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Animals & Birds — Sculpture/Statuary - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Animals & Birds
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Maas, Christian (French, B. 1951), 'Valse au clair de lune' (Dancing in the Moonlight), 2007 Patinated Bronze. Signed 'Christian Mass' to the base and with his foundry stamp. Comes with a hardcover copy of his Catalogue Raisonn (Volume II: Sculptures… | *** |  |
| *** | A magnificent Austrian bronze figure of an elephant with game hunters and carrying a slain tiger, circa 1900, with maker's cipher mark for Franz Bergmann (1861-1936), the realistically modelled elephant in muted cold painted colours carrying a tiger… | *** |  |
| *** | Debut, Marcel (1865-1933) 'Enlevement D'europe' patinated cast bronze, signed on the bronze base, on a white-veined black marble base. Height 33 cm. Width 44 cm (overall) | *** |  |
| *** | A fine large bronze, 'The Wicked Pony', after Frederic Remington (1861-1909), in a limited edition from the Raphael Pealle foundry, originally cast in 1898 and depicting a rider thrown from his spirited bucking bronco, in modulating tones of bronze upon a… | *** |  |
| *** | Chiparus, Demetre H. (1886-1947), 1920s-30s, an Art Deco figure of the period, but after the original, in patinated and cold painted spelter and ivorine, depicting a modish woman in a cloche hat and medieval draping attire with a well modelled ivorine… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Art Deco bronze model of a panther by Georges Lavroff, circa 1925, the taut and stylised model of a patinated bronze panther crouching low across a triangular plinth above a verde antico marble base, inscribed Lavroff to the rear leg, height 20 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze Panther, circa 1930, the prowling cat crouches low ready to pounce, the surface painted in a faux verdigris and all mounted on a black marble plinth. Height 23 cm. Width 73 cm. Depth 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A standing rabbit bronze figure, 20th century, the adorable rabbit standing on its hind legs in an alert and playful position with a textured body and dark chocolate patina, no mark sighted, height 28.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French spelter figure of a snarling lion by Cartier, Thomas-Francois Cartier (1879-1943) Circa 1920s, the large stalking and growling male lion in gold and chocolate brown tones, upon a naturalistic tiered rockwork base, with incised signature of T.… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze panther, circa 1920s-30s, the monumental figure of a stalking panther upon a black marble base, height 23 cm, length 68 cm, width 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze lion by Thomas Cartier (1879-1943), in a green patinated finish, the naturalistic model of a roaring male lion upon a craggy base, with incised mark of Cartier to base, height 36 cm, width 50 cm, depth 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two vintage wrought iron sheep and lamb garden sculptures, late 20th century, the life-sized ewe and lamb steel and iron garden sculptures, each standing and smiling, heavy, with rust patina, unmarked, height 88 cm, length 130 cm, width 45 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze of a panther, circa1920, the snarling beast stalks across its naturalistic rocky granite plinth. Height 22 cm. Length 34 cm. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze model of Medici Riccardi horse's head, 20th century after the antique original at Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence, with nice patination. Height 44 cm, length 47 cm, width 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze bird figure by Irinee Rochard (1906-1984), depicting a silvered crane in full flight flying across vegetation, in textured well patinated colours and raised on a two tone portoro and cream, marble base, etched mark of Rochard to base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze animal group by Alex Alphonse Arson (1822-1880), the naturalistic model of a group of four dogs avidly following a scent, signed Arson to base, height 21 cm, length 29 cm, width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a stag by M. Favre, circa 1900, a naturalistically modelled figure of an alert ten-point stag standing upon rocky ground and raised on a rectangular green flecked black marble base; incised signature to base, height 63 cm, width 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) circa 1850, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base. Height 55 cm, width… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco sculpture of birds on a twig, circa 1930. The gilded branch gently curves with six plump spelter sparrows perched along its length whilst another sparrow sits below, mounted on a rectangular marble plinth of two colours. Height 33 cm. Width 68… | *** |  |
| *** | A handsome Anglo-Indian rosewood floor elephant, circa 1920, in beautifully figured wood and decorated with a carved chain over the body, ivory tusks and nails, height 45 cm, length 62 cm, width 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French gilded lioness sculpture, circa 1930s, with signature of T Cartier for Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943). Realistically cast as a snarling and prowling lioness upon a craggy base, with inscribed signature. Height 32 cm. Width 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze sculpture of a horse and Foal by Pierre-Jules Mene (1810-1879), a finely cast naturalistic sculpture of an elegant thoroughbred with an animated foal standing upon rough ground and supported on a shaped black marble base, incised signature P… | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746), circa 1900, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base, with cast 'Coustou'… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze tiger in the style of Cartier, circa 1930s the unsigned Thomas Francois Cartier bronze of a tense snarling tiger in patinated golden bronze colours, climbed on top of a naturalistic rocky base. Height 23 cm, length 44 cm, width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large French bronze group of two Alsatians after Louis Riche, circa 1930s cast by Jollet (Paris) from a model by Louis Riche (1877-1949), the two alert dogs on a naturalistic terrain base in brown patinated bronze, incised signature 'L. Riche' to the… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter girl and dog group, circa 1930, an animated group featuring a running girl in a short tunic with two spirited borzoi hounds on leashes, in bronze colours and raised on a grey and white flecked marble base, height 43 cm, length 77 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter lion figure by Masson, Clovis Edmond Masson (French, 1838-1913), circa 1900 the large stalking male lion climbing at the top of a mountain, in bronze and chocolate tones, upon a naturalistic rockwork base with incised signature of 'C Masson',… | *** |  |
| *** | A large French Art Deco bronze golden pheasant signed R. Pollin, circa 1920s, the French patinated bronze figure of a golden pheasant walking on rocks with long tail out-stretched, on a naturalistic base with vegetation, raised on a green veined black… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronzed terracotta panther group after Ouline, Alexandre Ouline (France/Belgium, active 1918-1940), the leaping panther modelled naturalistically catching its prey springing out of green grasses, in verdigris bronzed finish, raised upon a… | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter Panther figure by Guy Debe, circa 1920s-30s, the prowling panther on a wedge shaped portoro marble base with a stepped and circular tan onyx backplate, white onyx and portoro marble architectural ornament to the side; incised Guy Debe to… | *** |  |
| *** | Carvin, Louis Albert (1875-1951), circa 1925, a spelter deer group, naturalistically modelled and posed with a majestic twelve point stag and a doe, the stag with its front legs raised on marble blocks and the whole upon a black marble rectangular plinth;… | *** |  |
| *** | A labradorite carving of a duck, 20th century, the realistically carved seated mallard from a single piece of labradorite, with glass eyes, carved tiger's eye beak and palmate foot, the sheen of the duck's feathers suggested by the iridescent properties… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco panther on a marble base, circa 1920s-30s, a large figure standing upon a chiselled plinth and a long portoro marble plinth, height 41.5 cm, length 49 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cast bronze model of a greyhound, an elegant, dignified hound' in deep brown colours seated upon a shaped and faceted base with floral ornamentation, height 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cartier, Thomas Francois (1879-1943), circa 1920, the fine naturalistic spelter figure of a snarling lioness upon a cast base; the signature T Cartier incised to base and with foundry mark. Height 41 cm. Width 50 cm. Depth 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco spelter figure of a pheasant, circa 1930 the impressively plumed pheasant modelled walking proudly with its tail pointing up, in muted bronze and gold colours raised upon on a two toned, pink striated onyx and black marble rectangular… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter Panther sculpture by M. Leducq (1879-1955), circa 1920s-30s, the prowling panther in earthy olive tones supported on a black marble plinth with cream onyx veneer, with impressed mark of M Leducq to the back leg. Height 19 cm length 66… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze Seagull by J.B. Leonard, circa 1930, with deep patination and smoothly cast as a seagull in full flight over a wave and mounted on a black marble ellipse shaped base, impressed mark of J.B, Leonard and also stamped Marcel Guillemard,… | *** |  |
| *** | A French spelter figure of a snarling lion by Cartier, Thomas-Francois Cartier, circa 1900, the large stalking and growling male lion in gold and chocolate brown tones, upon a naturalistic tiered rockwork base, with incised signature of T. Cartier to base… | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Deco bronze of a leaping stag, signed Erget, circa 1925 Modelled as a powerful leaping stag in full extension over branches in A green patina, finely cast with ten-point antlers, raised upon an oval black marble plinth base, signed 'Erget' to… | *** |  |
| *** | A solid bronze hippopotamus, a bellowing naturalistically modelled hippopotamus, in deep chocolate colours with some green patination; cross mark to foot, height 22.5 cm, width 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze birds of prey sculpture, circa 1930s, inscribed maker's mark of Badim to lower image, a pair of birds upon a rocky outcrop, their wings outstretched, supported on a black marble semi circular base, inscribed 'Bronze'. Height 46.5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter Panther, circa 1920s, the walking panther in a hammered bronze and silvered finish raised on a black marble base with a cream onyx top punctuated with two brown onyx stripes, height 24 cm, width 70 cm, depth 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large spelter panther by Thomas Cartier (1879-1943), the prowling panther on a stepped rocky base in patinated olive bronze, colours, incised mark of Cartier to base, height 41 cm, length 52 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter panther, circa 1920s-30s, the stylised walking panther in lustrous gold and brown colours raised on a portoro marble base, height 20 cm, length 54.5 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze bird group by Deric, circa 1920s, a pair of seagulls in full flight skirting the tops of cresting waves, in deep patinated green bronze colours and raised upon a white veined black marble oval base; incised mark of Deric to base, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved jasper figure of a leopard, 20th century, the carved and polished 'Leopard-spot' jasper of a snarling leopard on an angled base, unmarked. Height 14.5 cm, width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze Seagull, the textured and patinated image of a gull in flight over a cresting wave and supported upon a navette shaped black marble base; inscribed signature of Rochard to base. Height 40 cm. Width 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Deco bronze tiger, circa 1920s, with part signature, a tense snarling tiger in golden bronze colours and supported on a natural raw marble base, a partial signature engraved to the base, height 31 cm, width 44 cm, depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze heron group by Irenee Rochard (1906-1994), circa 1930s, a study of three herons preening and drinking at a pond, in gold bronze, colours and raised on a two tone portoro marble and green onyx base shaped as a drinking pool, incised mark… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter animalier group of three Storks by Irenee Rochard, (1906-1984), three feeding storks, one with a small snake in its beak, and mounted on a two tone yellow ochre and portoro marble base, signed I. Rochard across one, corner, height 30… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Swiss Black Forest carved walnut Cow group, later 19th century. in the manner of Johann Huggler, the naturalistic bull and cow upon a mounded floral and rocky base with a twig form outer trim, with pencil annotations underside, otherwise unmarked.… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter retriever with gamebird, circa 1930s, finely cast, the realistic patinated retriever standing alert with a dead pheasant in its mouth and mounted on a black marble base framed in pale onyx; unmarked. Height 42 cm. Width 56 cm. Depth 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze cattle statue, Naturalistically cast cattle in a landscape setting, one recumbent, one standing, and upon a green marble plinth. Height 19.5 cm. Width 46 cm. Depth 16 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold-painted bronze figure of a golden pheasant 1920s/30s, probably French, Naturalistically modelled walking with long tail out-stretched, brown patinated with gold-painted feather details throughout, on a black marble base, stamped 'Bronze'… | *** |  |
| *** | Art Deco animalier of antelopes, circa 1930, standing on a marble and onyx stepped wedge shaped base the pair of bronze antelope have one hoof raised and looking over their shoulders, signed Limousin to base. Height 27 cm. Length 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter figural group by G. Gori, Georges Gori (1900-1944), circa 1930 depicting a modish semi-reclining woman in a gold and black draping dress, with ivorine features, accompanied by a recumbent deer, raised on a black marble… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter panther, French circa 1930's, the large stylised walking panther in lustrous gold and chocolate colours, upon on a long rectangular two tone veined white and brown marble base, the face trimmed with contrasting cream, green and black… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted spelter Seagull by H. Lechesne, circa 1920s, a seagull in gold colours in full flight touching the crest of a green and gold coloured wave and raised on a portoro marble base; inscribed mark of H. Lechesne to lower image, height… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco painted spelter figure group of a young woman and a hound', Ugo Cipriani (under pseudonym 'Menneville') and Irenee Rochard, 1930s, the woman modelled standing in flowing, windswept dress, the hound' standing looking up to her, mounted on its… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze figure of a stag by Irenee Rochard (1906-1984), circa 1930s, a silvered bronze figure of a stag raised on a stepped portoro marble base with canted edges; incised I. Rochard lower right, height 35 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian bronze model 'Wolf in a Trap' after Nikolai Lieberich, Nikolai Iwanowitsch Lieberich (1828-1883), cast by Woerffel foundry, St Petersburg, late 19th century. The figure of a wolf with the left paw caught in a trap, on an oval naturalistic base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) Circa 1900, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base, with cast 'Coustou'… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter lion by Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943), a brightly gilded growling and stalking male lion upon a cold painted green black base, inscribed mark of T. Cartier to base, height 29 cm, width 57 cm, depth 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter figural group, circa 1930s, inscribed signature of S. Melani to base. the cold painted figure of a kneeling woman with ivorine hands and face, modish curled hair and in a flowing medieval inspired gown, her arms outstretched and… | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter figural group of two hunting dogs by Thomas F Cartier (1879-1943), 1909. the bronzed figures of two animated keen hounds on the scent upon a craggy base, inscribed signature of T. Cartier to base, copyright mark of D.J.R and made in France… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter huntress figure, circa 1920s, depicting the animated figure of a running huntress wearing a short Grecian, tunic, having just shot her bow and accompanied by three synchronised hunting, hounds, raised on a double marble base, height 44… | *** |  |
| *** | A patinated bronze lion, after Louis Vidal (1831-1892), 19th to early 20th century, the well patinated figure of a snarling male lion in golden green bronze tones, upon an integral base with inscribed signature of Vidal, height 26 cm, width 47 cm, depth… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter model of a dog, circa 1920s, an appealing model of a seated dog with head bent and one paw raised, upon a veined black marble base, height 25 cm, length 26.5 cm, width 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze model of a hunting dog by Jules Moigniez (1835-1895), the model of a hound' holding a dead game bird, on a rocky base with an integral bronze base, incised signature J Moigniez, with old repair, height 31 cm, length 48 cm, width 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco crackleware animalier figure of a polar bear, circa 1930, the elongated bear walking on a stylistic iceberg. Height 22 cm. Length 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter stag group by Irenee Rochard (1906-1984), circa 1920s, realistically modelled as two fighting stags, one in a commanding position with head down, the other fallen, raised on a long mottled marble base, mark of I. Rochard to base of statue,… | *** |  |
| *** | A small antique bronze model of a saddled donkey, 19th to early 20th century, the well patinated model standing upon a gravel textured waisted base and a verde antico marble plinth, height 19 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ducks in flight, an Art Deco spelter group by Georges van de Voorde, circa 1930s, Belgian/French, a dramatic duo of ducks sweeping above waves, inscribed signature verso, and raised on a mottled brown onyx base with white onyx steps and geometric forms,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter deer group, circa 1920s, a naturalistically modelled stag and hind in lustrous bronze colours raised on a shaped and geometrically stepped marble base faced with black and cream tiles, height 41 cm, length 55 cm, width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter panther, circa 1930s, a prowling panther in dull olive colours raised upon a white flecked grey black marble base, height 18 cm, length 46.5 cm, width 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter panther group on a marble and onyx base, circa 1930s, the pair of walking panthers, one growling, in chocolate and gold lustre colours upon a long rectangular pink veined marble trimmed with cream onyx and black marble, height 20 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine animalier bronze of a Prancing horse, circa 1930, the horse with clipped main tail wearing a beaded collar and standing a bronze plinth. Height 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter animal group by Thomas Cartier (1879-1943), early 20th century, a naturalistic model of two animated and alert hounds, in bronze and gold colours, signed T. Cartier to the rocky base, also 1909 copyright mark and foundry medallion, height 23 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter pheasant, circa 1930, the bird with fine plumage in lustrous colours upon a two toned marble base, with contrasting striped trims, height 26 cm, length 55 cm, width 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze greyhound after Pierre-Jules Mene, 20th century the naturalistically modelled greyhound in an alert position, with a textured body and dark chocolate patina raised on a domed base, signed 'P.J Mene' to the base height 23 cm, width 33.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A terracotta 'Lion En Furie' by Thomas F Cartier (1879-1943) on a shaped marble base, early 20th century. the prowling lion in bronze colours bearing a 'Medaille D'or Au Salon' plaque with title to front of sculpture, inscribed signature of T Cartier to… | *** |  |
| *** | A large scale Art Deco spelter Alsatian dog figure, circa 1930, the recumbent alert dog in gold bronze colours upon a monumental two tone, marble base, height 34 cm, length 65 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Art Deco spelter antelope group, Jacques Limousin, circa 1920s, the dynamic pair of antelopes jumping, in dark and copper lustre colours upon a black marble base faced with alternating onyx inserts, signed Limousin to the reverse of base, height… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure of a spelter tiger, circa 1930s, a crouching and growling tiger amidst vegetation, in a chocolate gold lustre finish and raised on bold angular shards of red veined grey marble faced with contrasting stone and raised on a veined and… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco bronze model of a doe in the manner of Irenee Rochard, circa 1930s, unmarked, in patinated green colours depicting a naturalistic and curious doe, raised, upon a shaped rectangular portoro marble plinth base, height 16.5 cm, width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco Lustred spelter pheasant group on a marble base, circa 1930s, a pair of walking pheasants well coloured in muted and lustrous russet, gold and chocolate colours supported on a stepped and faceted creamy marble long base with portoro marble and… | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Deco bronze and Granite ashtray, circa 1930s, depicting two bronze ducks, one posed as if sipping water from a pond, positioned upon a hexagonal brown granitic tray with a deep well, height 12 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rochard, R (working 1930s), the Art Deco spelter sculpture of two impala posed naturalistically upon a green above and brown agate base; engraved signature lower right to base. Height 42.5 cm. Width 54.5 cm. Depth 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jacquesson, Florence (b. 1962), a resting basset hound, bronze, on an integral oval base incised 'Jacquesson pour Mellerio' and cast with the foundry stamp. Height 9 cm. Width 12 cm. Depth 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cast bronze sculpture of bears, a mother seated on a rock with her two cubs, naturalistically modelled. Height 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco figure of a spelter tiger, circa 1930s the crouching and growling tiger amidst vegetation, in cold painted green, deep bronze and gold finish, raised on bold angular shards of mottled grey marble and raised on variegated dark marble plinth.… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique signed bronze Lionness figure, early 20th century, with signature apparently of Le Dureau, a posed and snarling lioness with in golden chocolate colours upon a cast rocky ground, mounted on an ellipse mottled red marble base, inscribed… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cold painted bronze pheasant, circa 1930, stamped bronze, the stylised pheasant with delineated tail feathers in black, iron red and gold colours, raised on a black marble base with a silver plated panel, height 28 cm, length 48 cm, width 9.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A large bronze Casting of the head and shoulders of a stag after Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), a naturalistic model supported on a black marble base, inscribed signature Barye to the shoulder, height 48 cm, width 31 cm, depth 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter figure of a hunting hound' by Clovis Edmund Masson (1838-1913), naturalistically modelled as a spaniel following a scent, in golden bronze colours upon a darker rustic base, incised signature of C. Masson to base with incised mark of salon des… | *** |  |