redware signed sculpture of African woman incised "P Ochieng" on back, finely sculpted bust of girl with ear plugs, necklace and head gear of unknown tribe.
Condition: fine
Size: 4 3/4inch ht  

1925 signed Robert Tait McKenzie bronze placque
1933 high school 1 mile relay winners bronze placque awarded at the University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival
13 1/2inch dia mahogany board holds 8inch dia bronze placque showing Ben Franklin seated with laurel branch holding hand of one of four naked boys, the last of which holds a baton behind his back.
The four figures were modeled from four celebrated Pennsylvania runners: Brown, Madeira, Orton, and Meredith, three of whom were Olympic champions.
initialed RMT conjoined, 1925, Robert Tait McKenzie, 1867-1938, Canadian, also has copyright symbol.
all in fine condition w/light rubs from age.
This relay carnival is still held each year and placques like this were awarded to 1 high school winning team from Phila. each year. This was hung in the school to commemorate the victory.
The University of Pennsylvania’s historic Franklin Field, which hosted the Army-Navy Game 18 times between 1899 and 1935, is the site of one of the world's most storied track meets, the Penn Relay Carnival.

A late April tradition, the Penn Relay Carnival dates back 112 years, making it the world’s first and most recognized relay meet. The Relays are not only a rite of spring in the Philadelphia community, but also in the greater track and field world at large. Each year, the Penn Relays draw many of the nation’s — and the world’s — top track athletes to Franklin Field for one weekend of intense competition.
April 28, 2006 was the 112th meet

Circa: 1925
Condition: perfect
Size: 8inch dia bronze
Country of Origin: US  

Alaska Union Pacific Expo Seattle 1909 medal 3inch dia medal depicting Indian, miner, pioneer, steamship & statue, reverse uninscribed, signed F Ziegler, shows some use and dirt  

Roman Bronze Works NY bust attrib. Jo Davidson signed Roman Bronze Works, NY attributed to Jo Davidson, American, 1888 - 1921, but not artist signed, circa 1925, finely detailed. Only the best cast bronze artists used Roman but this artist didn't sign this fine work. Artists like F Remington used the same foundry as well as hundreds of others.
15.5inch ht on 3.75inch sq. marble base that is 4.5inch tall. Great condition with dark almost black patina. Act now before I discover sitter.  

bronze German Shepherd dog bookends matched pair of bookends comprised of bronze dogs that look like German Shepherds mounted on black highly veined marble. Most likely German or French in origin. Art Deco era circa 1920. Fine dark almost black patina is in near perfect condition, showing no wear or blemishes. Small well done hard to see restoration to crack in one marble base done a long time ago [see image]
Condition: bronze perfect
Size: 6inch ht X 4inch wd X 4inch dp  

cowboy bronze signed Moselsio 1928 Simon Moselsio was born in Russia in 1890 and died in 1963. Most of his important sculptures are in permanent museum collections. He was a well respected teacher at Bennington College, VT and was married to German-born ceramicist Herta Moselsio.

The bronze cowboy is signed & dated 1928 and has a fabulous caracature quality. It retains a fine milk chocolate patina
Condition: perfect
Size: 3 3/4inch ht  

Russian silvered bronze on rock crystal Inuet Eskimo handline fisherman perched on rock crystal ice chunk in silvered bronze, well detailed, circa 1880
Circa: 1890
Condition: perfect
Size: 7inch lg X 4inch ht
Country of Origin: RU  

pair of unsigned bronze fish style of P W Bartlett The unsigned bronze Art Nouveau placques depicting terrifying gargoyle like fish were surely influenced by the 1895 Paul W Bartlett fish displayed at the first Salon of Art Nouveau and reproduced in the American Magazine of Art (Nov 1925) #303. Sculpture currently held in Musee d'Orsay, Paris.
The dark chocolate patina is in perfect condition as is the rest of the piece save for the 2 1/4 dia holes drilled in each to facilitate mounting on a pair of doors in Saigon, Vietnam where these fabulous sculptures were discovered during the Vietnam Conflict. They were brought back and were in a Midwestern Antiques dealer's collection until his death.
These Art Nouveau placques were produced about 1895 in France and were meant to be displayed on the side of a building. Threaded holes are still intact on the reverse side. Some sculpturer was surely influenced by the bronze fish displayed at the 1st Salon of Art Nouveau in Paris 1896.
After many decades of hiding in plain site in Saigon and decades more in a midwest collection, we are proud to offer this pair of outstanding placques for your collection.
Circa: 1895
Condition: perfect except drilled holes
Size: 8 X 8 X 4 3/4inch
Country of Origin: FR  

bronze of Mozart signed Carl Kauba, Vienna Austria perfect milk cholate color patina bronze figure of Mozart depicting him playing a pipe organ withclouds full of angels/putti wafting into the sky. signed C Kauba and marked Geschutz 4156. gilt placque missing some black enamel says Mozart.

This was originally paired with a similar piece marked Beethoven, Viennas other great composer.
Circa: 1890
Condition: near perfect
Size: 8 1/4inch ht
Country of Origin: AT  

bronze nude w/Gibson girl hairdo signed beautifully detailed, chocolate brown patina in perfect condition, bronze seated nude holding her hair, was probably attached to a plinth as threaded hole is present, signed WG underneath. artist not identified yet, most likely a n Austrian bronze
Circa: 1890
Condition: excellent
Size: 5 1/2inch ht
Country of Origin: AT  

Cesare Roccheggiani signed micromosaic frame oval gilt brass folding picture frame with micromosaic panel on outside, opening to reveal picture holding area and purple/gold panel with mark of Cesare Roccheggiani, Rome

This may have been attached to a miniature easel at one time by the pin protruding on rear.

Work by Cesare Roccheggiani, Rome was listed in inventory shown at the USA Centennial Exhibit in Fairmont Park, Phila. 1876.

Mosaics were popular with travelers for more than a century. There was, to be sure, some criticism of the fashion. Goethe, for one, was appalled that an ancient art had been ’degraded’ to ornamenting trinkets ’Our times are worse than we think,’ he said. But not every visitor was so disparaging – quite the contrary, in fact. In 1810, when Rome was under French occupation, there were 20 private workshops. In the 1830s, a guidebook listed close to 30, many of them near the Spanish Steps.
Most mosaics were portable souvenirs that could be packed in a traveler''s trunk.

Cesare Roccheggiani is presumably the member of the family of mosaicists whose name is recorded in the lid of the case (see Petochi 1981, p. 69), since he is the only member with the initial 'C'. The only published document referring to Cesare is dated 1859, when he is mentioned in a bill of payment in the archives of the Vatican Mosaic Factory at St Peter's. He was probably related to Lorenzo and Nicola Roccheggiani, mosaicists of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and Antonio Roccheggiani, who gained medals at the London exhibition of 1851 and the Paris exhibition of 1855. According to the Artistical Directory, Rome, 1856, Antonio's shop was at 7 Piazza di Spagna. The 1874 Guida Monaci lists C. Roccheggiani at 14-15 via Condotti, whereas Murray's Handbook to Rome of 1875 lists Roccheggiani with no initial under 'Mosaicists' as at 14 via Condotti. In the 1888 edition 'Roccheggiani' is described as selling also 'gold ornaments from antique patterns', while the Guida Commerciale di Roma of 1900 shows that the Roccheggiani premises had expanded to nos 12-15 via Condotti.

These small mosaics were sold to foreigners visiting Rome; hence the popularity of tourist motifs. Scenes of ancient ruins were especially popular. A view of the Colosseum, which was made by Cesare Roccheggiani during the second half of the 19th century, is representative of this taste. So precise is the mosaic that is possible to look through the arcades to the see the interior of the Colosseum. By using thousands of tesserae, Rocceggiani also shows the uneven cobblestone road and shadowy foreground. The mosaic plaque measures 11in in diameter; the final bid last winter was $17,455.

Circa: 1865
Condition: very fine
Size: 2 5/8inch X 5 1/4inch closed
Country of Origin: IT  

Mario Korbel mini gilt bronze Art Deco woman signed Mario Korbel mini bronze figure of woman holding basket of flowers, semi-nude Art Deco gold plated bronze, drilled base to mount on stone. All original.
Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. Died 1954.

He spent five years in the United States and returned to Europe (1905), studying in Berlin; at the Royal Academy, Munich; and at the Academie Julian, Paris. He returned to Chicago in 1909 and opened a studio, and four years later he moved to New York City.
Circa: 1929
Condition: perfect
Size: 4 3/4inch ht
Country of Origin: US  

bronze eagle watch holder on green marble tray An outstanding example of Art Deco design with a pearched bronze eagle with his beak open to hold a watch or ball clock mounted on green marble tray with 9 bronze ball feet. unsigned. French or German. late 19th early 20th century.

Ready to hang the timepiece of your choice.
Circa: 1920
Condition: very good
Size: 11inch dia X 8inch ht
Country of Origin: FR  

Austrian bronze cold paint miniature group depicting 5 dogs bringing down an Elk. finely detailed painting w/virtually no paint loss. It must have taken hours to paint this complicated miniature casting. captures the action of the hunt in a static sculpture.
One of the best miniature groups I've seen in years.
Circa: 1900
Condition: very fine
Size: 3/4inch ht X 2inch lg
Country of Origin: AT  

Anri unsigned carved wood fiddlar circa 1930 great condition, faint made in italy stamp barely visible
Circa: 1930
Condition: perfect
Size: 7inch ht
Country of Origin: IT