Christian Maas Furniture

Bronze bust mounted on travertine marble base by Sabin Howard, 2005. Signed, numbered 7/12. Sabin Howard is a classical figurative sculptor based in New York City with a studio in the Bronx. he is a board member of the national Sculpture Society. His work has been shown at numerous solo and group shows. he is the sculptor for a project entitled "The Weight of Sacrifice" that is one of five finalists for the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park, Washington D.C.. His notable works include the recent national WWI memorial sculpture. Howard is the creator of the large-scale pieces Hermes, Aphrodite, and Apollo, as well as many smaller pieces. His Works are owned by private collectors and museums including The Mount, Edith Wharton's home. Art critic James Cooper...

Italian ceramic tiger Dimensions D: 58 cm (22.83") H: 98 cm (38.58") W: 40 cm (15.75")

Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.

The Smoke incense holder is made of blown borosilicate glass. The design of its shape, soft and light, seems to be defined by the swirls of smoke that rise slowly. The internal void ...

This antique sculpture composition is a beautiful example of the works of one France favorite sculptors, Hippolyte Moreau. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the sculpture features a you...

After Carl Milles (1875-1955). Bronze sculpture of a wild boar. Foundry mark of Christian Maas. Conceived in 1929 for Lord Melchett's home Melchet Court in Hampshire. Excellent condition. Carl Milles great international breakthrough as a sculptor was the significant exhibition where a selection of his works of art was displayed at the Tate Gallery in London in early 1927. The exhibition was an immediate success and suddenly Milles was a name “on everyone’s lips” among the society in London. He became acquainted with the world-famous author George Bernard Shaw who became enormously fond of Milles artwork and declared when he saw the exhibition "That's the real stuff". Shaw offered to help Milles by joining the committee for the Swedenborg Monument, which was to be built in London, thereby creating increased public interest. The attention also led to a series of invitations and soon several orders for his artwork. One of the delighted visitors of the exhibition was the wealthy Lord Melchett who soon invited the artist to his home Melchet Court in Hampshire. Lord Melchett, who was just renovating his estate, had two large wild boars in bronze ordered for the stairs at the garden of Melchet Court. The magnificent pair of wild boars was completed in 1929 and Milles had been inspired by the famous fountain sculpture Il Porcellino from the early 17th century in Florence. The order of this artwork could hardly have suited Milles better as he was very interested in sculpting large heavy animals such as bears, elephants and wild boars. His sculptures where also often inspired by Ancient Antique mythology and the wild boar is an animal that often appears in the Greek antique stories...

Bronze Sculpture Lalloz Foundry, Signed and Numbered : 1 / 8 Bibliography: Pierre Descargues, Catherine Val la Clandestine, Paris, Area/Descartes & Cie, 2011.

Joseph Csaky (1888-1971) was born in Hungary and lived in France as an adult. He was known for sculpture, design and drawing. "The Embrace" features two figures, with the taller of t...

PRESENTING A LOVELY late 19C Bronze Sculpture of Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 19th Century Bronze of Napoleon on Horseback in Battle, with c...

Glazed Terracotta Sculpture in the Shape of a Turtle Shell by Yuri Zatarain, 2000s Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wo...

Patinated bronze sculpture, better known as "Stevedor of the Port of Antwerp", signed by Cosntantin Meunier Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) is a Belgian artist, renowned for his wor...

Bronze sculpture with brown patina, signed Dorval, the night, 19th century. Sculpture by J.Dorval, the night, sculpture in bronze with brown patina, 19th century, Napoleon III perio...