Antique Metal and Grand Tour Souvenirs
Robert James Walsh & Company
Antiques - Art - Modernism - Appraisals
Shop at 1761 Main Street, across from Simon Pearce Glass (parking next to shop)
Quechee, Vermont 05059
802-356-7112, RJWAntiques@comcast.net
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Grand Tour Souvenirs
Nineteenth century and early twentieth century bronze or bronze-coated white metal tourist souvenirs from European museums and historic sites.
Venus di Milo, 17" bronze figure after the antique, with signature of the Louvre Museum, circa1890-1914. Brown patina. SOLD.
Napoleon,
8-1/4" bronze figure signed "Guillemin" on a 1-1/2" marble base, second half nineteenth century. Black patina.
From America: "Donald" by Frederick George Richard Roth, a bronze figure dated 1916 and signed by Gorham Foundry, with a brown patina. 27"H x 17"L . Donald was a sire of the Lippitt line of pure Vermont Morgan horses, and helped save the breed. Roth was the chief sculptor for the New York City Parks department, who did many animal sculptures in the parks and the Bronx Zoo.
SOLD.
Three Putti, two with Cult of Bacchus top-knots, all in bronze over white metal, black patina, 4-3/4" high. Continental, circa 1890-1910.
TWO FIGURES ON LEFT ARE SOLD.
Artemis bathing, in bronze after the antique, black patina, 10-1/2" high. Continental, circa 1860-1890. SOLD.
Faune Borghese (dancing satyr) after the antique, in bronze over white metal, black patina, on a black marble base, 10" high. Continental, circa 1890-1910.
Narcissus, after the antique in the Naples Museum, in bronze over white metal, 11-1/2" high. Continental, circa 1890-1910.
Bust of Joan of Arc, in bronze, with brown patina, on a red marble pedestal, 7" high. Continental, circa 1880-1900. SOLD
Bust of Napoleon in bronze, with brown patina, on a red marble pedestal, 7" high. Continental, c. 1880-1900.
Bust of Emperor Claudius after the antique, in bronze with green patina, on a white marble pedestal, 6" high. Continental, circa 1870-1900.
David, after Michelangelo, in bronze over white metal, black patina, on a black marble base, 11" high. Continental, circa 1890-1910.
The Borgese Gladiator in bronze, after the antique, 11" high, signature of Berlin foundry: "Alt-Gesell. Gludenbeck. Berlin", nineteenth century. Excellent black patina. Crisp and detailed casting.
Photography by Jean Bruneau of Montreal.
"Standing Woman" by Alexander Archipenko, American sculptor and teacher born in Ukraine (1887-1964), in bronze with green patina, signed and dated 1917, later casting circa 1950-60. Excellent patina. 13"H on a 1-3/8" marble base. Archipenko was praised for his use of negative space.
Discus Thrower, after the antique, 5" high, bronze over white metal, Continental 1870-1910.
Olympic athlete scraping olive oil after a meet, 5" bronze over white metal after the antique. Rare subject. Continental 1870-1910. SOLD.
Apollon du Belvedere, after the original in the Vatican Museum, 5-1/2" high, bronze over white metal.
Pair of Bookends: Appeal to the Great Spirit, after the Cyrus Dalln life-sized sculpture in front of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, reinforced patinated copper, circa 1914-25.
8"H x 6.5"L.
Perseus with the head of Medusa, after the antique, bronze over white metal, 5"H. Continental, circa 1890-1914
Sold Items Follow.
Female Bust, bronze with black and gold patina, by Harriette Miller, signed and dated 1925, #2 of 6, and with foundry mark: "A. Valsuani cire perdu". Miller was a founding member of the Southern Vermont Artists Guild, which is still vital. 5" H.
SOLD
Diana the Huntress, bronze figural group, signed "Lavaysse A"[ndre], Paris, with foundry mark, early 20th century, lost-wax technique, with greenish brown patina. 18.5"H x 28.5 "L x 7.5" D.
Excellent condition.
From a private collection; purchased in Paris in 1960.
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Grand Tour commemorative toleware tray,
with stencils showing tourists in Rome among the ruins, with the seven hills in the distance.
Age appropriate wear.
England, c, 1830-50.
19"H x 26"W
This tray has now been restored and I had a Regency-style low stand made for it.
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