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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
