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5449
Commissioned in 1954

this rare pair of bisque porcelain whippet figurines from Boehm Studios was commissioned by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954; each unique statue, one male and one female in an alert standing position with heads turned and ears pricked; with maker's mark to underside; good vintage condition with one tail professionally repaired; minor discoloration to surface.

Height: 
5.5"
Width: 
7.5"
Depth: 
3.25"
$2,200
Available
5403
circa 1910

the well-defined athlete with contorted body about to begin his throw; with beautifully delineated face, hands and feet wearing sheer, form-fitting shirt and shorts; excellent condition with only minor wear; some discoloration 

Height: 
9.5"
Width: 
7"
Depth: 
5.5"
$2,400
Available
5408

each of graceful pose with long curved necks and legs; all resting on circular black marble bases; wear and patina to brass; minor wear to marble

Height: 
25.5"-29.5"
Width: 
6.5"-8"
Depth: 
7"
$2,650
Sold
An Austrian Painted Terracotta Model of a Recumbent Bull Dog
60542
circa 1900

the recumbent bull dog with expressive face and brown glass eyes; overall wear and chipping to glaze

Height: 
9.25"
Width: 
17"
Depth: 
10"
$2,850
Sold
Large 19th Century French Bronze Figure of Narcissus, Possibly from the Barbedienne Foundry
5213
2nd half 19th Century

the youth in contrapposto pose with his right arm raised with a goat-skin slung over his left shoulder, his legs slightly apart and wearing sandals. leaning on one hip and looking downwards at his reflection; the original figure discovered in Pompei and now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples; title on brass plaque 'Musée de Naples'  and 'Narcisee de Pompei';  overall wear and patina to surface

Height: 
19.75"
Width: 
8"
Depth: 
7"
$3,250
Available
Hand-carved Stone Octopus Sculpture by Warren Arnold (b. 1934)
5145
1990s

 executed in variegated stone, the hand-carved octopus with smooth polished surface emerging from the unfinished stone below; overall even wear with some surface chips

Height: 
9.5"
Width: 
17"
Depth: 
17"
$1,450
Sold
Large Pair of Roman Rococo Carved Giltwood Putti Harvesting Grapes
60518
mid-18th Century

purchased in Rome in the 1980's, the well-carved chubby winged putti in opposing stances and poised on one foot over a rock-work base; depicting the grape harvest also known as the allegory of autumn (see detail image of Jean-Jacques Lagrenée's 'Putti Harvesting Grapes'); interior image courtesy 'Edward Lobrano Interior Design', NYC; excellent antique condition with overall rubbing to refreshed gilding

 

 

 

 

 

Height: 
37"
Width: 
26"
Depth: 
16"
$12,850
Available
Large Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Recumbent Pig
5064
Meiji Period 1868-1912

crafted of cast bronze with nice patina depicting a well-detailed reclining pig with extended legs, arching ears, curled tail, and fur details throughout; mild surface wear and rubbing

 

Height: 
4.5"
Width: 
18"
Depth: 
5"
$2,200
Sold
Playful Signed Bronze Seesaw Sculpture by Curtis Jere 1968
5065
signed & dated 1968

well-executed solid bronze sculpture of young boys on a seesaw;  all resting on a solid onyx base; Curtis Jere was a metalwork company of wall sculptures and household accessories founded in 1963. Elle Decor referred to the works of Jere as 'vintage chic' in a 2010 article by Mitchell Owens; nice patina to bronze; minor chipping to edges of onyx base

 

Height: 
10.75"
Width: 
11"
Depth: 
4"
$1,450
Sold
French Art Deco Bronze Greyhound Sculpture
5009
1930's

in the style of Irénée René Rochard; of stylized form displaying great movement, the racing greyhound catapulting forward; resting on a sphere over a square plinth; overall even patina to surface; unsigned

Height: 
6.5"
Width: 
7"
Depth: 
7"
$1,550
Available

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