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Bronze sculpture. “Girl kneeling.” Inspired by models by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917). Lost wax casting. Marble base. On a bronze base that has been given the appearance of earth, the figure of the girl and a plant are kneeling. The young woman appears with her arms extended at the height of her face and looking to the side, in an attitude of surprise. The work is based on models by the French sculptor Auguste Moreau, who debuted at the Paris Salon in 1861, where he would exhibit frequently until 1913. He was well known for his works with pastoral themes and his allegories, and his realistic style. and with grace.
· Size: 22x18x28 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4018
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Bronze sculpture. “Worried girl.” Lost wax casting. Marble base. The girl stands on a base that resembles earth on which a stump and some roses also appear. The raising of her hand to her face and the look of concern, together with the gesture of spreading her skirt, make the viewer think that perhaps she has lost the flowers she was carrying or something is wrong with the garment. The influence of models from 19th century French bronze sculptures is clear from their shapes, lines and the vocabulary explained. Weight 5 kg.
· Size: 19x16x38 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4019
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mythological figure. Bronze. A circular base slightly elevates the bronze figure. The man, already of a certain age (as can be deduced from his thick beard), is standing, dressed with a cloth around his waist, wearing sandals and wearing a crown of leaves (perhaps also with bunches of grapes). ), and holds a torch in his right hand while with his left he lifts or fights against a large snake that seems to emerge from his shoulder. Although it is logical to think that it is Laocoön fighting the serpent, there are other mythological figures that have been represented facing monsters (often in the same form), such as Cadmus; The Tisiphone Fury is represented holding a torch and one or more snakes in her hands.
· Size: 28x28x59 cms
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4022
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Lost wax bronze. Model by Auguste Moureau. Patinated bronze with two children together, the boy holding some flowers. The piece that makes up this lot follows models of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917), a famous French sculptor who was known especially for his delicate and naturalistic works, located within the Art Nouveau movement, a style of which he was an important representative. He made busts, figures and small sculptures, and his designs were later taken up by many other bronze artists due to the artist's success and the quality of the pieces.
· Size: 25x25x52 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4024
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Bronze, “Two young people caressing each other.” Lost wax casting. On a round base, the two figures stand. The girl holds the boy's head with both hands, and he hugs her with one arm because he is carrying a basket in his left arm. A stump places the scene in an idealized nature. The present work is based on models created by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), son of Jean-Baptiste Moreau and known for his detailed style as well as his affiliation to Art Nouveau.
· Size: 23x23x43 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4025
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"Galgo" planter pedestal. Based on models by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879). On a circular base stands a polygonal pedestal decorated with plant motifs. Above, sits the sculpture of the greyhound, sitting on its hind legs and staring straight ahead. The work is based on models by Pierre-Jules Mêne, considered the pioneer of animal sculpture in the 19th century, specialized in small-sized works and considered the expert in lost wax casting until he was surpassed by Auguste Rodin.
· Size: 48x48x123 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4037A
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Bronze sculpture, “Lady with amphora”. The base of the figure (with curved profiles) rests on lion's paws highlighted with plant motifs. The young woman is sitting, resting a large amphora on one of her knees. Rococo influences can be seen in the base of the figure and its posture and classical influences in the presence of the krater.
· Size: 33x22x49 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4041A
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Young Psyche. Bronze, stone. Following models of Auguste Moreau. Patinated bronze sculpture on a circular stone base that shows a young girl with butterfly wings, following a common iconography for Psyche (a Roman deity considered the personification of the soul) in 19th century art. The present work shows great similarities with works linked to Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) of the same iconography. Weight: 16.5 kg.
· Size: 28x22x66 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4042
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Cupid in bronze and marble base, after models by August Moreau. On a round base stands the figure of the god of Love, Cupid. The bronze sculpture, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure from classical mythology, has been made based on models by August Moreau (1834-1917). This French sculptor studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and exhibited for the first time in 1861, achieving great success at a very early age for his works, characterized by their great finesse and by showing very intricate designs and postures. Weight: 11.2kg.
· Size: 27x20x63 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4049
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Pair of candlesticks. "Man and woman". Lost wax casting. Marble base. It is necessary to highlight these anthropomorphic candlesticks for a series of details. Both in a similar posture and outfits, the young woman is highlighted in height thanks to a classicist-inspired dolphin on which she rests one foot, and the man adopts a posture that is not characteristic of the most traditional male figures, but of the female ones. Although this work can be linked to the nineteenth-century French tradition of bronze figures, these details bring the works closer to more contemporary artistic approaches.
· Size: 13x13x39 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4051
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Bronze sculpture. “Water bearer boy.” Inspired by models by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917). Lost wax casting. Stone base. On a rock formation, the figure of the child stands, carrying a large jug, resting it on his hip and holding the rope that surrounds its mouth with his arm. They have taken the works of Auguste Moreau, son of the painter Jean Baptiste Moreau and known for his pastoral scenes and allegories and his work in a realistic and graceful style.
· Size: 16x13x29 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4053
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Bronze table foot with four lions. Based on models derived from Roman trapezophores (Pompeii, etc.). The four lion heads are placed back to back, and rest on a forceful feline paw, the transition between the two decorated with scrolls and plant elements. The artist relied on findings from Ancient Rome for the creation of this work, known from having seen them in museums (Metropolitan Museum, 13.115.1) or from references in books specialized in classical art (such as A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer).
· Size: 85x85x77 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4077
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Bronze sculpture, “Caballo en prance”. Lost wax casting. On a rectangular base that resembles earth stands the figure of the horse, standing with both hands raised and only partially harnessed with the bridle. These types of sculptures were very common in the 19th century, especially in England, and it is these models that are taken as inspiration for the present work.
· Size: 44x21x54 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4080
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Bronze sculpture “Lady leaning on a column”.
On a prominent circular pedestal with a marble base stands the figure of the young woman, dressed in the classicist manner. He lightly rests one hand on an Ionic column, up which a flowering plant climbs. It is reminiscent of models used by Henri-Louis LeVasseur (1853-1934), specifically, the work titled “Le Poesie”, which was used as inspiration very often even after the sculptor's death."
· Size: 30x30x54 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4099
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Bronze sculpture, “Cupid”. Lost wax casting. Marble base. The god of love in classical mythology is distinguished by the quiver of arrows on his back and by the wings that are butterfly instead of feathered, the most common attribute. This theme was very common in French bronzes of the 19th century (remember, for example, those of the Moreaus).
· Size: 17x17x45 cms
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V6018
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Figure made of bronze, represents a woman holding a large candelabra with thirteen arms. The base is formed by a pedestal with floral garland decoration supported by lion's claws.
· Size: 60x60x252 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V7001A
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Bronze and marble sculpture, “Cup on three lions”. Inspired by the Empire style. Lost wax casting. On a marble base stands another triangular one with curved edges on which three pedestals have been placed. Above each of these there is a sitting lion, and the cup (with gallons) is held between the three. All the decorative elements belong to the classicist tradition, from which the so-called Empire style was inspired.
· Size: 47x47x32 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V8014
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Centerpiece. Enameled porcelain. Centerpiece made of enameled porcelain formed by a base with flowers and three young half-naked ladies, raising a shape reminiscent of a flower. It is a piece inspired by works from some of the main European factories such as Meissen, Capodimonte or El Buen Retiro.
· Size: Alt. 46 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: HA029
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Vase with religious scenes. Enameled porcelain. Tall vase with a circular foot and flower-shaped mouth, made of enameled porcelain, with a blue background and golden elements of clear classicist inspiration, an influence that is also present in its small handles. On each of the fronts of the piece a scene is presented: on one side, a scene inspired by the so-called Madonna del Prado or Virgin of the Prado by Rafael Sanzio, with Mary, the Child Jesus and Saint John; on the other, a painting of Saint Agnes that follows the model made by Domenico Domeniquino Zampieri around 1620, which is kept in the Royal Collection in London.
· Size: 22x20x46 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2200
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Enameled porcelain jug. Inspired by Sèvres and Art Nouveau models. The jug, with a high profile and curved spout, is decorated with alternating bands in turquoise green with flowers and white with lines and stems. The handle has been worked into the shape of a flower, with a curved stem. It is this prominence of the curved line and nature that unites the piece to Art Nouveau models from around 1900, while the decoration relates it to French porcelain centers such as Sèvres.
· Size: 16x11,5x30 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2486
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Sèvres style vase. Enameled porcelain. Cobalt blue vase with gold elements on a base to which it is attached forming a single piece. On the fronts of both parts, bucolic scenes with classical themes have been represented: Diana the huntress on the pedestal and Venus dressed with cupids within ovals framed with gilded vegetal motifs. The inspiration in the creations of the Sèvres Manufacture in France is clear.
· Size: 28x28x110 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2551A
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Enameled porcelain vase. Inspired by models from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres The work, with classicist lines and decorative motifs, presents several spaces in porcelain in its color with bouquets of flowers: on the neck, larger ones on the fronts and, of medium size, on the circular base. It is inspired by examples from around the beginning of the 19th century made by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres.
· Size: 28x28x110 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2551B
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Enameled porcelain vase. Inspired by the Sèvres Manufacture. On a pedestal, and joined to it forming a single work, a vase has been placed. The dark cobalt blue background has been decorated with golden plant elements and, on the fronts of the vase, a figurative scene has been placed: several women, dressed in 19th century fashion, appear seated on an idealized landscape; On the other side, two young women are the protagonists. The inspiration in the work of the Sèvres Manufacture in France is clear.
· Size: 28x28x110 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2551C
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Enameled porcelain vase with interior scene. Inspired by Sèvres models The play of tones between the enamel of the vase and the gold appliqués gives all the prominence to the two scenes on its fronts. These show two interiors of a house belonging to a rich bourgeois family in the way in which these works were made towards the beginning of the 19th century. The classicist elements that decorate the work relate it to works from the same century at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (France).
· Size: 30x25x79 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: S2552
