{"title":"Sold Archive","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"cheval-demi-sang-by-antoine-louis-barye","title":"\"Cheval Demi-Sang\" by A L Barye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn inspiring and very rare \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eanimalier \u003c\/a\u003ebronze study of a powerful and handsome half arab and half thoroughbred stallion with excellent detail and wonderful rich variegated black, brown and green autumnal patina. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBARYE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      26.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       26 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepth:                                       8 cm                                       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1860\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoundry                                   Atelier (artist's own foundry)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eBARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures  by    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                        Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                    261\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            3096\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio, then moved to the studio of painter Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations and penchant for drawing, something that would become a major part of his life’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye began working for the goldsmith Jacques Henri Faucnnier in 1820 and became a regular visitor at ‘\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/en\/visit\/lieux\/menagerie-zoo-jardin-plantes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Zoo du Jardin des Plantes\u003c\/a\u003e‘ the National Museum of Natural History and its menagerie in Paris, where he studied the wild animals under the watchful eye of the lion keeper Mr Rousseau. As well as studying live animals, he practised dissection with Eugène Delacroix and noted his observations on his drawings. This gave Barye the impetus to move away from the neoclassical and Renaissance styles where animal subjects were treated as ‘additions’ or ‘supplements’ to art and regarded as inferior, allowing him to single handedly turn the study of ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animalier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimaliers\u003c\/a\u003e‘ into one of the most important art forms of the 19th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye received his first official acclaim at the 1831 Paris Salon. This recognition encouraged him to open his own studio or ‘atelier’, where he produced an Elephant that would become the Duc d’Orleans family’s first major acquisition. At the 1833 Salon Barye unveiled his emblematic \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/oeuvre-notices\/lion-and-serpent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which the French State purchased and had cast as a monumental bronze for the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/gardens\/jardin_des_tuileries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTuileries Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving mastered lost-wax casting, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarye\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eopened his own foundry in 1838 and there he took sand casting to a new level. He brought his bronzes to life, honing them with unrivalled chasing and a subtle range of patinas (colours). Struck by the vitality of \u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e François Lenormand remarked, “The first time I saw it, I thought the lion moved. Yesterday I heard it roar”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheval Demi-sang. For a full selection of our animal sculpture click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" title=\"Animal Sculptures Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6339922755614,"sku":"3096","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/CHEVAL_DEMI-SANG_BY_ANTOINE_LOUIS_BARYE.jpg?v=1603999508"},{"product_id":"sosson-le-reveil","title":"“Le Reveil” by L Sosson","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful early 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Art Nouveau - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gilt bronze and hand carved ivory figure of a young Art Nouveau woman standing in a stretched pose, her cape loosely draping from her arms with fine detail and colour, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=SOSSON%2C%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Sosson, Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts \"\u003eL Sosson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand raised on a variegated marble base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      28 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze, Ivory and Marble \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            4501\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSosson – Louis, (French, Early 20th Century)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLouis Sosson was a sculptor and accomplished ivory carver, who at one time worked for Edmond Etling, they include several children, some female nudes, dancers, a woman skier with her skis on her back, and some Dutch children in costume. In 1909, Edmond Laurent Etling opened a shop in Paris on the ‘Rue de Paradis nr. 29. In this shop one could buy the most exclusive art objects of that time, mainly made of bronze, ivory, ceramics or glass. Etling represented world famous sculptors and artists like Dimitri Chiparus, Louis Sosson, A. Godard, Claire-Jean Roberte Colinet, Lucille Sevin and her husband Jean Theodore Delabassé, Gazan, Georges Béal, Maurice Guiraud-Rivière and Marcel Guillard. These artisans were all leading members of the French modern art of that time and by creating ideal circumstances for them, Etling played a significant role in the style, which later became known as Art Deco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick here for a full selection of our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eArt Deco Sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a full selection of our current\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esculptures\u003c\/a\u003e click –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eArt Nouveau Sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6339965812766,"sku":"4501","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/LE_REVEIL_BY_L_SOSSON.jpg?v=1522502263"},{"product_id":"rosehips-vase-by-daum-freres","title":"Rosehips Vase by Daum Freres","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutstanding Art Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003ecameo glass\u003cspan\u003e vase of tall slender shape etched and enamelled with rose hips on their branches against a sky blue background with excellent detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" title=\"Daum Freres - Antique Glass - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaum Nancy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand with Cross of Lorraine. Learn all about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" title=\"Daum Freres - Antique Glass - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDaum Brothers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in our blog post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/know-your-artists-daum-freres\" title=\"Know Your Artist - Daum Freres - Hickmet Fine Arts Blog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      40 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cameo \u0026amp; Enamelled Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU:                                            6027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eABOUT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eDaum’s unique technique common to all was that a clear vessel was blown with colour only on the inner surface or layer. An acid resist landscape was painted free-hand onto the vessel which was then etched by plunging into a hydrofluoric acid bath. The outer surface was then polished which gave the trees a ‘third dimension’ as the onlooker can see through the clear glass to the inner colour. Then the background was frosted, tricking the eye into thinking it is seeing coloured glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThree types of enamel were painted by the artist to complete the design: transparent enamel for the three dimensional trees, opaque enamel for the snow or the ground and a polychrome enamel for the details in the distance which could be hills or trees. Finally the piece was reintroduced to the heat to anneal the enamels with the base glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s2\"\u003eSome very rare examples such as the ‘Deep Winter’ design had an additional and more complicated process of applying a layer of cameo glass to the outer body before painting the acid resist. This had\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003ethe effect of giving a more dense layer of snow or summer fields that could be further worked to give additional features in the landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThe many landscape vases of Daum were always examples of excellence and the skill of several different craftsmen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo read more on Daum Glass\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term=.2a659ff962fb\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term%3D.2a659ff962fb\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNFhFlBBBWzcJcubPxxfD0sweHybyQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo see more Daum Glass items\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Xx5h9ZfiRX9w5A_SwKOpif6WOg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6340018864158,"sku":"6027","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Rosehips_Vase_by_Daum_Freres.jpg?v=1522507676"},{"product_id":"slender-flower-vase-by-galle","title":"Slender Flower Vase by Gallé","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA delightful late 19th Century French cameo glass vase of tapered form. This fine vase has a beautiful red flowering landscape acid cut and etched against a vibrant yellow field with extremely fine colour and detail, signed in cameo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGallé\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn all about Emile Gallé, a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" title=\"Emile Galle - Antique Glass - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau movement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in our blog post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/know-your-artists-emile-galle\" title=\"Know your artist - Emile Galle - Hickmet Fine Arts Blog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1890\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Cameo Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                  Glass by Gallé – Alastair Duncan \u0026amp; Georges de Bartha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            5529\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6340045602846,"sku":"5529","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/SLENDER_FLOWER_VASE_BY_GALLE.jpg?v=1522503321"},{"product_id":"vienna-bronze-flamingo","title":"Vienna Bronze 'Flamingo'","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent cold painted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" title=\"Austrian Bronze - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustrian bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e study of a standing flamingo raised on a naturalistic base with very fine colours and good hand finished surface detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7760\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Flamingo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Figures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradition of Vienna Bronze can be traced to the middle of the 19th century. Around 50 manufacturers resided in Vienna at the turn of the century, as small Austrian bronze sculpture with its fine detail enjoyed great popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this time numerous sculptors and modellers were active in selling their work and models to bronze manufacturers, who then reproduced these. This means that a stamp (hallmark) alone shows who the manufacturer of a Bronze is, but not who the creator was. The artists remained largely unknown. Of course there are several artists whose works are also well-known, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZach\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. But even they did not work on every piece themselves, only the original model. One had chasers for the subsequent reproduction. Thus there are also differences in price for identical models, depending on the quality of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of the final piece depended on how gifted the chaser was and how perfectly he carried out his work. The painting of the final finish too was, and still is, an important factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures can occasionally be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\" title=\"Millers Antiques Guide - Enamel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Flamingo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlamingo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one_half\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamingos are one of the most interesting types of animals in the world. There are six known species of them out there. They are different from many other types of birds because of the length of their legs. They aren’t often seen flying but they certainly can just like other birds. It was long debated though if they should be classified as storks or ducks. Finally, it was decided that they should have their own classification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colouring for a Flamingo ranges from various shapes of pink all the way to a crimson red. Some of them are shades of orange too. They also have colors of cream and white mixed in. They are lovely creatures and they seem to be very calm. If you have a local zoo then chances are you have been able to see and to observe these animals up close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamingos live in a variety of habitat locations. They are fine in both warm and cold areas. They live in both the mountain areas and the flat lands. However, they do need plenty of access to food and to water. They are found in lakes, lagoons, and even swamps all over. As long as there are small insects, crustaceans, and algae they seem to have the food sources that they need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese animals are very social and they thrive on interaction with each other. Colonies of Flamingos in the wild can be thousands in number. Many of them are small though with only about 50 in them. The largest group of Flamingos is found in East Africa where a single colony has more than 1 million members. They engage in a variety of behaviors that are fascinating to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing that researchers have learned by placing Flamingos in captivity is that they don’t do well if there aren’t plenty of other members around. This is why a zoo has from 15 to 25 of them to display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one_half last\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring mating, the Flamingos will pair up and they stay with each other after mating to create the nest for the egg. Then also work as a team to keep the egg warm and safe for about 30 days until it hatches. Young Flamingos are fed crop milk that the parents both produce instead of regurgitated foods as other birds provide for their young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany people don’t realize how much Flamingos fly or their abilities. They can take off rapidly and fly up to 35 miles per hour. They can also fly hundreds of miles a day between different locations in order to find adequate amounts of food for them to survive on. Most of this flight time takes place at night though which is why many of us never see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view other Vienna Bronze like this Vienna Bronze Flamingo – please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=VIENNA%20BRONZE\" title=\"Vienna Bronze - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6461804412958,"sku":"7760","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/VIENNA_BRONZE_FLAMINGO_Hickmet_Fine_Arts.jpg?v=1522499414"},{"product_id":"vienna-bronze-ibis","title":"Vienna Bronze 'Ibis'","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent cold painted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" title=\"Austrian Bronze - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustrian Bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e study of a standing Ibis raised on a naturalistic base with very fine colours and good hand finished surface detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7761\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVienna Bronze Ibis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVienna Bronze Figures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradition of Vienna Bronze can be traced to the middle of the 19th century. Around 50 manufacturers resided in Vienna at the turn of the century, as small Austrian bronze sculpture with its fine detail enjoyed great popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this time numerous sculptors and modellers were active in selling their work and models to bronze manufacturers, who then reproduced these. This means that a stamp (hallmark) alone shows who the manufacturer of a Bronze is, but not who the creator was. The artists remained largely unknown. Of course there are several artists whose works are also well-known, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/artists\/josef-lorenzl\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/artists\/bruno-zach\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZach\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. But even they did not work on every piece themselves, only the original model. One had chasers for the subsequent reproduction. Thus there are also differences in price for identical models, depending on the quality of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of the final piece depended on how gifted the chaser was and how perfectly he carried out his work. The painting of the final finish too was, and still is, an important factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures can occasionally be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\" title=\"Millers antique guide - Enamel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Ibis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIbis are a group of birds that are found all over the world, but more commonly in the more temperate regions of the southern hemisphere. Ibis are most well known for their long necks and beaks which help them to get food out of the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ibis is found inhabiting areas where there are large amounts of water. The ibis enjoys to eat aquatic animals so it prefers to be in areas such as swamps, marshes and wetlands where food is in abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are roughly 30 different species of ibis found around the world, that vary in size and colour depending on the species. The ibis can vary in size from the tiny 5cm tall dwarf olive ibis to the giant ibis which to grow to more than a meter in height and inhabiting the remote forests of Cambodia and parts southern Laos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIbis are generally very sociable birds that gather together in large flocks both to feed and to find a partner during the mating season. Despite their relatively large size, many species of ibis rest in the safety of the trees and not on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the ibis is an omnivorous bird that eats both plants and animals, when there are plenty of aquatic species about, the ibis has more carnivorous diet. The ibis hunts fish, insects, small reptiles, frogs, small mammals and crabs,which the ibis picks out of the mud using it’s long and pointed beak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the relatively large size of the ibis, it has few natural predators besides large birds of prey that often steal the eggs of the ibis, or the young. Snakes are known to eat the ibis around the world, along with wild cats and foxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the mating season, the female ibis builds a nest in the trees that is made out of sticks and reeds. Ibis commonly nest close to a large amount of water such as a river or a lake, with other water-birds such as herons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe female ibis lays up to the 3 eggs which hatch after an incubation period of just a few weeks. The tiny ibis chicks are dependent on their mother for food, and develop quickly meaning that they leave the nest when they are about 6 weeks old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view other Vienna Bronze like this Vienna Bronze ibis – please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/artists\/vienna-bronze\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6465636139038,"sku":"7761","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Vienna_Bronze_Ibis_Hickmet_Fine_Arts.jpg?v=1522497488"},{"product_id":"a-little-rouge","title":"\"A Little Rouge\" by Chiparus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming early 20th Century cold painted bronze study of a young Art Deco beauty sitting upon a stool delicately applying her lipstick with excellent colour and detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eD H Chiparus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand raised on a square variegated marble base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      38 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                \u003cspan\u003eCold Painted Bronze and Marble\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eChiparus – Master of Art Deco. 2nd Edition by                                                                        Alberto Shayo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                    185\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eArt Deco and Other Figures by Bryan                                                                                            Catley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alberto Shayo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     72\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            4514\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiparus – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demetre_Chiparus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Master of Art Deco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomanian by birth, Chiparus worked entirely in Paris, first exhibiting in the Salon of 1914. He is best known for his figures or exotic dancer made of carved ivory and highly worked bronze. The subjects of these chryselephantine works were taken from popular personalities of the day, from contemporary theatre characters and the Orientalist zeitgeist in Paris in the interwar years, as exemplified by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChiparus’s early figures, those on a relatively simple bases, were primarily cast by Etling, a Paris foundry the retailer of contemporary French decorative arts in the 1920s and 1930s. The later pieces were made by the Les Neveux de J Lehmann foundry which specialised in making the more elaborate marble and onyx plinths like the one on this figure Antinea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ballets_Russes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ballets Russes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and performed until his death in 1929. It created a sensation in Western Europe because of the great vitality of Russian ballet compared to French dance and penetrated every facet of entertainment. The great Paris music halls, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Folies_Berg%C3%A8re\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFolies Bergère\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casino_de_Paris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCasino de Paris\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moulin_Rouge!\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoulin Rouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand others put on spectacular shows inspired by the Ballet Russes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChiparus attended the music halls and purchased all the magazines which illustrated the dancers. His wife and occasional models posed for him as he varied some of the photographed illustrations, never wasting a good attitude, this gave Chiparus an inexhaustible supply of material and influence from which he derived his most flamboyant, exotic and dramatic statues, frozen in spectacular attitudes, tall and sensuous. Chiparus’s repertoire symbolises a brief golden era and the sculptures that survived stand graceful, self-confident and proudly decorative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view our selection of Chiparus figures please click \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=CHIPARUS%2C%20DEMETRE\" title=\"Chiparus, Demetre - Artist - Hickmet fine Arts\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7414153805854,"sku":"4514","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/z4514x.jpg?v=1527929462"},{"product_id":"abend","title":"\"Abend\" by Zach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA delightful early 20th Century bronze figure of an attractive young lady adjusting her garter, with very fine cold painted colour and hand finished detail. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZach, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003estamped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMade in Austria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and raised on a shaped Brazilian green onyx plinth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      14 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                          1925\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                \u003cspan\u003eCold Painted Bronze and Onyx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                  \u003cspan\u003eArt Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            4604\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7432623882270,"sku":"4604","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/ABEND.png?v=1518122977"},{"product_id":"lizard-and-frog-on-leaf-by-bergman","title":"Lizard and Frog on Leaf by Bergman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous cold painted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" title=\"Austrian Bronze, Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eAustrian bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e group of a lizard stalking a small frog seated upon a large palm leaf, with excellent naturalistic colour and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBergman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘B’ in an amphora vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      21 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       26 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eCold Painted Bronze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e SKU:                                         7786\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBergman Lizard and Frog on a Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranz Bergman Sculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergman Lizard and Frog on a Leaf – Franz Bergman celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental and animal subjects, including the resting woodcock, rabbits, foxes and horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Subjects and the Bergman Lizard and Frog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures, birds and the standing cockerel can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Millers Antiques Guide Enamel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e will reduce value considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook out for Bergman’s distinctive signature marks: a ‘B’ in a vase shape and ‘Nam Greb’. This latter, which reads ‘Bergman’ in reverse, was often used on his more erotic pieces, which were not to the taste of his more conservative clients or his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese include sensuous poses of young women in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Art Nouveau - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e style, disguised by a covering that revealed all when a button was pushed or a lever moved. Carefully sculpted animals, such as bears, could often be opened to reveal an erotic female figure inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergman was noted for his detailed and colourful work. He signed with either a letter ‘B’ in an urn-shaped cartouche or ‘Nam Greb’ – ‘Bergman’ in reverse. These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view more items like the Bergman Lizard and frog on a leaf please click \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7521556135966,"sku":"7786","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Franz-Bergman-Lizard-and-frog-on-leaf-7786x.jpg?v=1518877861"},{"product_id":"hydrangea-butterfly-vase-by-daum-freres","title":"Hydrangea Butterfly Vase by Daum Freres","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly impressive and extremely rare \u003c\/span\u003ecameo glass \u003cspan\u003evase etched and enamel painted with a floral hydrangea landscape accentuated with gilded Art Nouveau designs, including butterflies framed against the milky white sky, the spreading foot further enhanced with gilded elements and the body with beautiful applied ruby and emerald coloured cabochons. Signed under the base with gilt signature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaum Nancy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand with the Cross of Lorraine. Do learn all about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/antique-glass\/daum-freres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Daum Freres - Antique Glass\"\u003eDaum Freres\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in our article \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/know-your-artists-daum-freres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Know your artist Daum Freres - Antique Glass - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      42 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                            \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eCameo \u0026amp; Enamelled Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            5887\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eABOUT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eDaum’s unique technique common to all was that a clear vessel was blown with colour only on the inner surface or layer. An acid resist landscape was painted free-hand onto the vessel which was then etched by plunging into a hydrofluoric acid bath. The outer surface was then polished which gave the trees a ‘third dimension’ as the onlooker can see through the clear glass to the inner colour. Then the background was frosted, tricking the eye into thinking it is seeing coloured glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThree types of enamel were painted by the artist to complete the design: transparent enamel for the three dimensional trees, opaque enamel for the snow or the ground and a polychrome enamel for the details in the distance which could be hills or trees. Finally the piece was reintroduced to the heat to anneal the enamels with the base glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s2\"\u003eSome very rare examples such as the ‘Deep Winter’ design had an additional and more complicated process of applying a layer of cameo glass to the outer body before painting the acid resist. This had\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003ethe effect of giving a more dense layer of snow or summer fields that could be further worked to give additional features in the landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThe many landscape vases of Daum were always examples of excellence and the skill of several different craftsmen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo read more on Daum Glass\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term=.2a659ff962fb\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term%3D.2a659ff962fb\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNFhFlBBBWzcJcubPxxfD0sweHybyQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo see more Daum Glass items\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Xx5h9ZfiRX9w5A_SwKOpif6WOg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7662857682974,"sku":"5887","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Daum-Freres-Art-Nouveau-Cameo-Glass-Butterfly-Vase-5887x.jpg?v=1520334128"},{"product_id":"rene-lalique-topaz-coq-nain","title":"René Lalique \"Topaz Coq Nain\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare deep topaz glass car mascot modelled as a feeding cockerel with fine hand finished detail, especially to the body feathers. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LALIQUE%2C%20REN%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Lalique, Rene - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eR Lalique \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoq Nain \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatalogue Number: 1135\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSignature Identification: R. Lalique France” moulded in relief around top of base\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDate Introduced: February 10, 1928\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions: 20.5 cm High\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFelix Marcilhac Catalogue Raisonné Page: 498 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      20.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eColoured Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eR.Lalique – Catalogue Raisonné by Felix Marcilhac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                    498\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            5977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/04\/automobiles\/collectibles\/laliques-mascots-too-cool-to-ride-on-radiators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMascots by Lalique\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMascots – Lalique recognized the need to bring art into everyday life. The only way to accomplish this was to begin mass production of stemware, tableware, inkwells, clocks and vases. At the height of production, Lalique employed 600 people in his glass factories. These skilful artisans created millions of pieces of glassware, many “personalised” with highlight polishing, frosting and glazing for a trademark presentation of individualized attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA contemporary invention of his day, the automobile, began to enamour the creative mind of Lalique. Prior to WWI, the artist created bas-relief silver and bronze ‘Targa’ gift plates for winners of the famous Targa Florio races in 1906. Vincenzo Florio commissioned Lalique to design a trophy for the prestigious event. Lalique created a work that anyone would be proud to win; he captured the image of the driver and mechanic speeding down a country road bordered by flowers and birds in flight with the “sky suggested in blue enamel.” By 1920, Lalique envisioned a new goal for the automobile: an empirical decoration on the front hood, elevating glass artistic design above the metallic standard in the mascot. Once a thermometer sat on the radiator simply to measure water temperature; Lalique now proposed elegant, artistic presentation over such mere functionality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1925, André Citroën’s company was a primary sponsor and exhibitor for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. The motoring magnate rented the Eiffel Tower and had thousands of lights artfully attached to the structure. At night, the double chevron emblem and name “Citroen” was an extraordinary sight seen by millions of people in “The City of Lights.” Knowing he would be displaying his company’s Citroën 5CV, Citroën commissioned Lalique to create glass mascots that could be mounted on the radiator of the car. Citroen wanted the mascots to feature five prancing horses. Thus was born Lalique’s fifth mascot, “Cinq Chevaux.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe success of the Citroën mascots exposed his unique talent to an entirely new audience. During the next seven years, Lalique created a total of 27 mascots, symbolizing energy, speed and motion; religion; individuality and form of nature; and human sensuality and sexuality—each expressing the grace and details of human and animal forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mascots were created in high-quality glass with a clear, frosted or satin finish. Some were tinted in amethyst and pink, while others were highlighted minimally with subtle colours. Lalique marked his work, as a general practice, with “R. Lalique” followed by the word “France.” The signature clearly marks the base through moulding, etching, script, print sandblasting or a curved design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLalique immediately saw the opportunity to draw attention to his mascots by lighting the glass sculpture from underneath its base. A small bulb was connected to provide the illumination. Lalique fashioned filters for placement between the bulb and base of the glass sculpture; this allowed colour changes to red, blue, green, amber or mauve. The idea was novel and stylish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to demand, the artist contracted with the Breves Gallery of London, England to assist with the design and development of the mascot mounting process, as well as with sales in Great Britain and overseas. Breves devised mounts in small and large sizes. In a 1929 advertisement, Breves called Lalique “the greatest living artist in glass design” and offered the mascots either “lighted or unlighted” which “easily fitted on the scuttle or radiator cap.” Breves designers knew that mounting an expensive glass mascot onto the hood was a difficult task. To avoid damaging the glass base, a rubber washer was formed to allow the mascot to sit snugly on the base. The mascot could be tightened yet remain unharmed. Once the automobile was in motion, however, a tightly-fitted mascot was subject to damage or chipping by bumps, road debris, weather conditions, rocks and wind pressure. For the loosely-fitted mascot, wind pressure from high speed, an accident or screeching halt usually sent the mascot flying into space. Also, the heat generated from the bulb inside the mascot and the engine weakened it structurally. Such conditions remain the primary reason that so few original Lalique mascots exist today. Even the finest mountings possible survived little more than a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon, Lalique mascots adorned the hoods of Bentley, Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Isotta-Fraschini, Mercedes-Benz and other stylish automobile marques of the day. The mascots, like his other objets des arts, became globally recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7663739207710,"sku":"5977","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Nain.jpg?v=1526642703"},{"product_id":"tzigane","title":"\"Tzigane\" by Villanis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous late 19th Century bronze bust of a young Hungarian gypsy girl wearing a headdress decorated with two large medallions exhibiting excellent tricoloured patination and very fine hand finished detail. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=VILLANIS%2C%20EMMANUEL\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Villanis, Emmanuel - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eE Villanis\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eentitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Tzigane’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and stamped\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      52 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1890\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eEmmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                    16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7520\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTzigane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTzigane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ca title=\"Rhapsody (music)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhapsody_%28music%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003erhapsodic\u003c\/a\u003e composition by the \u003ca title=\"France\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e composer \u003ca title=\"Maurice Ravel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Ravel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMaurice Ravel\u003c\/a\u003e. It was commissioned by and dedicated to Hungarian violinist \u003ca title=\"Jelly d'Arányi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jelly_d%27Ar%C3%A1nyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJelly d’Arányi\u003c\/a\u003e, great-niece of the influential violin virtuoso \u003ca title=\"Joseph Joachim\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Joachim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJoseph Joachim\u003c\/a\u003e. The original instrumentation was for \u003ca title=\"Violin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Violin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eviolin\u003c\/a\u003e and piano (with optional \u003ca title=\"Luthéal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luth%C3%A9al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eluthéal\u003c\/a\u003e attachment). The first performance took place in London on April 26, 1924 with the dedicatee on violin and with Henri Gil-Marchex at the piano (with luthéal).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe luthéal was, in Ravel’s day, a new piano attachment (first patented in 1919) with several tone-colour \u003ca title=\"Registration (organ)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Registration_%28organ%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eregistrations\u003c\/a\u003e which could be engaged by pulling stops above the keyboard. One of these registrations had a \u003ca title=\"Cimbalom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cimbalom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ecimbalom\u003c\/a\u003e-like sound, which fitted well with the gypsy-esque idea of the composition. The original score of \u003ci\u003eTzigane\u003c\/i\u003e included instructions for these register-changes during execution. The luthéal, however, did not achieve permanence. By the end of the 20th century the first print of the accompaniment with luthéal was still available at the publishers, but by that time the attachment had long since disappeared from use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRavel soon \u003ca title=\"Orchestration\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orchestration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eorchestrated\u003c\/a\u003e the piano part, and the version for violin and orchestra was first performed in Amsterdam on 19 October 1924, with \u003ca title=\"Pierre Monteux\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Monteux\"\u003ePierre Monteux\u003c\/a\u003e conducting the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Concertgebouw Orchestra\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concertgebouw_Orchestra\"\u003eConcertgebouw\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Samuel Dushkin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Dushkin\"\u003eSamuel Dushkin\u003c\/a\u003e, soloist. On 30 November 1924 the Paris premiere featured Jelly d’Arányi and the \u003ca title=\"Concerts Colonne\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concerts_Colonne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eConcerts Colonne\u003c\/a\u003e under the direction of \u003ca title=\"Gabriel Pierné\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gabriel_Piern%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGabriel Pierné\u003c\/a\u003e. The first performance of the version with piano without luthéal was by \u003ca title=\"Robert Soetens\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Soetens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRobert Soetens\u003c\/a\u003e in 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name of the piece is derived from the generic \u003ca title=\"Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEuropean\u003c\/a\u003e term for “\u003ca title=\"Romani people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romani_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003egypsy\u003c\/a\u003e” (in \u003ca title=\"French language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e: gitan, tsigane or tzigane rather than the \u003ca title=\"Hungarian language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungarian_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHungarian\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ci\u003ecigány\u003c\/i\u003e) although it does not use any authentic Gypsy melodies. Note that in Ravel’s days in Paris gypsy\/gitan\/tsigane\/tzigane did not so much refer to the \u003ca title=\"Romani people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romani_people\"\u003eRoma\u003c\/a\u003e(Gypsy) people in any strict sense: the “gypsy” style of the work was rather a kind of popular musical exoticism, comparable to the \u003ci\u003eSpanish\u003c\/i\u003e exoticism in \u003ca title=\"Richard Wagner\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Wagner\"\u003eWagner\u003c\/a\u003e‘s day (compare \u003ca title=\"Emmanuel Chabrier\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanuel_Chabrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEmmanuel Chabrier\u003c\/a\u003e‘s \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"España (Chabrier)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Espa%C3%B1a_%28Chabrier%29\"\u003eEspaña\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), or the \u003ci\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Janissary\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janissary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJanissary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e exoticism in \u003ca title=\"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMozart\u003c\/a\u003e‘s day (\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piano_Sonata_No._11_%28Mozart%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRondo alla Turca\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is in one movement, with an approximate duration of ten minutes. Though the composer is sometimes regarded as following an \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Impressionist music\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impressionist_music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eImpressionist\u003c\/a\u003e idiom, \u003ci\u003eTzigane\u003c\/i\u003e clearly demonstrates Ravel’s ability to imitate the (late) \u003ca title=\"Romanticism\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRomantic\u003c\/a\u003e style of violin showmanship promoted by such composer-virtuosi as \u003ca title=\"Niccolò Paganini\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niccol%C3%B2_Paganini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaganini\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Pablo de Sarasate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pablo_de_Sarasate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSarasate\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7663842918430,"sku":"7520","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Emmanuel-Villamis-Art-Nouveau-Bronze-Tzigane-7520x.jpg?v=1520340535"},{"product_id":"birdman-by-salvador-dali","title":"“Birdman” by Salvador Dali","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing late 20th Century \u003ca title=\"Limited Edition Bronze\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/limited-editions\"\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/a\u003e bronze study of a half man, half bird figure standing on a four legged stooll. The surface of the bronze patinaed with a deep green colour heightened with bright gilding. Signed \u003ca title=\"Salvador Dali Bronze\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=DALI%2C%20SALVADOR\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDali \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003enumbered \u003cem\u003e239\/350 \u003c\/em\u003eand stamped with\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efoundry mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; lato\u0026amp;quot;,\u0026amp;quot;helveticaneue\u0026amp;quot;,\u0026amp;quot;helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #d5a6bd; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theme of the birdman comes from antiquity.  In ancient Egypt he appeared as Horus, a God with a man’s body and the head of a heron. Dalí combines two incongruous parts substituting the head of a human figure with the head of a heron, making the human half bird and the bird half-human.  One cannot distinguish which of the two is dominant.  Man is not always that which he appears, Dalí wants to leave us in doubt, it is his game. The smooth polished surface of the sculpture’s body is contrasted by the naturally unworked beak and head.  From one arm dangles a length of a cloth, and another piece seems to be swept back from his head by a breeze depicting the need for modern accoutrements.  On the back of the figure, Dalí has moulded further unexplained draperies emphasizing modern man’s dependence on material possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      27 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU:                                            4860\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDali Early Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born on 11 May 1904, at 8:45 am GMT, at the 1st floor of Carrer Monturiol, 20 (presently 6), in the town of Figueres, in the \u003ca title=\"Empordà\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empord%C3%A0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmpordà\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Comarques of Catalonia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comarques_of_Catalonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eregion\u003c\/a\u003e, close to the French border in \u003ca title=\"Catalonia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatalonia\u003c\/a\u003e, Spain. In the Summer of 1912, the family moved to the top floor of Carrer Monturiol 24 (presently 10). His older brother, who had also been \u003ca title=\"Necronym\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Necronym\"\u003enamed Salvador\u003c\/a\u003e (born 12 October 1901), had died of \u003ca title=\"Gastroenteritis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gastroenteritis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egastroenteritis\u003c\/a\u003e nine months earlier, on 1 August 1903. His father, Salvador Dalí i Cusí, was a middle-class lawyer and notary whose strict disciplinary approach was tempered by his wife, Felipa Domenech Ferrés, who encouraged her son’s artistic endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he was five, he was taken to his brother’s grave and told by his parents that he was his brother’s reincarnation, a concept which he came to believe. Of his brother, Dalí said, “… [we] resembled each other like two drops of water, but we had different reflections.” He “was probably a first version of myself but conceived too much in the absolute.” Images of his long-dead brother would reappear embedded in his later works, including \u003ci\u003ePortrait of My Dead Brother\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also had a sister, Anna Maria, who was three years younger. In 1949, she published a book about her brother, \u003ci\u003eDalí As Seen By His Sister\u003c\/i\u003e. His childhood friends included future \u003ca title=\"FC Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FC_Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFC Barcelona \u003c\/a\u003efootballers \u003ca title=\"Emilio Sagi Liñán\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emilio_Sagi_Li%C3%B1%C3%A1n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSagibarba\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Josep Samitier\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josep_Samitier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosep Samitier\u003c\/a\u003e. During holidays at the Catalan resort of \u003ca title=\"Cadaqués\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cadaqu%C3%A9s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCadaqués\u003c\/a\u003e, the trio played football (soccer)together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe attended drawing school. In 1916, he also discovered modern painting on a summer vacation trip to Cadaqués with the family of Ramon Pichot, a local artist who made regular trips to Paris. The next year, Dalí’s father organized an exhibition of his charcoal drawings in their family home. He had his first public exhibition at the Municipal Theatre in Figueres in 1919, a site he would return to decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn February 1921, Dalí’s mother died of breast cancer. Dalí was 16 years old; he later said his mother’s death “was the greatest blow I had experienced in my life. I worshipped her… I could not resign myself to the loss of a being on whom I counted to make invisible the unavoidable blemishes of my soul.” After her death, Dalí’s father married his deceased wife’s sister. Dalí did not resent this marriage, because he had a great love and respect for his aunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7665194205214,"sku":"4860","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Salvador-Dali-Surrealistic-Bronze-4860x.jpg?v=1527168054"},{"product_id":"la-comete-by-guiraud-riviere","title":"\"La Comète\" by Guiraud-Rivière","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Comète is a magnificent \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e sculptural image of a female nude modelled as a streamlined comet, her long hair trailing behind her as she flies through the clouds. The silvered  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ebronze sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e is heightened with parcel gilding and raised on a breche griotte shaped marble base, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GUIRAUD-RIVI%C3%88RE%2C%20MAURICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Guiraud-Riviere, Maurice - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuirard-Riviere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and inscribed with the foundry mark \u003cem\u003eEtling Paris\u003c\/em\u003e. The sculpture’s composition displays a great sense of dynamism and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis iconic design was considered the height of modernity and an example of the model was placed in the reception of the famous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysler_Building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChrysler Building\u003c\/a\u003e, New York from 1930 to 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee example with a green\/brown patina which was sold at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2014\/20th-c-design-n09127\/lot.59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSothebys, New York\u003c\/a\u003e  in 2014 for $ 60,000 USD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      53 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       57 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                               \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1925\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoundry                                   Etling, Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Silvered \u003cspan\u003eBronze and Marble\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eArt Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage No:                                  \u003cspan\u003e106\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7593\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GUIRAUD-RIVI%C3%88RE%2C%20MAURICE\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Guiraud-Riviere, Maurice - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMaurice Guiraud-Rivière\u003c\/a\u003e was born in Toulouse in 1881 and was a painter, draftsman, sculptor, the nephew of Theodore Riviere and student of the National School of Fine Arts where he studied under the direction of Antonin Mercie master of his uncle and like them native of Toulouse.\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Comet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comet is a very small solar system body made mostly of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. Most comets are no larger than a few kilometres across. The main body of the comet is called the nucleus, and it can contain water, methane, nitrogen and other ices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a comet is heated by the Sun, its ices begin to sublimate (similar to the way dry ice “fizzes” when you leave it in sunlight). The mixture of ice crystals and dust blows away from the comet nucleus in the solar wind, creating a pair of tails. The dust tail is what we normally see when we view comets from Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plasma tail also forms when molecules of gas are “excited” by interaction with the solar wind. The plasma tail is not normally seen with the naked eye, but can be imaged. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/space-facts.com\/comets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eComets\u003c\/a\u003e normally orbit the Sun, and have their origins in the Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt regions of the outer solar system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"irc_mi lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/image\/comet_west.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/image\/comet_west.gif\" alt=\"Image result for image of the Comet\" data-zoom-image=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/image\/comet_west.gif\" data-was-processed=\"true\" width=\"415\" height=\"311\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view a selection of Art Deco bronzes please click\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/1nvb2q921p62ajzg-26148594.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Bronze Sculpture\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7665253679134,"sku":"7593","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/LA_COMETE_BY_GUIRAUD-RIVIERE.jpg?v=1528214621"},{"product_id":"raisins-souffle-vase-by-galle","title":"Raisins Soufflé Vase by Gallé","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very vibrant and unusual early 20th Century French soufflé vase of spherical form, the blue and purple fruiting grape vines draped delicately against a yellow field. Exhibiting excellent colour and very fine detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGallé\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      27 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eMould Blown Cameo Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                \u003cspan\u003eGlass by Gallé – Alastair Duncan \u0026amp; Georges de Bartha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           5588\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7665319936030,"sku":"5588","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/z5588x.jpg?v=1604438947"},{"product_id":"franz-bergman-carpet-seller","title":"Franz Bergman “Carpet Seller”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabulous cold painted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Austrian Bronze Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAustrian bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Austrian Bronze Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003egroup of two Arab men, one enjoying his pipe as the other tries to displays his rugs. The surface with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eBergman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘B’ in an amphora vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       18 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7814\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBergman Carpet Seller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArab Bronze Franz Bergman Sculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\nBergman Carpet Seller – Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was known at the time.\n\u003cp\u003eHis father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientalist Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the 17th Century onwards it was customary for the young Victorian gentleman to go on the obligatory tour of the East – the Grand Tour – as an educational rite of passage. Visiting countries and experiencing customs they had only ever heard about in stories, these young men were keen to show their families mementos of their experience, especially the lavish subjects of the Middle Eastern Arab world. The return trip would usually include a visit to Vienna, and here the ‘souvenir’ shops supplied a plethora of beautifully crafted sculptures with an Orientalist Arab flavour. These were often acquired to show their friends and families images of their travels. Bergman was noted for his detailed and colourful work and he produced a huge number of Orientalist subjects to cater for this market including this Arab bronze Coffee Vendor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook out for Bergman’s distinctive signature marks: a ‘B’ in a vase shape and ‘Nam Greb’. This latter, which reads ‘Bergman’ in reverse, was often used on his more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eerotic pieces, which were not to the taste of his more conservative clients or his family. These include sensuous poses of young women in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=Hwhwfod4rTEC\u0026amp;pg=PA64\u0026amp;lpg=PA64\u0026amp;dq=orientalist+grand+tour\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=AoyJ3w3dgb\u0026amp;sig=trcelgi3GFZkn4isoLLNtuLIPQo\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwjC_rHH28zUAhUlCsAKHRLmAHIQ6AEIPjAI#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=orientalist%20grand%20tour\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOrientalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003estyle, sometimes the erotic nature of the subject was disguised by a covering that revealed all when a button was pushed or a lever moved. Carefully sculpted animals, such as owls, could often be opened to reveal an erotic female figure inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably. Restoration can also reduce the value considerably, especially when done in a non-sympathetic manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor a further selection of sculptures by this artist like the Bergman Carpet Seller please click on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eFranz Bergman Sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8028595879966,"sku":"7814","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/FRANZ_BERGMAN_CARPET_SELLER.jpg?v=1522510078"},{"product_id":"arab-potter-bronze-by-franz-bergman","title":"“Arab Potter” Bronze by Franz Bergman","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabulous cold painted \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Austrian Bronze - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAustrian bronze\u003c\/a\u003e study of an Arab potter decorating an urn he has just made, with utensils by his side. The bronze with excellent naturalistic colour and very fine detail, signed with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBergman \u003c\/a\u003e‘B’ in an amphora vase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      14 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                  Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7815\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranz Bergman Sculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergman bronze Arab Potter  – Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was known at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientalist Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the 17th Century onwards it was customary for the young Victorian gentleman to go on the obligatory tour of the East – the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGrand Tour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– as an educational rite of passage. Visiting countries and experiencing customs they had only ever heard about in stories, these young men were keen to show their families mementos of their experience, especially the lavish subjects of the Middle Eastern Arab world. The return trip would usually include a visit to Vienna, and here the ‘souvenir’ shops supplied a plethora of beautifully crafted sculptures with an Orientalist Arab flavour. These were often acquired to show their friends and families images of their travels. Bergman was noted for his detailed and colourful work and he produced a huge number of Orientalist subjects to cater for this market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook out for Bergman’s distinctive signature marks: a ‘B’ in a vase shape and ‘Nam Greb’. This latter, which reads ‘Bergman’ in reverse, was often used on his more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/shop\/antique-sculpture\/austrian-bronze\/franz-bergman-vienna-bronze-erotic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eerotic pieces\u003c\/a\u003e, which were not to the taste of his more conservative clients or his family. These include sensuous poses of young women in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=Hwhwfod4rTEC\u0026amp;pg=PA64\u0026amp;lpg=PA64\u0026amp;dq=orientalist+grand+tour\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=AoyJ3w3dgb\u0026amp;sig=trcelgi3GFZkn4isoLLNtuLIPQo\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwjC_rHH28zUAhUlCsAKHRLmAHIQ6AEIPjAI#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=orientalist%20grand%20tour\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOrientalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003estyle, sometimes the erotic nature of the subject was disguised by a covering that revealed all when a button was pushed or a lever moved. Carefully sculpted animals, such as owls, could often be opened to reveal an erotic female figure inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably. Restoration can also reduce the value considerably, especially when done in a non-sympathetic manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor a further selection of sculptures by this artist click on Franz Bergman\u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e Sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8028608397342,"sku":"7815","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/ARAB_POTTER_BRONZE_BY_FRANZ_BERGMAN.jpg?v=1522512644"},{"product_id":"eagle-on-a-rock-bronze-by-bergman","title":"‘Eagle on a Rock’ Bronze by Bergman","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous early 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/austrian-bronze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Austrian Bronze - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eAustrian bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e study of an eagle about to take flight with its wings outspread on the edge of a naturalistic rocky outcrop with excellent colour and fine hand finished detail, signed with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eBergman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘B’ in an amphora vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      14 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                        15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                   Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                          1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                   Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook reference:                          \u003c\/span\u003eAntique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7796\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBergman Eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranz Bergman Sculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergman Eagle – Celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental and animal subjects, including the Bergman cat, rabbits, foxes and horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Subjects and the Bergman Eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures, birds and the Bergman eagle can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook out for Bergman’s distinctive signature marks: a ‘B’ in a vase shape and ‘Nam Greb’. This latter, which reads ‘Bergman’ in reverse, was often used on his more erotic pieces, which were not to the taste of his more conservative clients or his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese include sensuous poses of young women in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/a\u003estyle, disguised by a covering that revealed all when a button was pushed or a lever moved. Carefully sculpted animals, such as bears, could often be opened to reveal an erotic female figure inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergman was noted for his detailed and colourful work. He signed with either a letter ‘B’ in an urn-shaped cartouche or ‘Nam Greb’ – ‘Bergman’ in reverse. These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view more items like the Bergman eagle please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BERGMAN%2C%20FRANZ%20XAVIER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bergman, Franz Xavier - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8028630581278,"sku":"7796","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/EAGLE_ON_A_ROCK_BRONZE_BY_BERGMAN.jpg?v=1527782870"},{"product_id":"panthere-surprenant-un-zibeth-bronze-by-antoine-louis-barye","title":"“Panthère Surprenant un Zibeth” by A L Barye","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuperb mid 19th Century French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" title=\"Animalier - Antique Sculpture - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eanimalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze study of a powerful panther, its front paw holding down a zibeth cat. The surface of the bronze with excellent autumnal patina and very fine hand chased surface detail. From the artist’s own foundry (atelier cast) signed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBarye \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                        10 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                          24 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                  Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                            1850\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                   Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook reference:                      \u003c\/span\u003eBARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by                                                                        Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                       223\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                               7821\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio, then moved to the studio of painter Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations and penchant for drawing, something that would become a major part of his life’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye began working for the goldsmith Jacques Henri Faucnnier in 1820 and became a regular visitor at ‘\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/en\/visit\/lieux\/menagerie-zoo-jardin-plantes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Zoo du Jardin des Plantes\u003c\/a\u003e‘ the National Museum of Natural History and its menagerie in Paris, where he studied the wild animals under the watchful eye of the lion keeper Mr Rousseau. As well as studying live animals, he practised dissection with Eugène Delacroix and noted his observations on his drawings. This gave Barye the impetus to move away from the neoclassical and Renaissance styles where animal subjects were treated as ‘additions’ or ‘supplements’ to art and regarded as inferior, allowing him to single handedly turn the study of ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animalier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimaliers\u003c\/a\u003e‘ into one of the most important art forms of the 19th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye received his first official acclaim at the 1831 Paris Salon. This recognition encouraged him to open his own studio or ‘atelier’, where he produced an Elephant that would become the Duc d’Orleans family’s first major acquisition. At the 1833 Salon Barye unveiled his emblematic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/oeuvre-notices\/lion-and-serpent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which the French State purchased and had cast as a monumental bronze for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/gardens\/jardin_des_tuileries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTuileries Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving mastered lost-wax casting, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBarye\u003c\/a\u003e opened his own foundry in 1838 and there he took sand casting to a new level. He brought his bronzes to life, honing them with unrivalled chasing and a subtle range of patinas (colours). Struck by the vitality of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/shop\/antique-sculpture\/animalier\/barye-lion-au-serpent\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion au Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrançois Lenormand remarked, “The first time I saw it, I thought the lion moved. Yesterday I heard it roar”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanthère Suprenant un Zibeth. For a full selection of our animal sculpture click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" title=\"Animalier - Antique Sculpture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8028649553950,"sku":"7821","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Panthere_Surprenant_un_Zibeth_Bronze_by_Antoine_Louis_Barye.jpg?v=1522519031"},{"product_id":"elephant-bronze-by-waldmann","title":"“Éléphant” bronze by Waldmann","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajestic early 20th Century French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eanimalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze study of an elephant standing on a rocky landscape with excellent autumnal surface colours and very fine hand finished detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=WALDMANN%2C%20OSCAR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Waldmann, Oscar - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eO Waldmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                        33 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                  Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                            1915\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                   Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                               7682\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion\" id=\"product-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-description\" class=\"accordion-body  in collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaldmann Bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaldmann Bronze – Oscar Waldmann (Swiss 1856-1937) Oscar Waldmann received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 for his animal sculptures — extremely popular due to their realistic portrayal -Aclaimed by other exhibiting sculptors, including Gardet and Vibert, and by the viewing public A cast of the present bronze was exhibited also in this exhibition of 1900. The artist lived and had a studio in Paris at 80 Avenue de Maine.In the 1920s he taught the African American sculptress Nancy Elizabeth Prophet at the Ecole des Beaux -Arts and also Katherine Elizabeth Wallis of Santa Cruz California. In 1924 he exhibited a \\sculpture at the Olympic games.Waldmann was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London and at many exhibitions throughout Europe. His sculptures are highly prized among animalier collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnimalier\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefined as sculptors of figurative animal subjects the Animalier school of artists became popular in the early 1800’s and the origin of a wonderful selection of the finest\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bronze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ebronzes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eof both the 19th and 20th Centuries. In the Paris Salon of 1831 when Antoine Louis Barye exhibited his first animal sculpture, one zealous French art critic dubbed him an Animalier: maker of animals, the species deprived of human nobility. This was intended as a criticism and not a flattering title. This perception changed in the 1830’s when the new monarch, King Louis-Philippe gave several public commissions to Barye. The King’s son, the Duc d’Orleans, also became Barye’s patron and by the middle of the 19th Century any artist was proud to be known as an Animalier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough many earlier examples can be found, animalier sculpture became more popular, and reputable, in early 19th century\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Paris\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris\"\u003eParis\u003c\/a\u003ewith the works of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAntoine-Louis Barye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1795–1875) for whom the term was coined and who became the ‘Father of the Animaliers School’ and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Jules_M%C3%AAne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePierre Jules Mêne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsidered the finest realist sculptor of the era. By the mid-century, a taste for animal subjects was very widespread among all sections of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of animalier bronzes like this Waldmann bronze please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8028657221662,"sku":"7682","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/ELEPHANT_BRONZE_BY_WALDMANN.jpg?v=1526391987"},{"product_id":"jument-et-son-poulain-by-p-j-mene","title":"“Jument et son Poulain” by P J Mene","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabulous mid 19th Century French\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier - Antique Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eanimalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebronze group of an arab mare with her playful foal, the bronze with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand chased surface detail, raised on a naturalistic base and signed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/vendors?q=MENE%2C%20PIERRE%20JULES\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Mene, Pierre Jules - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eP J Mêne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      17 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       26 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1860\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                 Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                   167\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           7820\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP J Mene, French 1810 ~ 1879\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/artists\/pierre-jules-mene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eP J\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eMene is probably the best known of the French\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures\"\u003eAnimaliers School\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand his bronzes are today among the most highly prized in this genre. Surrounded as we are by disturbance and even violence, collectors of his work can find relaxation and enjoyment in contemplating the innate grace and beauty of his sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1838 Mêne worked at his own foundry, casting first his own works and later also those of his son-in-law\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAuguste Cain. He became absorbed in the meticulous work of casting and chiselling and ensured that during his lifetime the bronzes that were cast were always checked for quality, colour and finish before they were allowed to leave the foundry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a regular exhibitor at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.salondesbeauxarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSalon des Beaux-Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emany of Mêne’s subjects were shown to the general public in this popular showcase where acclaim and criticism could be judged before including the subject in his general\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOuevre\u003c\/em\u003e. This also served to establish public awareness of his new works and provides a useful reference when dating the origin of a particular cast. As a further point of reference Mêne produced a catalogue of all his works and each of his models has an identifiable catalogue number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Mêne’s death in 1879 the Barbedienne and Susse Frères foundries acquired the rights to reproduce his many of his important models and these posthumous casts are marked\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARBEDIENNE%2C%20FERDINAND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Barbedienne, Ferdinand - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eF Barbedienne Fondeur\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSusse Frères fondeur editeur\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003erespectively. These bronzes are of a fine quality and are cast by the leading bronze foundries in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, however they do not have the vitality and attention to detail that Mêne achieved on the casts from his own foundry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a full selection of available sculptures by P J Mene please\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=M%C3%8ANE%2C%20PIERRE%20JULES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Mene, Pierre Jules - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030833180702,"sku":"7820","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/JUMENT_ET_SON_POULAIN_BY_P_J_MENE.jpg?v=1522752393"},{"product_id":"faisan-tournee-a-droite-by-a-l-barye","title":"“Faisan Tournée à Droite” by A L Barye","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures\"\u003eanimalier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebronze study of a standing pheasant, its head slightly turned to the right, with very fine autumnal patination and intricate hand chased surface detail, raised on integral rectangular semi-naturalistic base, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBARYE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand inscribed with foundry mark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARBEDIENNE%2C%20FERDINAND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Barbedienne, Ferdinand - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eF Barbedienne Fondeur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       11 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:                                       21 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoundry:                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"tag\"\u003eFerdinand Barbedienne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1870\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by                                                                        Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme, Bronzes                                                                                    of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     68,335\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7726\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio, then moved to the studio of painter Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations and penchant for drawing, something that would become a major part of his life’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye began working for the goldsmith Jacques Henri Faucnnier in 1820 and became a regular visitor at ‘\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/en\/visit\/lieux\/menagerie-zoo-jardin-plantes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe Zoo du Jardin des Plantes\u003c\/a\u003e‘ the National Museum of Natural History and its menagerie in Paris, where he studied the wild animals under the watchful eye of the lion keeper Mr Rousseau. As well as studying live animals, he practised dissection with Eugène Delacroix and noted his observations on his drawings. This gave Barye the impetus to move away from the neoclassical and Renaissance styles where animal subjects were treated as ‘additions’ or ‘supplements’ to art and regarded as inferior, allowing him to single handedly turn the study of ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAnimaliers\u003c\/a\u003e‘ into one of the most important art forms of the 19th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye received his first official acclaim at the 1831 Paris Salon. This recognition encouraged him to open his own studio or ‘atelier’, where he produced an Elephant that would become the Duc d’Orleans family’s first major acquisition. At the 1833 Salon Barye unveiled his emblematic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/oeuvre-notices\/lion-and-serpent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which the French State purchased and had cast as a monumental bronze for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/gardens\/jardin_des_tuileries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTuileries Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving mastered lost-wax casting,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eBarye\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eopened his own foundry in 1838 and there he took sand casting to a new level. He brought his bronzes to life, honing them with unrivalled chasing and a subtle range of patinas (colours). Struck by the vitality of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrançois Lenormand remarked, “The first time I saw it, I thought the lion moved. Yesterday I heard it roar”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBarye Bronze Sculpture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye Faisan Tournée à Droite. For a full selection of our Barye bronze sculpture click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030836883486,"sku":"7726","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/FAISAN_TOURNEE_A_DROITE_BY_A_L_BARYE.jpg?v=1522754186"},{"product_id":"taureau-by-isidore-bonheur","title":"“Taureau” by Isidore Bonheur","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful 19th Century French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures\"\u003eAnimalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze study of a proud standing bull with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to red\/golden patination and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BONHEUR%2C%20ISIDORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Bonheur \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       15 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:                                       23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1870\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eAnimals in Bronze by Christopher Payne\u003c\/span\u003e Kjellberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     177\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7742\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsidore Bonheur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonheur Taureau – Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BONHEUR%2C%20ISIDORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eRosa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exposition_Universelle_(1889)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eParis Exposition Universelle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey is one of his finest models and is one of the icons of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures\"\u003eAnimalier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003esculpture. Many of his bronzes were done as compliments to his sisters’ works. These sheep and cattle models by brother and sister were done as pairs. Almost all of his and his sisters’ casts were produced by Hippolyte Peyrol whose extremely small (less than 1\/6″) foundry mark if often very difficult to locate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view more sculptures by this artist please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BONHEUR%2C%20ISIDORE\" title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030853300254,"sku":"7742","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/TAUREAU_BY_ISIDORE_BONHEUR.jpg?v=1522755090"},{"product_id":"david-vainqueur-by-a-mercie","title":"“David Vainqueur” by A Mercié","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn impressive late 19th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze study of the victorious David, the young hero portrayed lifting the vast sword of Goliath into it’s oversized scabbard, his foot still perched on the giant’s head. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=MERCI%C3%89%2C%20MARIUS%20JEAN%20ANTONIN\" title=\"Mercie, Marius Jean Antonin - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercié\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003estamped with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollas Mechanique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003epastille and inscribed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eF Barbedienne Fondeur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       74 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1890\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                    F Barbedienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003eMaterials:                          Bronze\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   Bronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     488\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7752\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Vainqueur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Vainqueur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid After the Combat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=MERCI%C3%89%2C%20MARIUS%20JEAN%20ANTONIN\" title=\"Mercie, Marius Jean Antonin - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercié\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea First Class Medal and the Croix de la Légion d’Honneur. making him the only artist to receive it whilst still a student. A casting was commissioned by the French State and exhibited at the 1873 World Exhibition. An example of this inspirational work is today to be found in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1870 war and France’s defeat left French society feeling humiliated and longing for revenge. This state of mind made ‘\u003cspan class=\"italiquenoir\"\u003eDavid Vainqueur’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eappear to be the promise of a France that would one day, despite its weakness, slay the Prussian Goliath, like the young Israeli shepherd who, armed only with a sling, brought down the enemy giant. So the sculpture was an instant success: the plaster model executed in Rome, where the young artist was finishing his training, earned him the Legion of Honour, and a bronze version was commissioned by the State in 1872 and put in the Musée du Luxembourg –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.museeduluxembourg.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe Musée des Artistes Vivants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– in 1874. It was soon one of the commonest images in illustrated magazines and was so popular that a miniature version, in six different sizes, was cast by Barbedienne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘David Vainqueur’  is one of Mercié’s most famous and most treasured works and was cast by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_Barbedienne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBarbedienne\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003efoundry in numerous edition sizes, five of which are noted in their 1886 catalog – 110, 93, 73, 46 and 29.5 cm. The original sculpture, cast in life size for the 1872 Salon at a height of 185cm (72.5″) is held by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mus%C3%A9e_d'Orsay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMusee d’Orsay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_works_by_Antonin_Merci%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronzes: Sculptors and Founders vol I, Berman, p. 157 \u0026amp; 159\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bronzes of the 19th Century: Dictionary of Sculptors, Kjellberg, p. 488-91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronzes d’Art F. Barbedienne, Paris (1886 edition), p. 48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt Bronzes, Forrest, p. 44-46, p. 479\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture, Fusco and Janson, p. 303-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030921818142,"sku":"7752","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/DAVID_VAINQUEUR_BY_A_MERCIE.jpg?v=1522764856"},{"product_id":"venus-de-milo","title":"Venus De Milo","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very fine Grand Tour Souvenir bronze study of the famous Venus de Milo with excellent rich brown patina and good hand finished surface detail, inscribed \u003cem\u003eFerd Reiter\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMunchen\u003c\/em\u003e foundry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       49 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1890\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003eMaterials:                          Bronze\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                    Ferd Reiter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7741\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"article-top-section\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"top-leaderboard-boundary\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacts about Venus de Milo sculpture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-body-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-body-content-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-body-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of the world, the mystery of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elies in her missing arms. But there’s much more to this iconic statue than a couple of absent appendages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e‘s title is a bit misleading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s popularly believed that this Grecian statue depicts the Greek Goddess of love and beauty, who was often rendered half-naked. However, the Greeks would have called this deity Aphrodite. Nonetheless, the Roman-inspired\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaught on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"in-article-video-wrapper\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. She’s named in part for where she was discovered.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April 8, 1820, a farmer named Yorgos Kentrotas came across the statue in pieces within the ruins of an ancient city on the island of Milos (formerly known as Melos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandros of Antioch is credited with her creation.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sculptor of the Hellenistic period, Alexandros is believed to have carved this masterpiece between 130 and 100 BCE. The inscription on the plinth—the slab on which the statue rested—that identified him as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e‘s creator was lost nearly 200 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. She might not be Venus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome have suggested the sculpture is not Aphrodite\/Venus, but Amphitrite, the sea goddess who was particularly adored on Milos. Still others have proposed she’s Victory, or perhaps a prostitute. With her arms long missing, would-be context clues have been lost for centuries. A spear could have meant one thing, a spool of thread another. If she held an apple—as some reports claim—it could mean she was Aphrodite, holding the award given to her by Paris before the Trojan War began. To this day, it’s a matter of passionate debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe became a gift to the King of France.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kentrotas called upon a French naval officer to help him unearth the spectacular sculpture, he began a chain of events that would eventually lead to the Marquis de Rivière presenting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eto Louis XVIII. In turn, the ruler gave the statue to the Louvre, where it is on display to this very day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The loss of her limbs is the fault of the French.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKentrotas did find fragments of an arm and a hand when he uncovered the statue in the ruins, but as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas being reassembled, those arms were discarded for having a “rougher” appearance. Modern art historians believe that the variation of finish does not mean those arms did not belong to Venus, but both the arms and the original plinth have been lost since the piece moved to Paris in 1820.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The original plinth was ditched on purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSight unseen, early 19th century art historians decided the newly discovered\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emust have been the work of Greek artist Praxiteles, and publicized the work as such. This attribution would have placed the piece in the Classical period (5th through 4th centuries BCE), which was more respected artistically than the Hellenistic period. To save face and better promote\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e—even at the cost of misinforming the public—the plinth was removed before it was presented to the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e8.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas meant to make up for a national embarrassment.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his conquests, Napoleon Bonaparte had plundered one of the finest examples of Greek sculpture,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de’ Medici,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efrom Italy. In 1815, the French government returned that beloved sculpture, but in 1820, France embraced the chance to fill the hole its absence left in the French culture and national pride. As such,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas promoted as being even greater than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de’ Medici\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eupon her Louvre debut. The ploy worked, and the piece was met with almost universal praise from artists and critics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Renoir was not impressed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most famous of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e‘s detractors, the celebrated Impressionist painter dismissed this delicate depiction of grace and female beauty as “a big gendarme.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. She went into hiding during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the autumn of 1939, war threatened to descend on Paris, so\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealong with some other priceless pieces, such as \u003cem\u003eWinged Victory of Samothrace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Michelangelo’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlaves\u003c\/em\u003e, were whisked away for safekeeping at various châteaux in the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. She’s been robbed!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis missing more than just her arms. She was originally draped in jewellery including a bracelet, earrings and a headband. These flourishes are long lost, but the holes for fixing them to the piece remain in the marble, giving clues to the missing accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. She lost her colour.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it’s easy for today’s art admirers to think of Greek statues as white, the marble was often painted in the style of polychromy. However, no trace of the original paint scheme remains on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etoday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. She’s taller than most people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven with her slight slouch,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estands at 6 feet 8 inches tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. She could be a copy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt historians have noted that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebears a striking resemblance to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAphrodite of Capua\u003c\/em\u003e, which is a Roman era copy of a possibly late 4th century BCE bronze Greek original. That would be at least 170 years before Alexandros carved his goddess, leading some to speculate that both statues are actually replicas of an older statue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Today she’s admired for her imperfection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe missing arms of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave been so much more than the source of numerous art historian lectures, debates, and essays. Their absence has also been an accidental invitation to the world to imagine how they might be positioned, what they might hold, and who this would make her. Unexpectedly, her missing arms are what lend the statue her beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2015,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e‘s Jonathan Jones explained the piece’s appeal thusly, “The Venus de Milo is an accidental surrealist masterpiece. Her lack of arms makes her strange and dreamlike. She is perfect but imperfect, beautiful but broken—the body as a ruin. That sense of enigmatic incompleteness has transformed an ancient work of art into a modern one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a selection of historical sculptures please\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/historical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Historical Sculpture - Antique Sculpture\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030957371422,"sku":"7741","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/VENUS_DE_MILO.jpg?v=1522765614"},{"product_id":"fantasy-candlesticks","title":"Fantasy Candlesticks","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating late 19th Century silvered bronze pair of candlesticks modelled with fantasy creatures, half bird, half beast with very fine hand finished detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" data-mce-style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       26 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1890\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003eCondition:                         Excellent Original Condition\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                  Silvered Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             4855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrench Bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vendor_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrench Bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e During the 19th Century a time when Paris was the centre of the art world, the French bronze sculptors and their foundries were creating work with remarkable precision and detail. Table-top and figurative bronzes became a popular feature of tasteful interior decor. Leading the demand of bronzes were foundries including: Barbedienne, Susse Freres, Peyrol and Siot-Decauville. The foundries became proficient at using both lost-wax and sand cast techniques to produce exceptional bronze of outstanding quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"article-top-section\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8030965858334,"sku":"4855","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/FANTASY_CANDLESTICKS.jpg?v=1522769699"},{"product_id":"ferdinand-barbedienne-the-three-graces","title":"Ferdinand Barbedienne The Three Graces","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn impressive bronze group representing the Three Graces, each figure in classical attire, their dresses clinging to their lythe bodies to accentuate their hidden eroticism. The bronze with a rich black\/brown patination lightly rubbed to a red\/brown colour, the sculptural group raised on a triform base to compliment the triple aspect of the theme. A fascinating rendition of this famous subject from one of Paris’s leading foundries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eF Barbedienne.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Graces were daughters of Zeus, the King of the gods, and in Greek Mythology they were represented by:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAglaia\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Grace that symbolized Beauty,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuphrosyne\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Grace of Delight and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThalia\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Grace of Blossom. According to the Greek poet Pindar, these enchanting goddesses were created to fill the world with pleasant moments and goodwill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      60 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Condition:                              Good condition with wear to the surface                                                                                     commensurate with age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1840\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                   F Barbedienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                 Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs,                                                                         Dessinateurs, et Graveurs by Emmanuel Benezit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage No.                                  1112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           4340\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031009243166,"sku":"4340","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Ferdinand_Barbedienne_The_Three_Graces.jpg?v=1522772126"},{"product_id":"tanzerin-by-boehm-henes","title":"“Tanzerin” by Boehm-Henes","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabulous early 20th Century \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e gilt bronze and ivory figure of an elegant beauty adjusting the laces of her sandals with excellent hand carved detail and very fine colour, raised on a verde antico shaped marble plinth, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BOEHM-HENES%2C%20LEONIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Boehm-Henes, Leonie - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoehm-Henes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      35 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Bronze, Ivory and Marble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           7783\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoehm-Henes Figure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeonie Boehm-Henes, Austrian, Late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\/Early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCentury\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e~ created many small figural models in the Art Nouveau\/Art Deco period around 1900-1930 that were highly characteristic of the period, the depiction of the concept of modern life – in particular, that of the modern woman in rhythmic, sensual and aerodynamic poses taken from the new forms of dance, for which there was a lot of enthusiasm at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Nouveau Period\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Art Nouveau style of sculpture began as a French phenomenon, a demonstration of wealth looking for the latest ways to furnish homes. The Art Nouveau style was exploring themes such as nature, symbolism and the adoration of the female form. Art Nouveau sculptors broke away from the classical forms of sculpture that had been taught at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89cole_des_Beaux-Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEcole des Beaux Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris and started to create sensuous figures and busts of naked or semi-clad maidens entwined with flowers and dancing with lucid eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt Nouveau was a movement that swept through the decorative arts and architecture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Generating enthusiasts throughout Europe and beyond, the movement issued in a wide variety of styles, and, consequently, it is known by various names, such as the Glasgow Style, or, in the German-speaking world,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJugendstil\u003c\/i\u003e. Art Nouveau was aimed at modernizing design, seeking to escape the eclectic historical styles that had previously been popular. Artists drew inspiration from both organic and geometric forms, evolving elegant designs that united flowing, natural forms with more angular contours. The movement was committed to abolishing the traditional hierarchy of the arts, which viewed so-called liberal arts, such as painting and sculpture, as superior to craft-based decorative arts, and ultimately it had far more influence on the latter. The style went out of fashion after it gave way to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculpture - Antique Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marked_text chart-tooltip-target-top tooltip_id-art_deco\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1920s, but it experienced a popular revival in the 1960s, and it is now seen as an important predecessor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marked_text chart-tooltip-target-top tooltip_id-modernism\"\u003eModernism\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe desire to abandon the historical styles of the 19th century was an important impetus behind Art Nouveau and one that establishes the movement’s modernism. Industrial production was, at that point, widespread, and yet the decorative arts were increasingly dominated by poorly made objects imitating earlier periods. The practitioners of Art Nouveau sought to revive good workmanship, raise the status of craft, and produce genuinely modern design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view a selection of Art Nouveau sculpture like this Boehm-Henes figure please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BOEHM-HENES%2C%20LEONIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Boehm-Henes, Leonie - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"term-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031306874910,"sku":"7783","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Tanzerin_by_Boehm-Henes.jpg?v=1522788727"},{"product_id":"les-roseaux-by-roaul-larche","title":"“Les Roseaux” by Roaul Larche","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze figure of a beautiful naked lady standing amongst cattails with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand finished surface detail, impressed with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSiot Decauville Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e foundry pastille and signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LARCHE%2C%20FRAN%C3%87OIS-RAOUL\" title=\"Larche, Francois-Raoul - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaoul-Larche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on \u003ca href=\"tel:07971850405\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e07971850405\u003c\/a\u003e or make an enquiry via \u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       73 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1900\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                   Siot Decauville\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7751\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois-Raoul Larche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1860 Saint-André-de-Cubzac – 1912 Paris) was a French\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculpture - Antique Sculpture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003esculptor whose work included several figures of Christ, but who may be better known for his numerous female figures, both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nudity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nudity\"\u003enude\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand draped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was one of several artists inspired by the dancer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Loie Fuller\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loie_Fuller\"\u003eLoie Fuller\u003c\/a\u003e; one of his best-known statues depicts Fuller dancing with part of her drapery billowing above and behind her head like a flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother well-known sculpture,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Violettes\u003c\/i\u003e, depicts a group of nude children with an older girl who may be their mother or older sister. Their bodies are entwined with flower stems and leaves and they are all wearing petal bonnets, suggesting that they are meant to represent the spirits of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031328829470,"sku":"7751","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Les_Roseaux_by_Roaul_Larche.jpg?v=1522791174"},{"product_id":"brigitte-by-van-der-straeten","title":"“Brigitte” by Van Der Straeten","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA delightful \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculpture\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e Bronze bust of an Art Nouveau beauty with rich red\/brown patina and fine hand finished detail, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=STRAETEN%2C%20GEORGES%20VAN%20DER\" title=\"Straeten, Georges Van Der - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=STRAETEN%2C%20GEORGES%20VAN%20DER\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan der Straeten \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand stamped with foundry pastille.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via \u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       32 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1900\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                   Societe des Bronzes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Reference:                   \u003c\/span\u003eBronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage No.                                    622\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             3995\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorges Van Der Straeten (Belgium, 1856 ~ 1941)\u003c\/strong\u003e trained as a lawyer, but turned to sculpture and studied under G. Kasteleyn and Jef Lambeaux. He exhibited at the Salon from 1885 until 1912. He worked and became friends with January van Beers. He received various awards, including a silver medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. He became Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. Van der Straeten G. demonstrated great technical mastery and achievements a high quality finish. He produced numerous portraits, busts imaginative graceful and alluring young Parisian women a little scoundrels and frivolous. His work and style are similar to the sculptor of Italian origin Villanis (1858-1914). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo see more items of interest from our Art Nouveau Sculpture Collection click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031334989854,"sku":"3995","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Brigitte_by_Van_Der_Straeten.jpg?v=1682003844"},{"product_id":"cristobel-bronze-and-ivory-by-lorenzl","title":"“Cristobel” by Lorenzl","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabulous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculpture - Antique Sculpture\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chryselephantine figure of a young dancer, one leg raised and arms outstretched. The figure with cold painted silver and enamel bronze dress and hand craved ivory head and hands. Raised on a Brazilian shaped green onyx base and signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLorenzl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       34 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1930\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Cold Painted Bronze and Ivory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   Art Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7824\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892 ~ 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorenzi Cristobel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorenzl Cristobel – Art Deco Bronze – When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eJosef Lorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=PREISS%2C%20FRITZ%20FERDINAND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Preiss, Fritz Ferdinand - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ePreiss\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=CHIPARUS%2C%20DEMETRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Chiparus, Demetre - Artist - Hickmet fine Arts\"\u003eChiparus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eColinet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictured right: A Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 – Modelled cast and carved as a young woman adopting a stylish pose, her costume decorated with enamelled flowers, onyx plinth, base signed Lorenzl, dress signed Crejo 10.5\/8 in. (27 cm.) high. Sold for £6,250 at Christies, London (Feb 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/lorenzl-crejo.jpg?v=1522848217\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough very little is known about Lorenzl’s early life we are aware that he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna Arsenal where he produced stunning Art Deco bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze and ivory were of singular slim female nudes with long legs which conveyed elegance. His preference was for dancing poses which were not only evident in his singular statuettes but also in those attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in bronze or by using “Chryselephantine”, a Greek word which refers to the combination of various materials such as bronze, ivory, gold and silver. He signed his pieces in various ways sometimes abbreviating his name to ” R Lor”, “Lor” or “Enzl” but on some of the statuettes you will find an additional signature by Crejo. A talented painter who worked alongside Lorenzl, Crejo would paint decoration onto the statuettes such as flowers and these are the figures which bear his signature. Far more desirable with Crejo’s painting these can command a premium at auction. Recently Bonhams sold an example of Lorenzl’s work with Crejo decoration for £10,500 but the pieces created by Lorenzl alone generally fetch in the region of £2,000 – £12,000 depending on the subject matter and size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. \" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/lorenzl-clock_large.jpg?v=1522848307\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictured Above: A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Modelled and cast as a crouching nude female figure holding a dial with onyx face, on onyx plinth raised on slate base, apparently unsigned11½ in. (31.7 cm.) high. Sold for £4,700 at Christies, London (Nov 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his designs in bronze and ivory Lorenzl went on to work for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider. Again creating stunning sculptures of the female form collector’s are more aware of this period and his sculptures in ceramic than they are of his earlier bronze and ivory statuettes. Inspired by shape and bold colours Lorenzl’s sculptures had clean lines and geometric shapes. Although each piece possess great movement there was no intricacy or attention to detail and most of his figures wore their hair in the boyish bob which was fashionable at the time, making these simplistic and stylish figurines the epitome of Art Deco Bronze design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Lorenzl’s friends\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStephan Dakon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho he had met whilst working at the bronze foundry had the same vision and style as Lorenzl so it was the obviously thing for Lorenzl to recommend Dakon to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goldscheider.de\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGoldscheider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ewhen he started to work for them. Taken on as a freelance designer Dakon was of the same mindset as Lorenzl and so much of their work was very similar. People at the time even believed that the two were in fact the same person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth the artists had an interest in the female form, dance and theatrical costume. This was enhanced with Lorenzl when he took a trip to Paris and visited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.foliesbergere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFolies Bergeres\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Famous dancer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cmgww.com\/stars\/baker\/about\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJosephine Baker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ewas on stage with her chorus dancers, all wearing extremely flamboyant costumes, Lorenzl was captivated by the glamour and outlandishness of the dancers and so on his return to Austria reproduced gorgeous figurines wearing vibrant coloured costumes and in various dance poses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also able to use his skill as an Art Deco bronze sculptor to use the earthenware to his advantage. Carving delicate fingers and enhancing the women’s female form Lorenzl set about producing some stunning sculptures. “Captured Bird” was one of his most popular and was created in many different colours and sizes. This particular piece is of a dancing girl with a gossamer winged dress which was inspired by a dance performed by Niddy Impekoven and was also captured onto a lamp base with three figures of this elegant lady dancing around the stand.. Other dancing Deco Lady girl figurines which were created by Lorenzl include “Butterfly Wings,” “Spider-Web Dress” and “The Arabian Dancer.” Not only did all his creations represent the elegant and feminine side of a women but each were also very subtly seductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1930’s Lorenzl and Dakon were the principle designers at Goldscheider, although there were many freelancers employed by the firm. It is here that we see another slight change to Lorenzl’s work. Although he had used the naked female form in much of his bronze and ivory works it was during this period that he started to produce these mildly erotic yet beautiful nude figurines for Goldscheider. “Awaken” and “Nude with a Borzoi” are perfect examples of Lorenzl’s talent for taking the naked female form and making it glamorous yet sophisticated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorenzl is considered amongst the most important artists of the Art Deco period and his distinctive and quite stunning art deco figurines are highly sought after by collectors. A celebrated sculptor with an eye for design Lorenzl epitomised the Art Deco era perfectly making him one of the most celebrated and iconic designers of the 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yarpp-related\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e For a good selection of the artist’s works like the Lorenzl Cristobel see our link at: \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eJosef Lorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031704776734,"sku":"7824","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Cristobel_bronze_and_ivory_by_Lorenzl.jpg?v=1522848612"},{"product_id":"aphrodite-by-erte","title":"“Aphrodite” by Erté","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/limited-editions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Limited Edition Bronze Sculptures - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003elimited edition bronze\u003c\/a\u003e sculpture collection we are delighted to offer this fabulous cold painted \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003eArt Deco bronze\u003c\/a\u003e figural group entitled ‘Aphrodite’ by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eErté, Romain de Tirtoff \u003c\/a\u003e– modelled as an elegant beauty wearing a full length gown holding a feather fan, with excellent cold painted colour and very fine hand chased detail. Signed Erté, numbered 48\/375, dated 1986 and with foundry mark for Joel Meisner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       47 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1986\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                  Joel Meisner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                 Erte – The Last Works by Eric Estorick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage no.                                    188\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            7791\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Aphrodite\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Aphrodite – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/poir\/hd_poir.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaul Poiret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles, which he filled with different coloured waters. These were his players, whose costumes he created by adorning them with bits of lace and gauze he found in the sewing room. Some months later, he began his career in fashion by designing a gown for his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté: Process of producing a bronze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the artist models the sculpture in clay. A plaster mold of the model is made, from which a plaster cast is produced and the details are refined. After the plaster cast has been carefully checked to be sure that it is accurate, and final changes have been made, a flexible rubber mold is made from the plaster. This mold enables every detail to be captured. Molten wax is poured into the rubber mold, producing a faithful wax casting of the sculpture. This casting is then checked for detail and cleaned up, following which the wax cast is dipped into a bath of liquid ceramic to produce another mold. After several days, when the ceramic mold is dry, it is heated to melt the wax, which runs out through openings in the mold, leaving a cavity in its place (Hence the term lost wax). The mold is then fired in a kiln to bake the ceramic to a high degree of hardness. The final casting made by pour molten bronze into the cavity. When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic mould is carefully broken away, revealing the bronze sculpture within. Then the piece is sandblasted and chased to clean it up and removed imperfections. Finally, the sculpture is treated with chemicals and heat to achieve the desired patinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté’s words\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e” In fashion- creating forms for living people-in the design of furniture, in the design of theatrical settings and costumes, in the design of jewellery, one is functioning in three dimensions, and all this work in the round can be considered sculptural. In this sense, my theatrical settings are large environmental sculptures. I have never made a drawing for a dress or a costume without first having a fully developed idea of it in the round. In fact, before I start a design every detail has to be ripe in my mind, and I execute it without any deviation,because the conception has become a living reality deep in my creative psyche. When I design an evening dress, for example, I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Erté figures like this Erté Aphrodite please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031737544734,"sku":"7791","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Aphrodite_by_Erte.jpg?v=1527167374"},{"product_id":"zephyr-by-lorenzl","title":"“Zephyr” by Lorenzl","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking cold painted\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebronze figure of a semi naked beauty in an energetic pose with a scarf draped around her midriff with excellent colour and detail, raised on an onyx base and signed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLorenzl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvenance: From the magnificent Jackie Collins Collection – A Life in Chapters – acquired for her collection in the 1970’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       28 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Condition with lightly worn colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1930\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Cold Painted Bronze and Onyx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                   \u003cspan\u003eArt Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                              7794\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892 ~ 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorenzl Zephyr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZephyr – Art Deco Bronze – When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosef Lorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=PREISS%2C%20FRITZ%20FERDINAND\" title=\"Preiss, Fritz Ferdinand - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePreiss\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=CHIPARUS%2C%20DEMETRE\" title=\"Chiparus, Demetre - Artist - Hickmet fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChiparus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eColinet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictured right: A Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 – Modelled cast and carved as a young woman adopting a stylish pose, her costume decorated with enamelled flowers, onyx plinth, base signed Lorenzl, dress signed Crejo 10.5\/8 in. (27 cm.) high. Sold for £6,250 at Christies, London (Feb 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/lorenzl-crejo.jpg?v=1522848217\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; float: right;\"\u003eLike his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in bronze or by using “Chryselephantine”, a Greek word which refers to the combination of various materials such as bronze, ivory, gold and silver. He signed his pieces in various ways sometimes abbreviating his name to ” R Lor”, “Lor” or “Enzl” but on some of the statuettes you will find an additional signature by Crejo. A talented painter who worked alongside Lorenzl, Crejo would paint decoration onto the statuettes such as flowers and these are the figures which bear his signature. Far more desirable with Crejo’s painting these can command a premium at auction. Recently Bonhams sold an example of Lorenzl’s work with Crejo decoration for £10,500 but the pieces created by Lorenzl alone generally fetch in the region of £2,000 – £12,000 depending on the subject matter and size. Although very little is known about Lorenzl’s early life we are aware that he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna Arsenal where he produced stunning Art Deco bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze and ivory were of singular slim female nudes with long legs which conveyed elegance. His preference was for dancing poses which were not only evident in his singular statuettes but also in those attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/lorenzl-clock_large.jpg?v=1522848307\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictured Above: A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Modelled and cast as a crouching nude female figure holding a dial with onyx face, on onyx plinth raised on slate base, apparently unsigned11½ in. (31.7 cm.) high. Sold for £4,700 at Christies, London (Nov 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his designs in bronze and ivory Lorenzl went on to work for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider. Again creating stunning sculptures of the female form collector’s are more aware of this period and his sculptures in ceramic than they are of his earlier bronze and ivory statuettes. Inspired by shape and bold colours Lorenzl’s sculptures had clean lines and geometric shapes. Although each piece possess great movement there was no intricacy or attention to detail and most of his figures wore their hair in the boyish bob which was fashionable at the time, making these simplistic and stylish figurines the epitome of Art Deco Bronze design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Lorenzl’s friends\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStephan Dakon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho he had met whilst working at the bronze foundry had the same vision and style as Lorenzl so it was the obviously thing for Lorenzl to recommend Dakon to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goldscheider.de\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoldscheider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ewhen he started to work for them. Taken on as a freelance designer Dakon was of the same mindset as Lorenzl and so much of their work was very similar. People at the time even believed that the two were in fact the same person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth the artists had an interest in the female form, dance and theatrical costume. This was enhanced with Lorenzl when he took a trip to Paris and visited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.foliesbergere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFolies Bergeres\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Famous dancer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cmgww.com\/stars\/baker\/about\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosephine Baker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ewas on stage with her chorus dancers, all wearing extremely flamboyant costumes, Lorenzl was captivated by the glamour and outlandishness of the dancers and so on his return to Austria reproduced gorgeous figurines wearing vibrant coloured costumes and in various dance poses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also able to use his skill as an Art Deco bronze sculptor to use the earthenware to his advantage. Carving delicate fingers and enhancing the women’s female form Lorenzl set about producing some stunning sculptures. “Captured Bird” was one of his most popular and was created in many different colours and sizes. This particular piece is of a dancing girl with a gossamer winged dress which was inspired by a dance performed by Niddy Impekoven and was also captured onto a lamp base with three figures of this elegant lady dancing around the stand.. Other dancing Deco Lady girl figurines which were created by Lorenzl include “Butterfly Wings,” “Spider-Web Dress” and “The Arabian Dancer.” Not only did all his creations represent the elegant and feminine side of a women but each were also very subtly seductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1930’s Lorenzl and Dakon were the principle designers at Goldscheider, although there were many freelancers employed by the firm. It is here that we see another slight change to Lorenzl’s work. Although he had used the naked female form in much of his bronze and ivory works it was during this period that he started to produce these mildly erotic yet beautiful nude figurines for Goldscheider. “Awaken” and “Nude with a Borzoi” are perfect examples of Lorenzl’s talent for taking the naked female form and making it glamorous yet sophisticated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorenzl is considered amongst the most important artists of the Art Deco period and his distinctive and quite stunning art deco figurines are highly sought after by collectors. A celebrated sculptor with an eye for design Lorenzl epitomised the Art Deco era perfectly making him one of the most celebrated and iconic designers of the 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yarpp-related\"\u003e For a good selection of the artist’s works like the Lorenzl Cristobel see our link at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosef Lorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"sold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031745474590,"sku":"7794","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Zephyr_by_Lorenzl.jpg?v=1526662955"},{"product_id":"bruno-zach-riding-whip","title":"“Whip Girl” by Bruno Zach","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e gilt bronze figure of a beautiful woman wearing a loose fitted figure hugging dress and high heels holding a riding whip, with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eZach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       45 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Very fine Original Condition with age related marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1925\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Ref:                                 \u003c\/span\u003eArt Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage no.                                   224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           7792\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZach Whip Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZach Whip Girl – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBruno Zach (Austrian, 1891 – 1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze and ivory. He depicted both the healthy outdoor pursuits, and also the dream mistresses of the demi monde of Berlin, Paris and Vienna between the wars. His bronze is occasionally patinated, most often cold painted. His use of ivory is spare and always well carved. His work was edited by several firms, including Argentor-Werke of Vienna the Broma Companie, S Altmann \u0026amp; Co, and Bergmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1920s_Berlin\" title=\"Bruno Zach Riding Crop Berlin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Zeitgeist of the Art Deco Era in Berlin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\"\u003eZach Riding Whip – There is an obvious influence of eroticism and sensuality on Bruno Zach’s sculptures such as the Zach Riding Whip figure, there is no question that this was primarily affected by the night life of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBerlin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1920’s. After World War I cabarets became extremely popular across Europe – and nowhere were they more popular than Germany. The Weimar government’s lifting of censorship saw German cabarets transform and flourish. Entertainment in the cabaret of Berlin was soon dominated by two themes: sex and politics. Stories, jokes, songs and dancing were laced with sexual innuendo. As the 1920s progressed this gave way to open displays of nudity, to the point where most German cabarets had at least some topless dancers. Prostitution was widely accepted and it became ‘de rigeur’ to use their services, whether one was male or female, and the Zach Riding Crop figure with its alluring charm had an undercurrent of lascivious intent.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis was the background in which\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBruno\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZach\u003c\/a\u003e found himself when he moved to Berlin from Austria in 1920 and he immersed himself into the decadent night life with gusto. It is understood that he used many prostitutes as models for his sculptures and fell in love with a particular young lady who took great pleasure in refusing his marriage proposals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen one considers Bruno Zach’s work with an understanding of the influences that permeated his life at the time, the overt sexuality of his subject matter becomes more acceptable and indeed more interesting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTo view our collection of Zach figures please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031789449246,"sku":"7792","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Bruno_Zach_Riding_Whip.jpg?v=1526986014"},{"product_id":"erte-prisoner-of-love","title":"Erté “Prisoner of Love”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fabulous 20th Century\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003eArt Deco bronze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efigural group entitled ‘Prisoner of Love’ by Erté, Romain de Tirtoff – modelled as a beautiful young woman in long stockings chained to a classical column overlooked by a kneeling figure of cupid with bow and arrow, raised on integral oval plinth with classical frieze. Signed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eErté\u003c\/a\u003e, dated 1980, stamped with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeisner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efoundry mark and numbered 61\/250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– Prisoner of Love –\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This sculpture, inspired by the design of the letter K of my\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ealphabet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewas at first considered too erotic, but it has proven very successful. It represents a woman in ecstasy, chained to a column on top of which is a statue of Cupid. Her hair has the appearance of flames of passion. Her lace gloves and stockings are all that remain of her clothes. In one way or another, we are all prisoners of love. The woman’s chain symbolises both her captivity and the excitement of being bound to someone or something we love dearly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe above excerpt is a descriptive narrative written by the artist in his book ‘Erté Sculpture’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvenance:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eRecently acquired from a private estate in the Midlands, originally purchased from the Dyansen Gallery of San Francisco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       39 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                        32 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                   1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                   Joel Meisner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Ref:                                  \u003c\/span\u003eErte Sculpture by Romain de Tirtoff – Erté\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage no.                                     130\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7781\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté Prisoner of Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Prisoner of Love – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with Paul Poiret in Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles, which he filled with different coloured waters. These were his players, whose costumes he created by adorning them with bits of lace and gauze he found in the sewing room. Some months later, he began his career in fashion by designing a gown for his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté: Process of producing a bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the artist models the sculpture in clay. A plaster mold of the model is made, from which a plaster cast is produced and the details are refined. After the plaster cast has been carefully checked to be sure that it is accurate, and final changes have been made, a flexible rubber mold is made from the plaster. This mold enables every detail to be captured. Molten wax is poured into the rubber mold, producing a faithful wax casting of the sculpture. This casting is then checked for detail and cleaned up, following which the wax cast is dipped into a bath of liquid ceramic to produce another mold. After several days, when the ceramic mold is dry, it is heated to melt the wax, which runs out through openings in the mold, leaving a cavity in its place (Hence the term lost wax). The mold is then fired in a kiln to bake the ceramic to a high degree of hardness. The final casting made by pour molten bronze into the cavity. When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic mould is carefully broken away, revealing the bronze sculpture within. Then the piece is sandblasted and chased to clean it up and removed imperfections. Finally, the sculpture is treated with chemicals and heat to achieve the desired patinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté’s words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In fashion- creating forms for living people-in the design of furniture, in the design of theatrical settings and costumes, in the design of jewellery, one is functioning in three dimensions, and all this work in the round can be considered sculptural. In this sense, my theatrical settings are large environmental sculptures. I have never made a drawing for a dress or a costume without first having a fully developed idea of it in the round. In fact, before I start a design every detail has to be ripe in my mind, and I execute it without any deviation,because the conception has become a living reality deep in my creative psyche. When I design an evening dress, for example, I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté’s take on Prisoner of Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Prisoner of love – This sculpture, inspired by the design of the letter K of my\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ealphabet,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewas at first considered too erotic, but it has proven very successful. It represents a woman in ecstasy, chained to a column on top of which is a statue of Cupid. Her hair has the appearance of flames of passion. Her lace gloves and stockings are all that remain of her clothes. In one way or another, we are all prisoners of love. The woman’s chain symbolises both her captivity and the excitement of being bound to someone or something we love dearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Erté figures please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031795085342,"sku":"7781","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Erte_Prisoner_of_Love.jpg?v=1522856726"},{"product_id":"resting-woodcock-by-nick-bibby","title":"“Resting Woodcock” by Nick Bibby","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/limited-editions\" title=\"Limited Edition Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elimited edition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e patinated bronze study of a resting woodcock with excellent naturalistic colours and a fine tactile surface heightened with hand chased detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BIBBY%2C%20NICK\" title=\"Bibby, Nick - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand numbered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e11\/12\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       12 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:                                        24 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                 Excellent Original Condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                    2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7679\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Bibby\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNick Bibby (English, born 1960) – Bibby was born in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/County_Durham\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCounty Durham\u003c\/a\u003e, he started drawing and painting as soon as he could hold a pen (or paintbrush). His earliest sculptures as a toddler, were made from plasticine, or on some occasions, Opal Fruits (chewy fruit sweets) when the plasticine ran out, and he sold his first sculpture at age thirteen, becoming a full-time sculptor in his late teens. Largely self taught; Nick Bibby has always had an abiding love of nature and the natural world and this, in combination with his interests in anatomy, zoology and palaeontology, are what drive his work. Using copious reference, either from life or literature, he first constructs a supporting armature of steel and aluminium that often closely matches the skeleton of his subject. He does not usually make working drawings. Having researched his subject, Bibby builds up a fluid mental image of the finished sculpture; a three dimensional image that does not benefit from being translated into two dimensional drawings, only to be translated back into 3 dimensions in the finished sculpture. As clay or wax is added to the supporting armature, building up the sculpture, he makes constant minor adjustments to composition, pose and form, always striving for the perfect aesthetic balance. The variety of the ever expanding ‘Bibby’ sculpture collection; birds, animals, and human, is driven by Nick’s constant search for knowledge and new challenges. Nick exhibits work regularly in several galleries in the UK. In addition, his work has been shown at The Royal Academy of Art, London, the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of Art, Wisconsin, Sigurjon Olafsson Museum, Reykjavik and the Society of Portrait Sculptors, London, to name but a few. In 1999 Nick Bibby was asked to sculpt life-size, scientifically accurate, bronzes of a dozen extinct birds and animals from the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion, including the most famous extinction of all – the Dodo. One of Nick’s most enjoyable commissions, “Bones to Bronze” was sculpted in close partnership with naturalists and palaeontologists from the region. The sculptures were created to raise awareness of the species lost and the species we continue to lose, whilst also raising funds toward continued conservation work on the islands through their sale. A complete collection is on permanent exhibition on the island of Ile aux Aigrettes, just off the coast of Mauritius, and a ‘Bibby’ Dodo is on permanent exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, in Oxford. This Dodo has even had a children’s book written about him! Nick Bibby’s wildlife subjects continue to be the mainstay of his collection, but in recent years his sculptures of “British Champion Animals”, inspired by the works of the same name, sculpted by Herbert Haseltine eighty years earlier, has brought further recognition and praise. Leading to a commission from the prestigious Ivy League University, Brown, to sculpt a monumental, life-size, Kodiak Brown Bear (the university’s mascot) to stand outside their new Nelson Fitness Centre, in Providence, Rhode Island. Called “Indomitable”, the fifteen-foot bear was installed late in 2013 when he and Nick were given a very warm and enthusiastic welcome! More recently, Bibby has fulfilled commissions, for a small, but very characterful Indian Rhino, also to go to Rhode Island, and a nearly seven-foot heroic torso study of the Greek god, Apollo, for a private individual in the UK. Currently working on more wildlife pieces, Nick’s next challenge is something different again… and is already in the pipeline! Nick Bibby lives and sculpts in Devon, a county he loves, and one which provides constant inspiration, from it’s rolling green fields, it’s many rivers and woodlands, to it’s stunning coastline and high moors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Nick Bibby bronzes please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BIBBY%2C%20NICK\" title=\"Bibby, Nick - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031808094238,"sku":"7679","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/WC.jpg?v=1528047689"},{"product_id":"salvador-dali-alice-in-wonderland","title":"Salvador Dali “Alice in Wonderland”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/limited-editions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Limited Edition Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003elimited edition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lost wax bronze figure representing ‘Alice in Wonderland’, the famous character from Lewis Carol’s work, modelled with a skipping rope, her hair and hands turning into roses to symbolise feminine beauty. The bronze surface with fine deep blue\/green and gilded colour, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDali, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003enumbered 188\/350, stamped and dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJemelton 1984 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand impressed with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePerseo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003efoundry mark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       90 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                    1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                    Perseo SA, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Dali The Sculpture Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7788\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDali Alice in Wonderland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDali Alice in Wonderland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Pubol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist-dali-salvador.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painting skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. Dalí’s expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’s one of Spain’s most famous artists – known for his weird and wonderful artwork as much as for his eccentricity and moustache. A famed artist, sculpture, photographer and painter,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalvador Dalí \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Figueres, Catalonia in 1904 and died there in 1989. During his life there may not have been an obvious connection with Marbella, but it has grown posthumously as 25 years after his death you can see plenty of his artwork around the town. While Dalí’s most famous piece of work is arguably ‘The Persistence of Memory’, which features melting clocks in a surreal background, he was also a dab hand at building statues – and Marbella showcases more than a few of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDali – Alice in Wonderland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice in Wonderland is one of Dali’s favourite images. She is the eternal girl child who responds to the confusion of the world behind the looking glass with the irrefutable naivety of childhood. After all her meetings with the inhabitants of the surrealist world, she returns to reality not only unharmed, but also unchanged. The rope is twisted cord and her hands and hair have become roses, symbolising feminine beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeniamino Levi and the Dali Bronzes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeniamino Levi, President of the Stratton Institute, is a recognised world expert in the field of \u003cem\u003eModern Art\u003c\/em\u003e. His expertise spans a wide range of artistic knowledge, from Impressionism through modern times. To date, he has successfully organised approximately 100 critically and publicly acclaimed Modern Art exhibitions worldwide, attracting over 10 million visitors during the last two decades.In the 1960s and 70s, Mr Levi headed one of Italy’s most prestigious galleries, the Galleria Levi on Via Montenapoleone, where he introduced international art to Italy. He was the first to bring some of the world’s most famous artists to the Italian art collecting community, including Miró, Magritte, Masson, Kandinsky, De Chirico, Picasso, and Dalí. Mr Levi knew many of the period’s leading artists personally, and counted much of Italy’s social elite among his clients. Regular visitors to his gallery included Maria Callas, Baron Von Thyssen and the Agnelli family. Artworks he exhibited in the 60s and 70s today are considered museum quality masterpieces. Mr Levi helped form many major international \u003cem\u003eModern Art collections\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Beniamino Levi and Dali Sculpture Unicorn \" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/beniamino-levi-and-dali-sculpture-unicorn_large.jpg?v=1522858979\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeniamino Levi exhibitions and publications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, Mr Levi held a Surrealist exhibition at his gallery and was introduced to Dalí. He frequently travelled to see Dalí at his many residences in Paris, New York and his home in Spain. Fascinated by some early Dalí sculptures he had found and bought from a Paris gallery, Mr Levi encouraged the Surrealist master to once more express his artistic vision in sculptural form, commissioning Dalí to create a series of bronzes based on the artist’s most famous Surrealist images.\u003cbr\u003eMr Levi worked closely with Dalí on this bronze sculpture project and is known worldwide as a leading Dalí expert on the Dalí Bronzes. He had a number of Dali sculptures cast as limited editions at the Perseo SA Foundry in Switzerland in the 1980’s and has lectured and written often on the subject and has published a definitive book on the Dalí Sculpture Collection. These works of art are avidly collected by clients worldwide as affordable and lasting momentos of the most important artist of the Surrealist school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Dali bronzes please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/product-category\/artists\/dali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLkJmLcBIUY\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031816679454,"sku":"7788","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Salvador_Dali_Alice_in_Wonderland.jpg?v=1522859303"},{"product_id":"erte-madame-butterfly","title":"Erté “Madame Butterfly”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fabulous limited edition \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e bronze figure of an Oriental beauty wearing a glamorous full length dress cold painted with variegated pink, silver and gold, finished with very fine surface detail. Signed \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\"\u003eErté\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, dated \u003cem\u003e1989, \u003c\/em\u003enumbered \u003cem\u003e166\/500 \u003c\/em\u003eand with foundry mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       48 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                          1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                     Seven Arts Ltd\u003ca rel=\"tag\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Erté The Last Works by Eric Estorick\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage No:                                  147\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             8601\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" data-mce-style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designs created by Erté during his long and illustrious life influenced not only the world of theatre, film and fashion, but an entire art movement as well. The genius of the artist is evidenced by an enormous body of work that is considered among the most influential and unique of the 20th century.Erté—Romain de Tirtoff—was born in Russia in 1892, and died at age 97 in 1990. His legendary career spanned nearly the entire length of his life. In 1912, Erté moved to Paris and his unique talent was immediately recognized by the city’s most established couturiers. In 1915, he began an association with Harper’s Bazaar by designing covers of each of their magazines for the next 22 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of his work as a result of the high visibility of this periodical influenced an entire art movement that was to become known as “Art Deco”. Throughout this period, the artist also created original costume and fashion designs for many of the era’s most renowned screen actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer and others. His creations for the stage included extravagant designs for productions at such venues as New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris and the Paris Opera, as well as for the Folies-Bergères and George White’s Scandals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 75, Erté was encouraged to embark on a new career and began to recreate the remarkable designs of his youth in bronze and serigraphy. The Art Deco movement was hence reborn. A lifetime of international success and recognition has ensured this unique artist's place in the annals of art history, and his original designs grace the permanent collections of prestigious museums throughout the world including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       47 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                    Seven Arts Limited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr dotted=\"\" p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Erte – The Last Works by Eric Estorick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     110\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7778\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Madame Butterfly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Madame Butterfly – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/poir\/hd_poir.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaul Poiret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles, which he filled with different coloured waters. These were his players, whose costumes he created by adorning them with bits of lace and gauze he found in the sewing room. Some months later, he began his career in fashion by designing a gown for his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté: Process of producing a bronze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the artist models the sculpture in clay. A plaster mold of the model is made, from which a plaster cast is produced and the details are refined. After the plaster cast has been carefully checked to be sure that it is accurate, and final changes have been made, a flexible rubber mold is made from the plaster. This mold enables every detail to be captured. Molten wax is poured into the rubber mold, producing a faithful wax casting of the sculpture. This casting is then checked for detail and cleaned up, following which the wax cast is dipped into a bath of liquid ceramic to produce another mold. After several days, when the ceramic mold is dry, it is heated to melt the wax, which runs out through openings in the mold, leaving a cavity in its place (Hence the term lost wax). The mold is then fired in a kiln to bake the ceramic to a high degree of hardness. The final casting made by pour molten bronze into the cavity. When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic mould is carefully broken away, revealing the bronze sculpture within. Then the piece is sandblasted and chased to clean it up and removed imperfections. Finally, the sculpture is treated with chemicals and heat to achieve the desired patinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté’s words\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e” In fashion- creating forms for living people-in the design of furniture, in the design of theatrical settings and costumes, in the design of jewellery, one is functioning in three dimensions, and all this work in the round can be considered sculptural. In this sense, my theatrical settings are large environmental sculptures. I have never made a drawing for a dress or a costume without first having a fully developed idea of it in the round. In fact, before I start a design every detail has to be ripe in my mind, and I execute it without any deviation,because the conception has become a living reality deep in my creative psyche. When I design an evening dress, for example, I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Erté figures please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031965970462,"sku":"7778","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Erte_Madame_Butterfly.jpg?v=1527167301"},{"product_id":"erte-angel","title":"Erté “Angel”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous limited edition cold painted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003eArt Deco bronze\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003efigure of an elegant winged angel in a praying position with excellent colour and detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eErté,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003enumbered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e220\/350,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003edated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e1984\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand with foundry mark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       35 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength:                                       54 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                          1984\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                     \u003ca rel=\"tag\"\u003eFine Art Acquisitions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Erte Sculpture by Romain de Tirtoff – Erté\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7808\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté Angel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Angel – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/poir\/hd_poir.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaul Poiret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles, which he filled with different coloured waters. These were his players, whose costumes he created by adorning them with bits of lace and gauze he found in the sewing room. Some months later, he began his career in fashion by designing a gown for his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté: Process of producing a bronze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the artist models the sculpture in clay. A plaster mold of the model is made, from which a plaster cast is produced and the details are refined. After the plaster cast has been carefully checked to be sure that it is accurate, and final changes have been made, a flexible rubber mold is made from the plaster. This mold enables every detail to be captured. Molten wax is poured into the rubber mold, producing a faithful wax casting of the sculpture. This casting is then checked for detail and cleaned up, following which the wax cast is dipped into a bath of liquid ceramic to produce another mold. After several days, when the ceramic mold is dry, it is heated to melt the wax, which runs out through openings in the mold, leaving a cavity in its place (Hence the term lost wax). The mold is then fired in a kiln to bake the ceramic to a high degree of hardness. The final casting made by pour molten bronze into the cavity. When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic mould is carefully broken away, revealing the bronze sculpture within. Then the piece is sandblasted and chased to clean it up and removed imperfections. Finally, the sculpture is treated with chemicals and heat to achieve the desired patinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté’s words\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e” In fashion- creating forms for living people-in the design of furniture, in the design of theatrical settings and costumes, in the design of jewellery, one is functioning in three dimensions, and all this work in the round can be considered sculptural. In this sense, my theatrical settings are large environmental sculptures. I have never made a drawing for a dress or a costume without first having a fully developed idea of it in the round. In fact, before I start a design every detail has to be ripe in my mind, and I execute it without any deviation,because the conception has become a living reality deep in my creative psyche. When I design an evening dress, for example, I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté’s take on Angel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a costume design for a scene called ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorge White’s Scandals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eof 1925, this bronze sculpture represents a beautiful angel praying. In the scene, two angels were playing on two harps, which were in the form of two golden women’s bodied. The music for this scene was George Gershwin’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRhapsody in blue,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewhich was composed a year earlier for Paul Whiteman. Gershwin did write music for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScandals,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebut not after 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Erté figures like the Erté Angel please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032551632926,"sku":"7808","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Erte_Angel.jpg?v=1527167101"},{"product_id":"erte-flames-of-love","title":"Erté “Flames of Love”","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn eye catching limited edition bronze figure of a beautiful young woman in flowing dress cold painted in variegated brown and highlighted with gilding with crisp surface detail raised on an integral base, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eErté\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dated and numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designs created by Erté during his long and illustrious life influenced not only the world of theatre, film and fashion, but an entire art movement as well. The genius of the artist is evidenced by an enormous body of work that is considered among the most influential and unique of the 20th century.Erté—Romain de Tirtoff—was born in Russia in 1892, and died at age 97 in 1990. His legendary career spanned nearly the entire length of his life. In 1912, Erté moved to Paris and his unique talent was immediately recognized by the city’s most established couturiers. In 1915, he began an association with Harper’s Bazaar by designing covers of each of their magazines for the next 22 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of his work as a result of the high visibility of this periodical influenced an entire art movement that was to become known as “Art Deco”. Throughout this period, the artist also created original costume and fashion designs for many of the era’s most renowned screen actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer and others. His creations for the stage included extravagant designs for productions at such venues as New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris and the Paris Opera, as well as for the Folies-Bergères and George White’s Scandals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 75, Erté was encouraged to embark on a new career and began to recreate the remarkable designs of his youth in bronze and serigraphy. The Art Deco movement was hence reborn. A lifetime of international success and recognition has ensured this unique artist's place in the annals of art history, and his original designs grace the permanent collections of prestigious museums throughout the world including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       45 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                 Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                          1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                     \u003ca rel=\"tag\"\u003eFine Art Acquisitions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Erte Sculpture by Romain de Tirtoff – Erté\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     142\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7790\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Flames of Love\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eErté Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Flames of love – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/poir\/hd_poir.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaul Poiret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles, which he filled with different coloured waters. These were his players, whose costumes he created by adorning them with bits of lace and gauze he found in the sewing room. Some months later, he began his career in fashion by designing a gown for his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté: Process of producing a bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the artist models the sculpture in clay. A plaster mold of the model is made, from which a plaster cast is produced and the details are refined. After the plaster cast has been carefully checked to be sure that it is accurate, and final changes have been made, a flexible rubber mold is made from the plaster. This mold enables every detail to be captured. Molten wax is poured into the rubber mold, producing a faithful wax casting of the sculpture. This casting is then checked for detail and cleaned up, following which the wax cast is dipped into a bath of liquid ceramic to produce another mold. After several days, when the ceramic mold is dry, it is heated to melt the wax, which runs out through openings in the mold, leaving a cavity in its place (Hence the term lost wax). The mold is then fired in a kiln to bake the ceramic to a high degree of hardness. The final casting made by pour molten bronze into the cavity. When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic mould is carefully broken away, revealing the bronze sculpture within. Then the piece is sandblasted and chased to clean it up and removed imperfections. Finally, the sculpture is treated with chemicals and heat to achieve the desired patinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté’s words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e” In fashion- creating forms for living people-in the design of furniture, in the design of theatrical settings and costumes, in the design of jewellery, one is functioning in three dimensions, and all this work in the round can be considered sculptural. In this sense, my theatrical settings are large environmental sculptures. I have never made a drawing for a dress or a costume without first having a fully developed idea of it in the round. In fact, before I start a design every detail has to be ripe in my mind, and I execute it without any deviation,because the conception has become a living reality deep in my creative psyche. When I design an evening dress, for example, I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErté’s take on Flames of Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErté Flames of love – A beautiful and passionate woman is caught in a pose full of movement. The bottom of her gown has the appearance of flames. A wind blows the draperies, so that they seem to be clouds of smoke around the flames. The profile of her lover is engraved on a medallion on her belt. This sculpture, like many others, was inspired by a cover design for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarper’s Bazaar,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efor which I made designs and drawings for twenty-two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view our selection of Erté figures please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ERT%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Erte - artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032554713118,"sku":"7790","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Erte_Flames_of_Love.jpg?v=1527167201"},{"product_id":"spirit-of-india-by-steve-winterburn","title":"\"Spirit of India\" by Steve Winterburn","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonderful bronze study of a baby Indian elephant happily running along with its trunk raised . The bronze has a fascinating grey\/blue colour on its textured, hand chased surface that brings the sculpture an extra dimension and lifelike quality. The figure is raised on a polished black marble plinth, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=WINTERBURN%2C%20STEVE\" title=\"Winterburn, Steve - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eS Winterburn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and numbered 1\/8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                        22 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             7631\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSteve Winterburn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenjwinterburn.com\/\" title=\"Stephen Winterburn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteve Winterburn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(born 1959, Coventry) is a self-taught artist whose creative development has been fuelled by his conviction, immense energy and curiosity. Possessing an innate comprehension of engineering and design enables him to explore his passion for challenge and experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve began teaching himself to sculpt in 1994. With the progression of his sculpting an ambition emerged to personally shape each piece of his work from concept\u003cbr\u003eto completion. He had entrusted the casting of his earlier bronzes to the established foundries. But the delays in delivering his work became frustrating\u003cbr\u003eand he was disillusioned by the changes that resulted from not handling the finishing stages himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2002 Steve moved to Yorkshire, in the north of England, and began converting the vast workshop next to his house into the current 9 room studio \u0026amp; foundry.\u003cbr\u003eIt was here he started to experiment in order to gain an understanding of the entire process that is traditionally a closely guarded secret handed down between\u003cbr\u003efoundry men. The challenges included mastering mould making skills and the lost wax impression of the moulds from which a one off ceramic mould is made\u003cbr\u003eready for the bronze pouring. Expanding his expertise with chasing the bronze, his ability to hand work the malleable surface and with the patina (colours).\u003cbr\u003eThese stages are normally undertaken by a succession of different people, each skilled in their particular phase of the evolving sculpture. Involvement with a diversity of initiatives has taken Steve to India, Peru, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Australia and Ethiopia, sculpting people and animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve has regularly exhibited with Hickmet Fine Arts at the internationally acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lapada.org\/art-and-antiques\/?gclid=COaEx4y3zNQCFYiT7QodLvsFgw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLAPADA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eFine Art and Antiques Fairs ( the highly prestigious UK Antiques Federation) and twice with The Wildlife Arts Society at the Westminster Gallery where in 1998 he won the award for best 3 dimensional piece. He has exhibited twice at the Royal Academy in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProjects include developing designs for two statues, that are huge public pieces of art commemorating the rugby league players Clive Sullivan and Peter “Flash” Flanagan, and a recently completed figurative piece to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research and for young boxers to have brain scans – this may extend to a further commission to produce a life size sculpture. He has been invited to Buckingham Palace to do a portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh. He has completed a life size bust of Jim Cronin and Charlie the Chimp. Jim Cronin was one of the Founders of Monkey World – The Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, UK. In 2009 Steve started working on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1254638\/The-200ft-Welsh-dragon-set-tallest-sculpture-Britain.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWelsh Dragon Project\u003c\/a\u003e, which will be an 80 foot dragon to be situated in Wrexham, North Wales. Planning for this was granted in March 2011. In February 2010 he had a very successful exhibition in Barbados which sold out. Steve was awarded a commission at Wembley Stadium of 5 Rugby League players which was unveiled at the 2014 Challenge Cup Final. He is also working on projects with Carrs of Sheffield and selling his work at Harrods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA selection of the artist’s sculptures may be viewed at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=WINTERBURN%2C%20STEVE\" title=\"Winterburn, Steve - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteve Winterburn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032713867294,"sku":"7631","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/ellie.jpg?v=1682005997"},{"product_id":"emile-galle-large-floral-vase","title":"Large 'Thistle Vase' by Emile Gallé","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fabulous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/a\u003ecameo glass vase acid etched with a lime green thistle decoration against a deep yellow background with very fine colour and good hand finished detail, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein engraved script\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter:                                  36 cm   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:                          Excellent Original Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                           1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Etched Cameo Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                  Glass by Gallé – A.Duncan \u0026amp; G.de \u003cspan\u003eBartha\u003c\/span\u003e                  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                            6089\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032721764382,"sku":"6089","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Emile_Galle_Large_Floral_Vase.jpg?v=1604424221"},{"product_id":"galle-flower-vase","title":"Gallé Flower Vase","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very fine late 19th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e glass vase acid cut and etched with a deep burgundy floral decoration against a pale pink field, exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGallé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003eCirca:                                    1900\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003eMaterials:                           Etched Cameo Glass\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\" p=\"\"\u003eBook Ref:                            Glass by Gallé – Alastair Duncan \u0026amp; Georges                                                         de Bartha\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                                6088\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032741261342,"sku":"6088","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Galle_Flower_Vase.jpg?v=1522951344"},{"product_id":"galle-souffle-blackberry-vase","title":"Gallé Soufflé Blackberry Vase","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important and rare early 20th Century \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e French cameo glass vase with an impressive fruiting design overlay mould blown and hand chased with deep purple blackberries amongst thorny leaves against a yellow field, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGallé\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      25 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eMould Blown Cameo Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                \u003cspan\u003eGlass by Gallé – Alastair Duncan \u0026amp; Georges de Bartha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           6087\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8032799490078,"sku":"6087","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Galle_Souffle_Blackberry_Vase.jpg?v=1522955820"},{"product_id":"galle-hanging-flowers-vase","title":"Gallé Hanging Flowers Vase","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very pretty late 19th Century cameo glass vase of slender form etched and acid cut with a variegated purple \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculpture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/a\u003efloral decoration of hanging flowers on a yellow field, signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGallé\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      21 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eEtched Cameo Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           6075\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033687371806,"sku":"6075","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Galle_Hanging_Flowers_Vase.jpg?v=1527707572"},{"product_id":"galle-dragonfly-vase","title":"Gallé Dragonfly Vase","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery beautiful and rare \u003c\/span\u003ecameo glass\u003cspan\u003e vase of tall, slender, waisted form, decorated with a landscape of water lilies on a pond with a dragonfly. A sought after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Nouveau Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003edesign with wonderful blue and purple layers of colour acid etched against a deep yellow background. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGallé\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein engraved script\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      38 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               \u003cspan\u003eCameo Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           6044\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033695203358,"sku":"6044","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Galle_Dragonfly_Vase.jpg?v=1523109466"},{"product_id":"souffle-vase-with-fruit-by-galle","title":"Soufflé Vase with Fruit by Gallé","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very striking early 20th Century mould blown soufflé glass vase decorated with deep red hanging fruit amongst large leaves against a warm yellow field with excellent colour and very fine detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=GALL%C3%89%2C%20EMILE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Galle, Emile - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eGallé\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      18 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Mould Blown Cameo Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           5932\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile Gallé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1846 – 1904\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered a driving force behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emovement and one of the most outstanding glass artists of his time. His naturalistic designs and innovative techniques greatly contributed to the development of the art of glass-making and to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eStyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile lived during an age of technological, scientific, and political explosion. He travelled extensively in Europe and witnessed techniques that would greatly influence his work such as cameo and enamelling. He began producing fine pottery, furniture and jewellery before setting up his own glass studio in 1873 and taking over his father’s factory 4 years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter being inspired by the glass works at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, particularly cameo works, Gall\u003c\/span\u003eé made his mark as a true artist in glass at the 1884 Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris where he showed 300 pieces of great artistic variety as well as technical expertise. He returned to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 to present his own new types of glass. The pieces featured new vase shapes, extraordinary new colours, carved cameo and pate de verre work. The event was a breakthrough for him and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-nouveau-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Nouveau style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein general, with his pieces beginning to be widely imitated (notably by the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaum brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn 1894 Gallé built his own manufacturing plant in Nancy which throughout the 1890’s employed a team of craftsmen-designers who worked on his designs, only ever applying his signature after his approval. Demand for Gallé’s work was high so there were 300 employees working at the factory and Gallé revolutionised the Art Glass industry by mass-producing pieces using industrial techniques for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe enjoyed great success exhibiting his Art Nouveau works winning international awards and recognition through commissions and increased popular demand, and in 1901 he founded and was first president of ‘L’Ecole de Nancy’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé died in 1904 and his widow continued to run the glassworks until the war broke out in 1914. Glass sold since Gallé’s death was marked with a star after his signature and continued to be made until 1935 when the firm closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluences, Style and Technique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEmile Gallé was greatly influenced by the techniques he learnt while travelling around Europe, such as the cameo glass of great designers like Eugene Rousseau, and the enamelling used on Oriental pieces. Every piece created by his factory was heavily influenced by his passion of naturalistic designs. His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums. Insects were also a frequent theme, with many of his pieces including butterflies, dragonflies and insects. Gallé also often decorated his pieces with landscape scenes, and was also influenced by Japanese design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s Cameo Glass was made with layering coloured glass, using acid to remove part of the layers and adding wheel carved detail on the better pieces. He discovered applying metallic foils between the coloured glass sheets created a stunning effect, especially when applied in the cameo work. His enamel work was just as revolutionary as he mixed metallic oxides with glass and suspended them in oil, giving the pieces a completely different finish after firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGallé’s glass vessels are each unique in their own way, often containing blazes of colour, constellations of air bubbles, shimmering flecks of imbedded metal foils, and often, entrapped figures of insects that seem to float in a haze. The effects used brought his subject matter to life, and his constant adoption of new techniques and imaginative use of them in combination with his own influences and industrial innovations revolutionised the art of glass making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHis work normally signed Gallé in relief. Works made by his factory after his death, in 1904, are marked with a star after his signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo read more about Emile \u003c\/span\u003eGallé \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Emile-Galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor more information on Art Nouveau \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/movement-art-nouveau.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTo view more Emile Gallé items like this \u003cspan style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/emile-galle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ea9999;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033939619870,"sku":"5932","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Souffle_Vase_with_Fruit_by_Galle.jpg?v=1523191647"},{"product_id":"fuchsia-bell-vase-by-daum-freres","title":"Fuchsia Bell Vase by Daum Freres","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very pretty bell shaped \u003c\/span\u003ecameo glass\u003cspan\u003e vase etched and enamelled with hanging fuchsias in reds and purples above a deep blue base, the whole landscape set against a deep white and grey cloudlike background. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=FR%C3%88RES%2C%20DAUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Freres, Daum - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eDaum Nancy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cross_of_Lorraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCross of Lorraine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\" style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      12 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cameo and Enamelled Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           6043\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eABOUT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eDaum’s unique technique common to all was that a clear vessel was blown with colour only on the inner surface or layer. An acid resist landscape was painted free-hand onto the vessel which was then etched by plunging into a hydrofluoric acid bath. The outer surface was then polished which gave the trees a ‘third dimension’ as the onlooker can see through the clear glass to the inner colour. Then the background was frosted, tricking the eye into thinking it is seeing coloured glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThree types of enamel were painted by the artist to complete the design: transparent enamel for the three dimensional trees, opaque enamel for the snow or the ground and a polychrome enamel for the details in the distance which could be hills or trees. Finally the piece was reintroduced to the heat to anneal the enamels with the base glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s2\"\u003eSome very rare examples such as the ‘Deep Winter’ design had an additional and more complicated process of applying a layer of cameo glass to the outer body before painting the acid resist. This had\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003ethe effect of giving a more dense layer of snow or summer fields that could be further worked to give additional features in the landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThe many landscape vases of Daum were always examples of excellence and the skill of several different craftsmen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo read more on Daum Glass\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term=.2a659ff962fb\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term%3D.2a659ff962fb\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNFhFlBBBWzcJcubPxxfD0sweHybyQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo see more Daum Glass items\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Xx5h9ZfiRX9w5A_SwKOpif6WOg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033988345886,"sku":"6043","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Fuchsia_Bell_Vase_by_Daum_Freres.jpg?v=1523196482"},{"product_id":"pillow-alpine-vase-by-daum-freres","title":"\"Alpine Vase” by Daum Freres","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutstanding Art Nouveau cameo glass vase enamel painted with a view of the Alps, the mountainous landscape with a quite stunning realism and incredible depth of perspective, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaum Nancy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the Cross of Lorraine. Learn all about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" title=\"Daum Freres - Antique Glass\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDaum Brothers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in our blog post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/know-your-artists-daum-freres\" title=\"Know Your Artist - Daum Freres - Hickmet Fine Arts Blog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-sold show-me\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #d5a6bd;\" href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      12 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                        14 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cameo and Enamelled Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           5980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eABOUT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eDaum’s unique technique common to all was that a clear vessel was blown with colour only on the inner surface or layer. An acid resist landscape was painted free-hand onto the vessel which was then etched by plunging into a hydrofluoric acid bath. The outer surface was then polished which gave the trees a ‘third dimension’ as the onlooker can see through the clear glass to the inner colour. Then the background was frosted, tricking the eye into thinking it is seeing coloured glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThree types of enamel were painted by the artist to complete the design: transparent enamel for the three dimensional trees, opaque enamel for the snow or the ground and a polychrome enamel for the details in the distance which could be hills or trees. Finally the piece was reintroduced to the heat to anneal the enamels with the base glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s2\"\u003eSome very rare examples such as the ‘Deep Winter’ design had an additional and more complicated process of applying a layer of cameo glass to the outer body before painting the acid resist. This had\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003ethe effect of giving a more dense layer of snow or summer fields that could be further worked to give additional features in the landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eThe many landscape vases of Daum were always examples of excellence and the skill of several different craftsmen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo read more on Daum Glass\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term=.2a659ff962fb\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1979\/06\/24\/daum\/c8c0e811-6f9d-4b75-a660-325d321eba19\/?utm_term%3D.2a659ff962fb\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNFhFlBBBWzcJcubPxxfD0sweHybyQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6788557335703491698gmail-s1\"\u003eTo see more Daum Glass items\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/daum-freres\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1526983829569000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Xx5h9ZfiRX9w5A_SwKOpif6WOg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033991262238,"sku":"5980","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Pillow_Alpine_Vase_by_Daum_Freres.jpg?v=1523197090"},{"product_id":"tete-d-aigle-car-mascot-by-rene-lalique","title":"“Tête d’Aigle” Car Mascot by René Lalique","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very fine and well detailed French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Art Deco Sculptures - Antique Sculptures\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e frosted and polished glass car mascot entitled ‘Tête D’Aigle’ by René Lalique \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean imposing glass car mascot of an eagle’s head with fine moulded and hand finished detail, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Lalique, Rene - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LALIQUE%2C%20REN%C3%89\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eR.Lalique\u003c\/a\u003e France\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLalique Tête D’Aigle \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTête D’Aigle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatalogue Number: 1138\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSignature Identification: “R. Lalique France” moulded in relief signature to the base\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDate Introduced: March 14, 1928\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions: 10.7 cm High\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFelix Marcilhac Catalogue Raisonné Page 499\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorry, this item has been sold. If you would like information about similar items please contact us on 07971850405 or make an enquiry via\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:david@hickmet.com?Subject=Out%20Of%20Stock\" target=\"_top\"\u003eemail here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      10.7 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                               Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                         1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Clear and Frosted Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref:                                 R.Lalique – Catalogue Raisonné by Felix Marcilhac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage No.                                   499\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           6098\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Tête d’Aigle\" Mascot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/04\/automobiles\/collectibles\/laliques-mascots-too-cool-to-ride-on-radiators.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/04\/automobiles\/collectibles\/laliques-mascots-too-cool-to-ride-on-radiators.html\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMascots by Lalique\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMascots – Lalique recognized the need to bring art into everyday life. The only way to accomplish this was to begin mass production of stemware, tableware, inkwells, clocks and vases. At the height of production, Lalique employed 600 people in his glass factories. These skilful artisans created millions of pieces of glassware, many “personalised” with highlight polishing, frosting and glazing for a trademark presentation of individualized attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA contemporary invention of his day, the automobile, began to enamour the creative mind of Lalique. Prior to WWI, the artist created bas-relief silver and bronze ‘Targa’ gift plates for winners of the famous Targa Florio races in 1906. Vincenzo Florio commissioned Lalique to design a trophy for the prestigious event. Lalique created a work that anyone would be proud to win; he captured the image of the driver and mechanic speeding down a country road bordered by flowers and birds in flight with the “sky suggested in blue enamel.” By 1920, Lalique envisioned a new goal for the automobile: an empirical decoration on the front hood, elevating glass artistic design above the metallic standard in the mascot. Once a thermometer sat on the radiator simply to measure water temperature; Lalique now proposed elegant, artistic presentation over such mere functionality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1925, André Citroën’s company was a primary sponsor and exhibitor for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. The motoring magnate rented the Eiffel Tower and had thousands of lights artfully attached to the structure. At night, the double chevron emblem and name “Citroen” was an extraordinary sight seen by millions of people in “The City of Lights.” Knowing he would be displaying his company’s Citroën 5CV, Citroën commissioned Lalique to create glass mascots that could be mounted on the radiator of the car. Citroen wanted the mascots to feature five prancing horses. Thus was born Lalique’s fifth mascot, “Cinq Chevaux.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe success of the Citroën mascots exposed his unique talent to an entirely new audience. During the next seven years, Lalique created a total of 27 mascots, symbolizing energy, speed and motion; religion; individuality and form of nature; and human sensuality and sexuality—each expressing the grace and details of human and animal forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe mascots were created in high-quality glass with a clear, frosted or satin finish. Some were tinted in amethyst and pink, while others were highlighted minimally with subtle colours. Lalique marked his work, as a general practice, with “R. Lalique” followed by the word “France.” The signature clearly marks the base through moulding, etching, script, print sandblasting or a curved design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLalique immediately saw the opportunity to draw attention to his mascots by lighting the glass sculpture from underneath its base. A small bulb was connected to provide the illumination. Lalique fashioned filters for placement between the bulb and base of the glass sculpture; this allowed colour changes to red, blue, green, amber or mauve. The idea was novel and stylish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDue to demand, the artist contracted with the Breves Gallery of London, England to assist with the design and development of the mascot mounting process, as well as with sales in Great Britain and overseas. Breves devised mounts in small and large sizes. In a 1929 advertisement, Breves called Lalique “the greatest living artist in glass design” and offered the mascots either “lighted or unlighted” which “easily fitted on the scuttle or radiator cap.” Breves designers knew that mounting an expensive glass mascot onto the hood was a difficult task. To avoid damaging the glass base, a rubber washer was formed to allow the mascot to sit snugly on the base. The mascot could be tightened yet remain unharmed. Once the automobile was in motion, however, a tightly-fitted mascot was subject to damage or chipping by bumps, road debris, weather conditions, rocks and wind pressure. For the loosely-fitted mascot, wind pressure from high speed, an accident or screeching halt usually sent the mascot flying into space. Also, the heat generated from the bulb inside the mascot and the engine weakened it structurally. Such conditions remain the primary reason that so few original Lalique mascots exist today. Even the finest mountings possible survived little more than a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoon, Lalique mascots adorned the hoods of Bentley, Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Isotta-Fraschini, Mercedes-Benz and other stylish automobile marques of the day. The mascots, like his other objets des arts, became globally recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view more René Lalique items like the Tête D’Aigle on our website\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rene Lalique Antique Glass\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/rene-lalique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOLD ITEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8033994145822,"sku":"6098","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/products\/Tete_d_Aigle_Car_Mascot_by_Rene_Lalique_4_22b8e586-973e-4c58-bb20-2582165ea44c.jpg?v=1677579198"}],"url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/sold-archive.oembed?page=58","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}