Viennese master. Sculpture of a nude girl in a state of pleasure and arousal.The plaster of this sculpture can clearly be seen in a photo of the artists studio (image supplied on request).Superb lost wax cast with a lot of hand finishing on the textured surface.
Dimensions: Total height 20 inches by 14 inches in width by 9 inches in depth. (The figure if standing would be approximately 26 inches tall.)
Marble base alone 6 inches in height by 8 inches in width and depth